ARHAP: Publications

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LITERATURE REVIEW AND LANDSCAPING

A substantial part of the collaborative's work is to act as a collection point for the diverse array of literature to be found at the intersection of religion and health of the public. Several literature and landscaping studies have been conducted.

2006

Full Review (455KB)

ARHAP Literature review: Working in a bounded field of unknowing
Jill Olivier, James R Cochrane, Barbara Schmid
ARHAP: University of Cape Town

2006

Full Bibliog (530KB)

ARHAP Bibliography: Working in a bounded field of unknowing
Jill Olivier, James R Cochrane, Barbara Schmid
ARHAP: University of Cape Town

Research Reports

2008

The potentials and perils of partnership: Christian religious entities and collaborative stakeholders responding to HIV and AIDS in Kenya, Malawi and the DRC
ARHAP forTearfund and UNAIDS
ARHAP Research Report

Executive Summary Only (180KB)
Full Report (3.7MB)
Chapter 1 (1.6MB)
Chapter 2 (570KB)
Chapter 3 (410KB)
Chapter 4: Kenya (530KB)
Chapter 5: Malawi (1.1MB)
Chapter 6: DRC (590KB)
Chapter 7 (630KB)
Appendices (465KB)

2008

The contribution of religious entities to health in sub-Saharan Africa
ARHAP for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
ARHAP Research Report

Executive Summary - English (124KB)
Executive Summary - French (166KB)
Chapter 1 (1.3MB)
Chapter 2 and 3 (1.5MB)
Chapter 4 (1.4MB)
Chapter 5 (470KB)
Chapter 6 (420KB)
Chapter 7 (446KB)
Chapter 8 (360KB)
Appendices 1-3 (475KB)
Appendix 4-7 (238KB)

2006

Appreciating Assets: The contribution of religion to universal access in Africa
ARHAP for the World Health Organization
ARHAP Research Report

Executive Summary (124KB)
Full Report (18MB)
Chapter 1 (1.1MB)
Chapter 2 (2MB)
Chapter 3 (3.6MB)
Chapter 4 (3.3MB)
Chapter 5 (450KB)
Appendices A-L (2MB)
Appendix M (4MB)

2006

Let us embrace: The role and significance of a faith-based initiative in HIV/AID work
Liz Thomas, Barbara Schmid, Malibongwe Gwele, Rosemond Ngubo, and James R Cochrane
ARHAP Report: University of Cape Town

Executive Summary (900KB)
Full Report (5.7MB)
Chapter 1 (368KB)
Chapter 2 (546KB)
Chapter 3 (892KB)
Chapter 4 (538KB)
Chapter 5 (494KB)
Chapter 6 (494KB)
Chapter 7 (673KB)

Colloquium Materials

Colloquium 2009: When Religion and Health Align: Mobilizing Religious Health Assets for Transformation
ARHAP
Go to the ARHAP Conference 2009 page...

2007

Colloquium 2007: Between religion and public health - papers and proceedings
ARHAP
ARHAP Report: University of Cape Town

Full Report (1.2MB)
Part 1 (691KB)
Part 2 (664KB)
Part 3 (805KB)

2005

Colloquium 2005: Case study focus - Papers and proceedings
ARHAP
ARHAP Report: University of Cape Town

Framing Document (190KB)
Full Report (12MB)
Part 1 (1.7MB)
Part 2 (2.5MB)
Part 3 (875KB)
Part 4 (6.49MB)
Part 5 (869KB)

2004

Full Report (319KB)

Colloquium 2004: Tools workshop report
ARHAP
ARHAP Report: University of Cape Town

2003, Available in hard copy only

Colloquium 2003: Assets and agency - papers and proceedings
ARHAP
ARHAP Report: University of Cape Town

Scholarly Publications

The following are some of the publications emerging in external publications on the ARHAP theme:

2007

Fire from above, fire from below: Health, justice and the persistence of the sacred
James R Cochrane
Theoria, (forthcoming)

2007

Understanding religious health assets: Health as a lens on religion and development
Barbara Schmid, James R Cochrane, and Jill Olivier
in 'Religion and social development in post-apartheid south africa: Perspectives for critical engagement' edited by I. Swart, S. Green, and J. Erasmus. Stellenbosch, South Africa: Sun Media, (forthcoming)

2006

Executive summary: Appreciating assets
Steve De Gruchy, Deborah Jones, Jill Olivier, Paul Germond, Sinatra Matimelo, Sepetla Molapo, Tandi Reilly
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 126 (November 2006)

2006

Of bodies, barriers, boundaries and bridges: Ecclesial practice in the face of HIV and AIDS
James R Cochrane
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 126 (November 2006)

2006

Editorial: Faith, hope and love in a time of AIDS
Steve De Gruchy
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 126 (November 2006)

2006

In search of bophelo in a time of AIDS: Seeking a coherence of economies of health and economies of salvation
Paul Germond and Sepetla Molapo
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 126 (November 2006)

2006

Where does the Christian stand? Considering a public discourse of hope in the context of HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Jill Olivier
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 126 (November 2006)

2006

Executive summary: Let us embrace
Liz Thomas, Barbara Schmid, James R Cochrane
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 126(November 2006)

2006

Editorial: Doing theology in a time of AIDS
Steve De Gruchy
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 125:2-6

2006

AIDS discourses in the church: What we say and what we do
Barbara Schmid
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 125:91-103

2006

Religion, public health and a church for the 21st century
James R Cochrane
International Review of Mission, 95:59-72

2006

Religion in the health of migrant communities: Cultural assets or medical deficits?
James R Cochrane
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies , 2006(32):21pp

2003

Of agency, assets and appreciation: Seeking some commonalities between theology and development
Steve de Gruchy
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 117(Nov 2003):20-39

