HIV and AIDS print Bell Geneva E. myrose.jpg Cleveland Pilgrim Press 1997 112 pp. 0829811605 The inspiring story of a mother-son journey through issues of sexuality and illness, where her love and God's love do not fail. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0829811605/qid=1133568159/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-8017367-5735232?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 _blank print Gebhardt Daniel iamthisone.jpg Cleveland Pilgrim Press 2005 96 pp. 0829816321 I Am This One Walking Beside Me is a moving collection of prayers written by Daniel Gebhardt, who has been living with HIV/AIDS for the past 20 years. What makes this book unique is that he writes from both a Christian and a gay perspective. Gebhardt provides readers with insight into such topics as everyday living, medical issues, relationships, self-exploration, and death. He also includes prayers that relate to compassion and a global understanding of the disease - a disease that continues to spread after it was discovered over 20 years ago. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0829816321/qid=1133568230/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-8017367-5735232?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 _blank print Love Joshua UncommonHope.jpg Bloomington, IN Trafford Publishing 2009 208 pp. 1426901909 Uncommon Hope offers a dynamic, small-group curriculum designed to support people of faith in answering God's call to end the silence and inaction magnifying the human suffering and death wrought by HIV and AIDS. Whether your church or faith-based organization is just beginning to engage in HIV/AIDS ministry or has a long history in the work, Uncommon Hope provides tools and experiences to foster the development of spiritual responses that are authentic to your community, consistent with the core teachings of all major faith traditions, and respectful of the rich diversity reflected in the lives most impacted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Uncommon Hope is open to and inclusive of all people living with HIV and AIDS, whether they are infected in the body or affected as concerned and caring community members. The program is a progressive, multi-unit curriculum packaged in six chapters, each comprising a combination of educational tools, engaged learning, public action, and social support. Participants are afforded the opportunity to acquire new skills and insight at each stage of the process: Awareness, Truths, Radical Change, and Inspiration.

For more information, call 1-866-HOPE MCC (4673-622). http://www.amazon.com/Uncommon-Hope-Enhanced-Curriculum-Reflecting/dp/1426901909/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259873091&sr=8-1-spell _blank print Palmer Gerald thechurchhasAIDS.jpg Raleigh, NC Lulu 2010 84 pp. 978-0-557-12464-0 The Church Has AIDS explores the social issues and stigmas that fuel the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the African American community. Minister Palmer looks at religious based heterosexism and religiosity and it's impact over such issues as sexuality and sexual orientation in an upfront and in your face manner. Available as a downloadable E-book. E-book (pdf) http://www.lulu.com/product/e-book/the-church-has-aids/6468453?productTrackingContext=center_search_results _blank print Rofes Eric New York Harrington Park/Haworth Press 1998 35 pp. 1560239344 Dry Bones Breathe breaks new ground in offering an original and insightful interpretation of gay men's shifting experience of the AIDS epidemic. From Dry Bones Breathe you'll gain a deeper understanding of current community debates focused on circuit parties, unprotected sex, and gay men's sexual cultures, and you will learn how social, political, and biomedical changes are dramatically transforming gay identities and cultures. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560239344/qid=1133565711/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-8017367-5735232?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 _blank print Rotello Gabriel reprint New York Plume/Penguin Books 1997 332 pp. 0452277191 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452277191/qid=1133565919/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-8017367-5735232?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 _blank print Russell Letty M. editor churchwithaids.jpg Louisville Westminster/John Knox Press 1990 223 pp. 0-664-2511-0 Drawing on years of discussion among members of the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA and from the expertise of a wide variety of professionals, this book “helps reflect the poignant realities [of AIDS in the church] and points the way.” - Larry Rasmussen https://www.ppcbooks.com/SearchResults.asp?Title=The%20Church%20with%20AIDS _blank online editors The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is an international network of churches and church-related organizations committed to campaigning together on common concerns. Current campaigns focus on HIV and AIDS and Food. Our advocacy includes raising awareness and building a movement for justice within the churches as well as mobilizing people of faith to lobby local and national governments, businesses, and multi-lateral organizations. We partner with many organizations who share common goals on these critical issues, believing that the more we work together, the stronger our voice is for justice. http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/ _blank online Carman Lucy Philippa Durn Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance 2006 This Keep the Promise teaching resource contains everything you need to explore the global HIV and AIDS crisis with young people, to understand the effect it is having on the world, to examine what the governments of the world have pledged to do about it, and to encourage youth to become effective global citizens by writing to national and world leaders regarding the issue. It is aimed at young people aged 11 to 16, but it could be adapted for use with younger children (such as by asking the children to draw pictures rather than write letters) or with adults. The aim of this resource is to build awareness, educate, and inspire young people to express their views. Young people are asked to write letters to national and world leaders requesting them to keep their commitments on HIV and AIDS. Young people are also encouraged to carry out advocacy and awareness-raising work in their communities. http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/resources/library/detailview/document/563/view/single/ _blank online editors The resource is intended to provide background information and case studies, counteract myths, and give practical guidance to people who want to collaborate with faith-based organisations on joint projects related to HIV and AIDS. The guide reviews the relevant teachings and structures of five of the major world religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Examples of current responses, potential obstacles, terminology and case studies are intended to give practical advice for initiating or expanding collaboration at local and national levels. http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/resources/library/detailview/document/574/view/single/ _blank online editors A comprehensive, practical guide for use in churches or faith communities on how to dialogue about the issues of HIV prevention. Aimed at introducing a dialogue process to bring difficult topics into the open in a safe, mutually respectful, and structured way. http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/resources/library/detailview/document/570/view/single/ _blank online editors This article suggests ten possible lenses for looking at stigma and its effects, each suggesting a theological, philosophical, moral or ecclesiological way of thinking about AIDS-related stigma. The boxes offer some brief pointers for group or personal reflections. However, it should also be stressed that this whole exercise is a provisional one. The real hope is that those who read it will be inspired to contribute their own thinking and views to the ongoing process of addressing the theological issues raised by the stigmatization of those living with or affected by HIV or AIDS, and of developing frameworks of reflection that will contribute to the unsettling but liberating process of thinking outside the box. http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/resources/library/detailview/document/1045/view/single/ _blank online editors This book is the work of thirty-five leading theologians and practitioners, from five continents and many church traditions, some of them living with HIV, who met near Johannesburg in January 2008 under the auspices of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA). http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/resources/library/detailview/document/2058/view/single/ _blank online editors The need for this resource was identified by faith-based organisations (FBOs) who requested more information about universal access in order to hold their governments accountable to their commitments. This resource includes a background on faith-based responses to the pandemic, tools for planning advocacy campaigns, and overviews the existing commitments by governments to universal access. http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/resources/library/detailview/document/24086/view/single/ _blank online editors HIV/AIDS-related resources provide by the United Church of Christ HIV & AIDS Network http://www.ucc.org/ucan/ _blank online editors Affirming Persons, Saving Lives is the comprehensive HIV and AIDS awareness and prevention education curriculum published by the United Church of Christ. http://www.ucc.org/health/hivaids/apsl/APSL-pdfs.html _blank