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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797558303321

Autore

Reimer-Barry Emily

Titolo

Catholic theology of marriage in the era of HIV and AIDS : marriage for life / / Emily Reimer-Barry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-9629-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

261.83581

Soggetti

Marriage - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Marriage - United States

AIDS (Disease) - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

HIV infections - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Learning by Listening: The Life Experiences of Eight Catholic Women; 3 "Everything Has Changed": Themes of Survival, Sex, Faith, and Self-Care in the Women's Stories; 4 Self-Care and Christian Discipleship; 5 A Pro-Life Approach to HIV Prevention and Care; 6 Marriage for Life: A Christian Theology of Marriage in a World with AIDS; 7 Implications for Parish Life: Survival, Sex, and Prayer in Everyday Pastoral Contexts; Conclusion; Afterword; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Catholic Theology of Marriage in the Era of HIV and AIDS begins with the life experiences of real women, analyzes and unpacks them for the scholarly community, and then offers practical implications that translate into guidelines for everyday loci of faith formation.