The Church with AIDS: Renewal in the Midst of Crisis
This book looks at the experiences of people with AIDS as a means of examining the way Christianity views the problem and deals with it on both personal and community levels. This book begins by sharing the experience and ministry of those living with AIDS. Also presented is a series of theological reflections on what living with AIDS means for the renewal of the church. Russell also asks how the traditional church might be seen differently by those struggling with AIDS. The final section, is...
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\ Library JournalThis collection of essays by members of the Commission on Faith and Order of the National Council of Churches recounts their struggle to understand AIDS through biblical study, case study of persons with AIDS, reflection, and a search for the meaning of AIDS for the church. This struggle was occasioned in part by liaisons with the Metropolitan Community Churches (see below). AIDS is presented not only as a problem but also as a challenge for church renewal--so that the church becomes broader, freer, and less dualistic and the disease is not seen as God's instrument. Essential.\ \
