Pamela Leong

Religion, Flesh, and Blood

The Convergence of HIV/AIDS, Black Sexual Expression, and Therapeutic Religion

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a portrait of a congregation that blends therapy and religion, producing a "therapeutic religion" in which the role and meaning of religion are open to interpretation, religious identities are shaped by life experiences, and healing of the person is underscored. The book also highlights some of the tensions this produces.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9780739194423
• ISBN-10: 0739194429
• Artikelnr.: 42193853

Autorenporträt

Pamela Leong is assistant professor of sociology at Salem State University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Therapeutic Ethic 2. A Portrait of Unity Fellowship Church 3.
Wrestling with Religion and the Rise of Personalized Religion 4.
Reconciling Religious Contradictions 5. The Unintended Consequences of
Therapeutic Religion 6. Therapeutic Religion and Ambivalence: The Case of
Wanda 7. Articulating Limits and Boundaries 8. Lifting Up the Carpet,
Opening Doors, and Reintegration 9. Pain, the Truth of Human Feelings, and
the Need for Therapeutic Religion Appendix: Methodological Challenges