Religion, flesh, and blood : the convergence of HIV/AIDS, black sexual expression, and therapeutic religion /

"This is a case study of one congregation within the Unity Fellowship Church Movement that relies on therapeutic religion, a form of religion that strives to equip individuals with psychological capital, by enabling self-expressions and affirmations of social differences. The therapeutic ethic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leong, Pamela (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
Temas:
Unity Fellowship of Christ Church, Los Angeles.
Medicine > Religious aspects > Christianity > Case studies.
HIV infections > Religious aspects > Christianity.
AIDS (Disease) > Religious aspects > Christianity.
African Americans > Religion.
Médecine > Aspect religieux > Christianisme > Études de cas.
Infections à VIH > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Noirs américains > Religion.
RELIGION > Christianity > Denominations.
HIV infections > Religious aspects > Christianity
African Americans > Religion
AIDS (Disease) > Religious aspects > Christianity
Medicine > Religious aspects > Christianity
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Therapeutic Ethic
  • A Portrait of Unity Fellowship Church
  • Wrestling with Religion and the Rise of Personalized Religion
  • Reconciling Religious Contradictions
  • The Unintended Consequences of Therapeutic Religion
  • Therapeutic Religion and Ambivalence: The Case of Wanda
  • Articulating Limits and Boundaries
  • Lifting Up the Carpet, Opening Doors, and Reintegration
  • Pain, the Truth of Human Feelings, and the Need for Therapeutic Religion.

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