Christians and S*xuality in Time of AIDS

'AIDS not only causes suffering to those affected, but disrupts every institution. However, it also has a special character, resulting from its mode of transmission: it affects everyone intimately, particularly in their sexuality.' This book is the result of pioneering work by the 'Christians and AIDS' organisation, whose aim is to increase awareness of AIDS in Christian communities so that Christians and the Church play a part in the fight against the illness. Christians and Sexuality in the Time of AIDS contains testimonies from people who have been affected by AIDS, in different parts of the world, alongside reflections on the issues from leading figures, including Timothy Radcliffe and Lytta Bassett, and a reaction from an African doctor - a vital voice from a sorely tried continent. By challenging attitudes to sex and the expression of sexuality, relationships and morality, the book suggests new paths towards articulating a theology that is equipped to deal with the modern world. In parts provocative, Christians and Sexuality in the Time of AIDS is essentially a message of hope with the aim that, 'those Christians, those who follow the Gospel have and will have more to say, not in order to damage, imprison or kill but in order to support, affirm, give meaning. Like the Word on which it is based, an authentic Christian word is a word which saves'.