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The role of Isaiah Shembe's Nazarite church focusing on the healing and caring ministry to people living with HIV/AIDS and their families in greater Pietermaritzburg area in KwaZulu-Natal.

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dc.contributor.advisorMoila, Moeahabo Phillip.
dc.contributor.authorMadima, Thilivhali Nathaniel.
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-24T13:30:38Z
dc.date.available2011-11-24T13:30:38Z
dc.date.created2003
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Th.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2003.en
dc.description.abstractThe special focus ofthe thesis is the ministry of healing and caring during the present HN/AIDS pandemic in Kwazulu-Natal. Hence the purpose of this thesis is to investigate Isaiah Shembe's Nazareth Church's healing and caring ministry to people living with HIV/AIDS and the affected members of their families in greater Pietermaritzburg area in Kwazulu-Natal. Healing and caring for the sick is the primary mission of this church. It is therefore important to investigate this church's healing and caring ministry to HIV/AIDS patients. This is important especially because it is generally believed that this disease is incurable. Does this church really heal or just care for these patients? In general this Church utilizes the healing and caring methods of both Jesus and African healing systems. Hence this study is a theological reflection on the effectiveness of the healing method that combines Jesus and African healing systems with special reference to HIV/AIDS. The study is therefore inspired by the assumption that the congregants of Shembe's Nazareth Church play an important role in fighting this killer disease in greater Pietermaritzburg area. Further the study reflected on both the successes and failures of this Church's ministry .The healing and caring ministry of iBandla lamaNazaretha makes a substantial contribution to the war against HIV/AIDS by the church and society. This exercise will hopefully help us to learn more as we strive to be relevant and true to the gospel even now in the time ofHIV/AIDS.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/4444
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectChristianity--KwaZulu-Natal.en
dc.subjectIndependent churches--KwaZulu-Natal.en
dc.subjectChurch work with the sick.en
dc.subjectReligion and culture--KwaZulu-Natal.en
dc.subjectHealing--KwaZulu-Natal--Religious aspects.en
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects--KwaZulu-Natal.en
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease)--Social aspects--KwaZulu-Natal.en
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease)--KwaZulu-Natal--Pietermaritzburg.en
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects--Christianity.en
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease)--Patients--Pastoral counselling of.en
dc.subjectTheses--Theology.en
dc.titleThe role of Isaiah Shembe's Nazarite church focusing on the healing and caring ministry to people living with HIV/AIDS and their families in greater Pietermaritzburg area in KwaZulu-Natal.en
dc.typeThesisen

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