HIV and Aids, Stigma and Liberation in the Old Testament

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ID11287286
AuthorsEzra Chitando (0000-0003-2493-8151, University of Zimbabwe, corresponding author), Masiiwa Ragies Gunda (0000-0002-1348-859X, University of Zimbabwe), Masiiwa Gunda (2Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy, University of Zimbabwe)
Year2007
Volume36
Issue2
Pages184-197
Publication date2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueExchange (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0166-2740 • E-ISSN: 1572-543X
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/157254307x176598
OpenAlexW2029235068
LanguageEN
Citations received1

As the HIV and AIDS pandemic continues to affect most parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, the church has attempted to mitigate its effects. Unfortunately, stigma has emerged as a major challenge. The church has been implicated in stigmatizing people living with HIV and AIDS. Some Christians have used the Bible to justify the exclusion of people living with HIV and AIDS. This article examines HIV and AIDS stigma. It highlights the various forms of stigma, alongside exploring the occurrence of stigma in the Hebrew Bible. The study calls for a re-reading of the Hebrew Bible in the context of HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination. It argues that the theme of liberation that underpins the Hebrew Bible implies that stigma has no place in human relations. The paper draws attention to the need to bring liberation to the heart of mission in the light of HIV and AIDS in Africa

Biblical studies · Christianity · Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Criminology · Disease · Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Classics · Gender Studies · History · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Virology

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