Presentations

ARHAP functions as a collaborative space for research, networking and inspiration. These are few of the external meetings where ARHAP theory or work has been presented:

2006, November

Religious health assets in Africa: Seeing healthworlds differently
James R Cochrane
American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. Washington

2006, November

Re-learning our mother tongue? Theology in dialogue with public health
Steve De Gruchy
American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. Washington

2006, November

Clanging symbols: Public health and religion
Deborah McFarland
American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. Washington

2006, October

Hope in view of HIV/AIDS in South Africa: "our" nation, "your" HIV/AIDS'
Jill Olivier
2nd Global Conference on Hope, Oxford, UK

2006, August

Abstract (18KB)

Mapping, assessing and aligning religious health assets for HIV/AIDS...
Steve de Gruchy, Debbie Jones et al
International AIDS Conference: Toronto, Canada

2006, July

Like housework in the economy: The hidden ubiquity of religion in African wellbeing
Steve De Gruchy
Religion and Health connection Luncheon, IHP, Emory University, Atlanta

2006, June

Being church in a time of aids
Steve De Gruchy
Theological Society of South Africa Annual Conference, Pietermaritzburg

2006, May

The agency of religious health assets in strengthening health systems
Deborah McFarland and James R Cochrane
Ethics and Africa Conference, University of Cape Town

2006, April

ARHAP
Steve de Gruchy
World Council of Churches: Porta Allegre, Brazil

2006, March

Presentation (582KB)

ARHAP: Mapping and strengthening assets, agencies and alignment
Debbie Jones
German Institute for Medical Mission: Tuebingen, Germany

2005, October

Sacred crossings: Transnational religion and migration in South Africa
James R Cochrane
Broken Bodies and Healing Communities, University of KwaZulu Natal

2005, February

Understanding religious health assets for public health systems
James R Cochrane
DIFAEM Consultation on Religion and Health. Tübingen, Germany

2005, February

ARHAP: Mapping and strengthening assets, agencies and alignment
Deborah Jones
DIFAEM Consultation on Religion and Health. Tübingen, Germany

2005, November

Christianity: Addressing or perpetuating the spread of HIV and AIDS?
Barbara Schmid
ALQ. AIDS Legal Network, Cape Town

2005, October

Healthworlds: Ontological, anthropological and epistemological challenges on the interface of religion and health
Paul Germond and James R Cochrane
For Reasons of Faith: The Role of Religion in Modern Public Life, WISER, Johannesburg

2005, October

Masangane
Liz Thomas
(SAHARA) Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research: Dakar, Senegal

2005, September

The Global health situation and the mission of the church in the 21st century
Mimi Kiser
World Council of Churches: Germany

2005, September

Sexuality and religion in the time of AIDS
Barbara Schmid
(ARSRC) Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre, Cape Town

2005, July

The ARHAP framework: Religious health assets and why they matter
James R Cochrane
TSSA (Theological Society of South Africa): Stellenbosch, South Africa

2005, July

Searching for bophelo: Lessons from Lesotho about religion and health
Paul Germond
TSSA (Theological Society of South Africa): Stellenbosch, South Africa

2005, July

Religion, health seeking behaviour and 'medical pluralism'
Malibongwe Gwele
TSSA (Theological Society of South Africa): Stellenbosch, South Africa

2005, July

The public discourse of hope in view of HIV/AIDS in south africa
Jill Olivier
TSSA (Theological Society of South Africa): Stellenbosch, South Africa

2005, July

AIDS discourses in the church: What we say and what we do and how the two (don't) match
Barbara Schmid
TSSA (Theological Society of South Africa): Stellenbosch, South Africa

2004, May

Tools for assessing the role of fbos in health provision: A framework model
James R Cochrane and Barbara Schmid
2nd African Conference on Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research, Cape Town

2004, January

Religion in the health of migrant communities: Cultural assets or medical deficits?
James R Cochrane
Health and Migration Conference

2003, October

Liturgy as a religious health asset
Barbara Schmid
From condemnation to compassion: A conference of the circle of concerned African women: Ghana

2002, December

ARHAP Workshop
Various
World Council of Churches (WCC) - Workshop: Geneva

STUDENT THESES

Student work emerging from ARHAP. While abstracts are available for download, full versions and articles emerging from these theses are available on request.

2005

Religious assets, health outcomes and HIV/AIDS: A challenge and an opportunity for St Paul's Anglican Church, Pietermaritzburg
John Bill Akutoko
MTh: University of KwaZulu Natal

2005

Enhancing the agency of families affected by AIDS: Strategies for the church at Illinge, Queenstown
Bongiwe Dumezweni
MTh: University of KwaZulu Natal

2005

Medical pluralism in Khayamandi, Stellenbosch
Malibongwe Gwele
MSocSci: University of Cape Town

2005

Abstract & Index (53KB)

Hope in view of HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Public discourse, faith and the future
Jill Olivier
MPhil in HIV/AIDS: University of Cape Town

2005

Abstract & Index (12KB)

Church-based interventions for HIV/AIDS prevention in Ndola, Zambia
Rose Nankala Zambezi
MA: Emory University

2002

Abstract & Index (70KB)

The Churches' response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic: A case study of Christian agencies in the Cape Town area
Barbara Schmid
MSocSci: University of Cape Town

ARHAP Newsletters

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2008

Briefing (103KB)

ARHAP Briefing - July 2008
ARHAP: University of Cape Town

2007

Newsletter (218KB)

ARHAP Newsletter - August 2007
ARHAP: University of Cape Town

2006

Newsletter (360KB)

ARHAP Newsletter - November 2006
ARHAP: University of Cape Town