Engaging the church in the HIV/AIDS crisis Yamamori, Tetsunao 1937- ed. Dageforde, David ed. Bruner, Tina ed. text xxu Waynesborough, GA Milton Keynes, UK Authentic Media in partnership with World Vision c.2003 monographic eng

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xxvi, 317 p. ; illus. ; pbk ; 23 cm. Part 1. Understanding the HIV/AIDS crisis. The current status of the HIV/AIDS crisis / Roger Drew -- Intensifying the fight against the diseases of poverty : the new millennium's challenge for medical missions / Milton B. Amayun -- "I have AIDS" : a testimony of a Pastor's daughter / Gracia Violeta Ross -- The emerging AIDS catastrophe in Nigeria / Igho Ofotokun -- Growing gloom, growing grace : pervasive consequences of the crisis / Deborah Dortzbach. Part 2. Crisis interventions. How faith-based organizations have contributed to AIDS prevention / Edward C. Green -- AIDS awareness and the challenge in Uganda / Mary Tyler -- Home care for AIDS patients in Zimbabwe / Kathy A. McCarty -- How churches in Ethiopia are responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis / Florence Muindi and Leigh Anne Dageforde -- God's gentle revolutionary in rural Thailand / Paul Kennel -- Fighting HIV/AIDS in India / Vinod Shah and Matthew Santosh Thomas -- A letter to the U.K. church / Peter Meadows -- From missionary doctor to policy-maker : how one Christian confronts AIDS / E. Anne Peterson -- Preventing HIV/AIDS via Biblically based concepts of sexuality, love, and marriage / Dick Day -- Can Christian aid organizations ignore the crisis? / Ken Isaacs -- Providing AIDS treatment and care / Dorothy Brewster-Lee -- Needs, niches, and new leadership styles : emerging challenges and opportunities for Christians in the HIV/AIDS epidemic / Andrew Tomkins -- Public awareness for preventing HIV/ AIDS / Randall L. Hoag. Part 3. Biblical reflections. Guilt, grace, and the global AIDS crisis / John Piper -- Widows and orphans : the hidden faces of AIDS / Richard Stearns -- HIV/AIDS : a church-sized problem / Tom Correll -- HIV : a worldview problem / Dan Fountain -- Biblical reflections on HIV/AIDS / Ken Casey -- The church's strategic role / Tokunboh Adeyemo. "With contributions by Charles Colson, William Frist, John Piper, and Richard Stearns"--Cover. Church work with the sick HIV infection AIDS (disease) patient support HIV positive persons services for 253.5472/HOP 9781932805116 NEMB 121026 20121101123508.0