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.
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