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Christians’ Cut: Popular Religion And The Global Health Campaign For Medical Male Circumcision In Swaziland, Casey Golomski, Sonene Nyawo Jan 2017

Christians’ Cut: Popular Religion And The Global Health Campaign For Medical Male Circumcision In Swaziland, Casey Golomski, Sonene Nyawo

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Swaziland faces one of the worst HIV epidemics in the world and is a site for the current global health campaign in sub-Saharan Africa to medically circumcise the majority of the male population. Given that Swaziland is also majority Christian, how does the most popular religion influence acceptance, rejection or understandings of medical male circumcision? This article considers interpretive differences by Christians across the Kingdom’s three ecumenical organisations, showing how a diverse group people singly glossed as ‘Christian’ in most public health acceptability studies critically rejected the procedure in unity, but not uniformly. Participants saw medical male circumcision’s promotion and …

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Good Words - May 2007, Vol. 9, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa May 2007

Good Words - May 2007, Vol. 9, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

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Busani Nkomo, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - August 2006, Vol. 8, No. 2, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Aug 2006

Good Words - August 2006, Vol. 8, No. 2, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Busani Nkomo, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - May 2006, Vol. 8, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa May 2006

Good Words - May 2006, Vol. 8, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Busani Nkomo, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - August 2005, Vol. 7, No. 2, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Aug 2005

Good Words - August 2005, Vol. 7, No. 2, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Busani Nkomo, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - May 2005, Vol. 7, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa May 2005

Good Words - May 2005, Vol. 7, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Busani Nkomo, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - December 2004, Vol. 6, No. 2, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Dec 2004

Good Words - December 2004, Vol. 6, No. 2, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Busani Nkomo, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - August 2004, Vol. 6, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Aug 2004

Good Words - August 2004, Vol. 6, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Busani Nkomo, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - May 2003, Vol. 5, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa May 2003

Good Words - May 2003, Vol. 5, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Adam Ncube, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - December 2002, Vol. 4, No. 3, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Dec 2002

Good Words - December 2002, Vol. 4, No. 3, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

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Adam Ncube, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - August 2002, Vol. 4, No.2, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Aug 2002

Good Words - August 2002, Vol. 4, No.2, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Adam Ncube, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - May 2002, Vol. 4, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa May 2002

Good Words - May 2002, Vol. 4, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Adam Ncube, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - December 2001, Vol. 3, No. 8, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Dec 2001

Good Words - December 2001, Vol. 3, No. 8, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - July 2001, Vol. 3, No. 7, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Jul 2001

Good Words - July 2001, Vol. 3, No. 7, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Sinda Ngulube, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - December 2002, Vol. 3, No. 6, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Dec 2000

Good Words - December 2002, Vol. 3, No. 6, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Adam Ncube, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - August 2000, Vol. 3, No. 5, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Aug 2000

Good Words - August 2000, Vol. 3, No. 5, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

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Good Words - May 2000, Vol. 3, No. 4, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa May 2000

Good Words - May 2000, Vol. 3, No. 4, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Nellie Mlotshwa, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - December 1999, Vol. 3, No. 3, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Dec 1999

Good Words - December 1999, Vol. 3, No. 3, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - August 1999, Vol. 3, No. 2, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Aug 1999

Good Words - August 1999, Vol. 3, No. 2, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - April 1999, Vol. 3, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Apr 1999

Good Words - April 1999, Vol. 3, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Nellie Mlotshwa, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - December 1998, Vol. 3, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Dec 1998

Good Words - December 1998, Vol. 3, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Nellie Mlotshwa, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - December 1997, Vol. 2, No. 11, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Dec 1997

Good Words - December 1997, Vol. 2, No. 11, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Nellie Mlotshwa, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - September 1997, Vol. 2, No. 10, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Sep 1997

Good Words - September 1997, Vol. 2, No. 10, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Nellie Mlotshwa, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - April 1997, Vol. 2, No. 9, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Apr 1997

Good Words - April 1997, Vol. 2, No. 9, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Nellie Mlotshwa, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - December 1996, Vol. 2, No. 9, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Dec 1996

Good Words - December 1996, Vol. 2, No. 9, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Nellie Mlotshwa, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - July 1996, Vol. 2, No. 8, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Jul 1996

Good Words - July 1996, Vol. 2, No. 8, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Nellie Mlotshwa, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - December 1995, Vol 2., Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Dec 1995

Good Words - December 1995, Vol 2., Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Nellie Mlotshwa, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - June Or July 1995, Vol. 2., Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Jun 1995

Good Words - June Or July 1995, Vol. 2., Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - December 1992, Vol. 2, No. 4, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa Dec 1992

Good Words - December 1992, Vol. 2, No. 4, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Doris Dube, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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Good Words - May 1992, Vol. 2, No. 3, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa May 1992

Good Words - May 1992, Vol. 2, No. 3, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Doris Dube and Bekithemba Dube, editors of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

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