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AIDS, Gays, And the American Catholic Church Paperback – November, 1994

by Richard L. Smith (Author)

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Offering a balanced and penetrating analysis of how the gay community and the church have responded to AIDS--and to each other--Smith seeks to bridge the chasm between the gay community and the American Catholic church by proposing that the two sides reason together. Both cultures offer rich resources for enabling all Americans to better confront, and better understand, the AIDS crisis.

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Paperback: 168 pages
Publisher: Pilgrim Pr (November 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0829810110
ISBN-13: 978-0829810110
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,835,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #579 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Catholicism > Self Help
- #14138 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Christian Living > Self Help
- #65336 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Christian Denominations & Sects

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A RARE BOOK ON A SUBJECT NOT COMMONLY ADDRESSED SYMPATHETICALLY

By Steven H Propp TOP 100 REVIEWER on May 2, 2014

Format: Paperback

At the time this book was published in 1994, Richard L. Smith was adjunct professor of the religious studies program at San Jose State University.

He wrote in the Introduction, "In these pages, I want to offer a critical examination of the American Catholic construction of AIDS. Like any other meaning ascribed to AIDS, the American Catholic construction must be rigorously scrutinized to identify and ferret out elements that may be oppressive or harmful. I want to identify those oppressive and harmful elements. Yet I will also claim that American Catholicism does indeed have abundant resources to help us make sense out of this crisis. These resources, I believe, are to be found especially within the American Catholic understanding of human community, its strong tradition of social justice, and its rich response of myths, rituals, and symbols that give meaning to human suffering and death... I am going to assume throughout this book that constructions of AIDS---whether by ACT UP or by Cardinal O'Connor---...emerge out of various cultures from the social interactions of human beings." (Pg. 4-5)

He suggests, "Within the culture of the American bishops... the condom is a tool for sexual deviance. It is a form of birth control, and in the case of gay men, a means of facilitating their immoral sexual activity. In a more extreme view... a condom is an 'intrinsic moral evil' that can never be used for a legitimate moral purpose. When the bishops condemn the use of condoms in this fashion, they are making a MORAL claim, but one that governs their apprehension of the technical fats regarding the efficacy of condoms." (Pg.Read more ›

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