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AIDS related stigma: thinking outside the box (pdf 520kb)

This paper discusses the theological method to breaking down the stigma of HIV/AIDS. Its purpose is to suggest some possible approaches for Christian institutions charged with developing approaches to the discrimination experienced by people living with or affected by HIV or AIDS.

It discusses the following issues relating to HIV:

- stigma and taboo
- theological approaches and methods
- cultural divides
- the political and moral chasm

 

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