Faith-Inspired Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa

An Introduction to the Spring 2014 Issue

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ID6128591
AuthorsJohan Olivier (0000-0001-9155-6896, corresponding author), Jill Olivier, Quentin Wodon (0000-0002-6846-1116)
Year2014
Volume12
Issue1
Pages1-7
Publication date2014-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Review of Faith & International Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1931-7743 • E-ISSN: 1557-0274
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15570274.2013.876737
OpenAlexW2094659391
LanguageEN
Citations received5

This special issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs is comprised of seven articles aiming to strengthen the evidence on faith-inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. The field of enquiry is diverse, with few foundational texts, few standardized frameworks for reference, and a wildly varied terminology. In fact, this variation in terminology often results in a nearly impenetrable field of acronyms for the uninitiated, ranging from religious entities, faith-inspired institutions (FIIs), faith-based organizations (FBOs) and the like. That variation is part of the puzzle, and as a result, newcomers tend to struggle to find the points of access. And, generally, substantial time and resources are spent in costly meetings re-treading introductory ground, rather than pushing the debate and evidence further. This logically results in repeated calls for more systematic research and more theoretical structuring of the field of inquiry

Faith · Health care · Political science · Spring (device) · Theology · Engineering · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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