TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Reflections on the Church and HIV/AIDS
JO  - Theology today
A1  - Haddad, Beverley
SP  - 29
EP  - 37
VL  - 62
IS  - 1
N2  - The church in South Africa faces a new challenge—the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which claims the lives of people in its communities and congregations every day. Until recently, the church remained silent or, worse still, adopted a theology that contributed to the stigma and discrimination faced by those who are HIV-positive. Increasingly, this theology is being questioned, as church leaders take a more positive public stance on education, prevention, care, support, and lobbying for treatment. Yet a mainstream, contextual theology that acknowledges and supports people living with HIV/AIDS, offering them Christian hope and acceptance, still remains to be formulated for South Africa.<p /> 
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SN  - 0040-5736
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004057360506200104
ID  - ref1
ER  -