HIV/AIDS is not a threat to the Christian Indians of Northdale/Raisethorpe : is this a myth? ; with special focus on identifying the absence of pastoral care for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in this suburb.
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2002
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The essential question behind this thesis is: How can we respond to the pastoral needs of Christian Indians in Northdale/Raisethorpe, with regards to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, when there is this silence among those that are infected and affected and the lack of concern from the church ?
This topic desires to research the silence among the Christian Indians of
Northdale/Raisethorpe to look into the possibility that it is a myth that HIV/AIDS is not a threat to the Christian Indians of Northdale/Raisethorpe. Certain aspects of this problem need to be investigated to prove the myth and to open an avenue for pastoral counselling and care. In this investigation I intend to revisit and open a new dialogue with the clergy to set up combined structures that will alleviate the suffering in the
Northdale/Raisethorpe community in regards to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The interview collections and research findings support the hypothesis that it is a myth that HIV/AIDS is not a threat to Christian Indians of Northdale/Raisethorpe.
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Thesis (M.Th.)- University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2002.
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Aids (Disease)--Religious aspects--Christianity., Aids (Disease)--Patients--Pastoral counselling of., Aids (Disease)--KwaZulu-Natal--Northdale--Religious aspects., Church work with the sick., Theses--Theology.