A critical examination of theological approaches to the problem of race relations by white people in some Christian churches in South Africa

In South Africa white leaders in some Christian Churches have encouraged and supported the government policy of segregation which separates black people from white in most areas of life. However, white leaders in some other Christian Churches have been loud in their condemnation of this policy and have called for an integrated society where people of different racial groups might live together in harmony and mutual acceptance. If all these churchmen adhere to the one Christian faith, why have they apparently taken such opposite approaches to the problem of race relations; and on what scriptural and theological grounds have they based their approaches? After tracing developing patterns of race relations in southern Africa since the time white and black peoples first met there, this study examines theological arguments on this issue that have been made by assemblies, commissions and white leaders in one of the Dutch Reformed Churches on the one hand, and in the Anglican, Methodist and Roman Catholic Churches on the other. Then, having made some assessment of these approaches, it examines the sociological and theological factors that have given rise to them, and to the actual ordering of race relations in those Churches. Thus throwing light on some of the complexities of the racial issue in South Africa as it is faced by Christian Churches, the study concludes with some comments on several factors that require attention from churchmen who wish to help bring in a new order of race relations in that country

Lung Abscess in Africans Admitted to the Medical Unit, Harare Hospital

A CAJM survey on the number of Africans with lung abscess admitted at Harare Central Hospital

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An anatomy of change : profiling cohort difference in beliefs and attitudes among Anglicans in England

Conservatism in theological belief, moral values and attitude toward ecclesiastical practices was measured in a sample of 5967 ordained and lay Anglicans in the Church of England. Average scores were compared between those who classed themselves as Anglo-catholic, broad church or evangelical, and by six different age cohorts. Overall, most measures of conservatism showed decline among more recent cohorts, but there were marked differences between traditions. Younger evangelicals showed little or no decline in theological or moral conservatism, and, in the case of Bible beliefs, were more conservative than their older counterparts. In ecclesiastical variables, however, Anglo-catholics were often more conservative and younger evangelicals showed less conservatism than other traditions or older evangelicals. The findings suggest that the divide between traditions is increasing among younger generations mainly because those in Anglo-catholic and broad-church traditions are becoming more liberal on theological or moral matters, whereas evangelicals are maintaining traditional conservative views of theology and morality but becoming less traditional in matters ecclesiastical

Ebola virus surveillance in pigs presenting for slaughter in Uganda

In 2008, Ebola Reston was discovered to infect pigs in the Philippines. Additionally, pigs have been experimentally infected with Ebola Zaire. Uganda has experienced five Ebola outbreaks with index cases unable to account for their source of infection. Over the past 30 years, the pig population in Uganda has increased by more than tenfold to meet growing consumer demand for pork. We are conducting research in regions of Uganda where pig keeping is an increasingly important livelihood strategy and where suitable ecological conditions exist for the emergence and persistence of pig-associated zoonotic diseases including Ebolavirus. Methods being used include repeated cross-sectional sampling of pigs presenting for slaughter during months when previous human Ebola outbreaks occurred in the country and when pig slaughter is known to increase. To determine effective locations for implementation of future surveillance and mitigation measures, pig trader network analysis to map pig trade volumes and routes is being done in conjunction with slaughterhouse surveillance. This is the first systematic, field-based study to determine if pigs are naturally infected with Ebolavirus in an area with previous outbreaks. Methods and findings to date will be shared