Simpson Deborah
a Centre for the Study of Democracy , University of Johannesburg , Johannesburg , South Africa.
b Department of Politics & International Studies , University of Regina , Regina , Canada.
Afr J AIDS Res. 2018 Jul;17(2):175-182. doi: 10.2989/16085906.2018.1478313.
This article investigates an assertion by faith-based organisations (FBO) that spirituality is the defining feature of their HIV and AIDS interventions. It is based on interviews with 24 people working on the issue of HIV and AIDS in churches or church organisations in Johannesburg, Rustenburg, Pretoria, Durban, Pietermaritzburg, and Cape Town. The article critically assesses the perceived difference between faith-based responses to HIV and AIDS and secular responses, including government programmes, in relation to the research literature on spirituality. After introducing the article, the argument begins with an exploration of the literature on churches and HIV and AIDS, outlining a gap which the article seeks to fill. The article then discusses the methods used for interviewing and analysing interview material. This is followed by religious leaders' own comments on how faith-based responses to HIV and AIDS differ from secular responses. The article concludes with a discussion which brings the literature to bear on the interview excerpts and then outlines the implications of decreased international funding for the HIV and AIDS programmes operated by the Anglican and Catholic churches, for example, a likely reduction in the accompaniment and monitoring of those who are HIV-positive.
本文探讨了基于信仰的组织（FBO）的一种说法，即灵性是其艾滋病毒和艾滋病干预措施的决定性特征。它基于对在约翰内斯堡、勒斯滕堡、比勒陀利亚、德班、彼得马里茨堡和开普敦的教堂或教会组织中从事艾滋病毒和艾滋病问题工作的24人的访谈。本文根据关于灵性的研究文献，批判性地评估了基于信仰的艾滋病毒和艾滋病应对措施与世俗应对措施（包括政府项目）之间的感知差异。在介绍本文后，论证首先探讨了关于教会与艾滋病毒和艾滋病的文献，概述了本文试图填补的一个空白。然后本文讨论了用于访谈和分析访谈材料的方法。接下来是宗教领袖们自己对基于信仰的艾滋病毒和艾滋病应对措施与世俗应对措施有何不同的评论。本文最后进行了讨论，将文献应用于访谈摘录，然后概述了国际资金减少对圣公会和天主教会开展的艾滋病毒和艾滋病项目的影响，例如，对艾滋病毒呈阳性者的陪伴和监测可能会减少。
