Faith in the Time of AIDS - (Non-Governmental Public Action) by Marian Burchardt (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Introduction<br>1. HIV/AIDS and Christian Engagements in Africa: Towards a Cultural Sociology of Social Technologies<br>2. The Global and the Local: Transnational Connections and the Rise of Faith-based Organizations<br>3. A Moral Science of Sex<br>4. Having Sex, Making Love<br>5. Biographical Becoming: Life Projects<br>6. Helping Themselves: Religious AIDS Activism in Support Groups<br>Conclusions<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>'If there is one book to read about how social science can help us understand the global impact of the HIV epidemic, it is Faith in the Time of Aids. Burchardt masterfully weaves together ethnography from his work with affected communities and churches in South Africa, empirical evidence from around the world, and social theory. He overturns received wisdom about Africa, about the epidemic and about religion in the modern world. Strongly recommended to students of globalization, health and social theory.' -Vinh-Kim Nguyen, École de Santé publique de l'Université de Montréal and Collège d'études mondiales, Canada and France</p> <p>'This wonderful book uses rich, emotionally-resonant ethnography to explore fundamental aspects of African modernity. It offers a brilliant, paradoxical picture of Christian - especially Pentecostal - and NGO responses to AIDS, as South Africans learn new techniques for transforming the self, and as life, sex, and death are given new meanings.' -Ann Swidler, University of California-Berkely, USA</p> <p>'A critical, eloquent account of an insuperably complex situation, the unfair distribution of privilege/risk, and the imperative for bold political action. With theoretical and methodological dexterity, Burchardt infuses his analysis with respect for the persons whose lives this book narrates, explicates, and represents.' -Robin Root, City University of New York, USA</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Marian Burchardt is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany. His research focuses on cultural diversity, globalization, and religion. His work appered in <em>Comparative Sociology</em>, <em>International Sociology</em>, the <em>Journal of Modern African Studies</em> and the <em>Journal of Religion in Africa.</em>
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