LEADER 01974nam 2200505z- 450 001 9910619477503321 005 20231214132924.0 010 $a1-920382-09-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000011809051 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/93292 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781920382094 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011809051 100 $a20202210d2012 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 $aNew Hope for the Poor: A Perspective on the Church in Informal Settlements in Africa 210 $aBloemfontein$cUJ Press$d2012 215 $a1 electronic resource (146 p.) 311 $a1-920382-01-1 330 $aEmpowering the poor remains an essential part of the Christian Gospel. The way in which the absolute poor in informal settlements in Africa can be empowered by the message of the Bible, needs to be researched. During research completed in informal settlements near Bloemfontein, Free State Province, South Africa, it has been established that the churches present in the situation are best equipped to relate to the poor and interpret the message of the Bible to them. 606 $aChristian Churches & denominations$2bicssc 606 $aChristianity$2bicssc 610 $achurch 610 $ainformal settlements in Africa 610 $apoverty 610 $adisempowerment 610 $achurche's role in poverty 610 $aHIV/AIDS 610 $aempirical 610 $ainformal housing areas 610 $aBloemfontein 610 $aMangaung 610 $aBiblical messages 610 $aself-empowerment 610 $aChristian-ethical approach 615 7$aChristian Churches & denominations 615 7$aChristianity 700 $aVerster$b Pieter$01292574 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910619477503321 996 $aNew hope for the poor$93028529 997 $aUNINA