Titre :	Good news from Africa : community transformation through the church
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Brian Woolnough, Auteur
Editeur :	Eugene, OR : Wipf & Stock
Année de publication :	c2013
Importance :	X, 125 p.
Format :	23 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-1-62564-611-8
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references.
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Church and social problems. Community development -- Africa. Community development--Religious aspects--Christianity
Index. décimale :	HN 780 .Z9
Résumé :	This book discusses how sustainable, holistic community development can be, and is being, achieved through the work of the local church. Leading African development practitioners describe different aspects of development through their own experience.
Note de contenu :	The growth of the 'Development Business' and Christian transformation / Brian Woolnough -- Sustainable development, through mobilising the churches / Donald Mavunduse -- Listening to the poor, in microfinance / Irene Mutalima -- Engaging with the community, the fight against AIDS / Joshua Banda -- Networking local churches, for HIV/AIDS interventions / Francis Mkandawire -- Satisfying the thirsty, by water and sanitation projects / Kenneth Twinamatsiko -- Transforming communities, through education / Philippe Ouedraogo -- A bottom-up perspective, for transforming communities / Fanen Ade -- Caring for our sisters, comforting the abused / Jennifer Singh -- Conclusions and outstanding questions / Brian Woolnough.

Good news from Africa : community transformation through the church [texte imprimé] / Brian Woolnough, Auteur . - Eugene, OR : Wipf & Stock, c2013 . - X, 125 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN : 978-1-62564-611-8
Includes bibliographical references.
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Church and social problems. Community development -- Africa. Community development--Religious aspects--Christianity
Index. décimale :	HN 780 .Z9
Résumé :	This book discusses how sustainable, holistic community development can be, and is being, achieved through the work of the local church. Leading African development practitioners describe different aspects of development through their own experience.
Note de contenu :	The growth of the 'Development Business' and Christian transformation / Brian Woolnough -- Sustainable development, through mobilising the churches / Donald Mavunduse -- Listening to the poor, in microfinance / Irene Mutalima -- Engaging with the community, the fight against AIDS / Joshua Banda -- Networking local churches, for HIV/AIDS interventions / Francis Mkandawire -- Satisfying the thirsty, by water and sanitation projects / Kenneth Twinamatsiko -- Transforming communities, through education / Philippe Ouedraogo -- A bottom-up perspective, for transforming communities / Fanen Ade -- Caring for our sisters, comforting the abused / Jennifer Singh -- Conclusions and outstanding questions / Brian Woolnough.