Author:Cochrane, James R; Schmid, BarbaraDate:Jun 2004The African Religious Health Assets Programme (ARHAP) was proposed in April 2002 and initiated in December of that same year, under the joint leadership of three individuals: Dr Gary Gunderson and Prof Deborah McFarland, both of Emory University ...Read more
Author:Pillay, G JDate:2002The Churches in South Africa played a vital role in the dismantling of apartheid. However, since the establishment of the new democratic government the Church seems to have retreated into denominational and ecclesiological interests. The ...Read more
Author:Schmid, Maria BarbaraDate:2002It is two decades since the start of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Since then it has caused the death of millions and untold suffering to many more, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, while some Christian response soon developed, until a few ...Read more
Author:Silungwe, SamuelDate:2001'Absolute poverty', wrote Robert McNamara, President of the World Bank, in 1978, is "a condition of life so limited by malnutrition, illiteracy, disease, squalid surroundings, high infant mortality and low life expectancy as to be beneath an ...Read more
Author:Schmid, Barbara; Thomas, Elizabeth; Olivier, Jill; Cochrane, James RDate:May 2008Background: While most partners in providing health care in sub-Saharan Africa agree that religious entities play an important role in providing health services, there is little comprehensive data about the scope and scale of their contribution, ...Read more
Author:Cochrane, James RDate:1983PART ONE elucidates the theoretical basis of the study and its assumptions. After surveying South African church historiography and concluding that synchronic political economic history is seldom integrated into the Church story, it is argued ...Read more