Hope-Healing Communities in Contemporary Africa

TitleHope-Healing Communities in Contemporary Africa
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2002
AuthorsAugustine Nwoye
JournalJournal of Humanistic Psychology
Volume42
Issue4
Pagination58-81
ISSN0022-1678, 1552-650X
Abstract

This article reports on the hope-healing communities organized by religious ministers in two regions of Africa. The author gives narrative accounts of the key hope-generating processes incorporated into the eight-stage structure of their practice, presenting new concepts and highlighting the healing factors in these communities intended to help people cope with the devastating conditions in today’s Africa.

URLhttp://jhp.sagepub.com/content/42/4/58
DOI10.1177/002216702237124
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