Overview

When AIDS was first identified, Christians were thrown into a state of shock. The Christian declared that this was a punishment from God. But HIV and AIDS also spread amongst the heterosexual community and worked its devastating way through the African continent. This book focuses on the issues of theology, sexuality and Christian ethics.

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Author:   Timothy Radcliffe ,  Lytta Basset
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.172kg
ISBN:  

9780826499110

ISBN 10:   0826499112
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   10 February 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface: Why this book: - Jean-Louis Vilde I. Openings Positions and questions: 'Christians and Aids' A time of trial: testimonies II. Three voices, three ways Sexuality, democracy and transcendence or, Who fixes the norms? - Eric Fassin To be authentically partners, the energy of differentiation - Lytta Bassett This is My Body, given to you: Christianity and sexuality - Timothy Radcliffe III. Points of view Traces of a debate, in fifteen questions View from Africa - Abdon Goudjo IV. Conclusion A Christian contribution to an ethic of sexuality - Antoine Lion Contributors

Reviews

This is an intriguing and thought-provoking read. It is not just about the challenges of AIDS. It is a compelling look at human sexuality and religious opinion...Christians and Sexuality in the Time of AIDS opens the door to a deeper understanding of the suffering and the need for dialogue and support as Christians live with and respond to this devastating pandemic. This volume is appropriate for congregational and academic libraries. - Sharon Hinton, Congregational Libraries Today, November/December 2008 Mentioned in author's column in The Tablet, 2008. mention in Bookseller Buyers Guide, 1 January 2008

"Mentioned in author's column in The Tablet, 2008. ""This is an intriguing and thought-provoking read. It is not just about the challenges of AIDS. It is a compelling look at human sexuality and religious opinion...Christians and Sexuality in the Time of AIDS opens the door to a deeper understanding of the suffering and the need for dialogue and support as Christians live with and respond to this devastating pandemic. This volume is appropriate for congregational and academic libraries."" - Sharon Hinton, Congregational Libraries Today, November/December 2008 mention in Bookseller Buyers Guide, 1 January 2008 Extract in the The Church Times, 18/04/2008 * Church Times * Extract in The Tablet, 23/02/2008 * Tablet, The *"

mention in Bookseller Buyers Guide, 1 January 2008

Author Information

A former Master of the world-wide Dominican Order, Timothy Radcliffe is now based in Oxford but spends much of his year giving retreats, lectures and conference key-note addresses in the UK and overseas. He was the winner of the 2007 Michael Ramsey prize for theological writing for his book What is the Point of Being a Christian?. He was the author of The Archbishop of Canterbury's 2009 Lent Book Why Go to Church? His other books include Alive in God, Take the Plunge and I Call You Friends, all published by Bloomsbury Continuum. Lytta Basset is a Reformed Minister of Religion and Professor of Theology in Lausanne, Switzerland. This is her fifth book, but the first to be translated into English.

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