Other Media (Books/Films) Suggestions
1. “State of
Summary: This
have died
of the disease. State of
introducing us to a cross-section of South Africans involved with the AIDS epidemic. It shows how they must fight not only the disease but the greed of the drug cartels and the incomprehensible inactivity of their own government in order to get treatment.” www.newsreel.org
Purchase Information: Available from www.newsreel.org at $49.95 plus $10.00 Shipping.
2. “Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence:
Crisis” (Paperback) by Donald Messer.
Summary: “More than twenty years into the global AIDS pandemic, the efforts of
Christian congregations and denominations have been less than minimal. This book is
aimed to awaken Christian compassion in the coming years to this fathomless tragedy.”
Purchase Information: Available from www.Amazon.com new at $10.20, plus
shipping or used beginning at $7.70, plus shipping.
3. “Where the Edge Gathers: Building A Community of Radical Inclusion” (Paperback)
by Rev. Yvette A. Flunder.
Summary: “In Where the Edge Gathers, Flunder uses examples of persons most
marginalized by church and society to illustrate the use of "village ethics"--knowing
where the boundaries are when all things are exposed--and "village theology"--giving
everyone a seat at the central meeting place or welcome table. She focuses on the
following marginalized groups: 1) samesex couples, to convey the need to re-examine sexual and relational ethics; 2) transgendered persons, to illustrate the importance of radical inclusivity; 3) and gay persons living with AIDS, to emphasize the need to de-stigmatize society's view of any group of people. The book, which combines both Flunder's personal experiences with marginalized people and theological and pastoral literature on the topic, will appeal to denominational leaders and clergy who
minister to the marginalized and/or the inner city.” www.adlbooks.com
Purchase Information: Available from www.Amazon.com new at $15.64, plus
shipping or used beginning at $8.52, plus shipping.