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Fractured Faith, Uncommon Hope: AIDS and the Church
Joshua Love
According to Joshua Love, AIDS challenges the very limits of human compassion and endurance. From its debut as a misunderstood killer of people on the margins to its modern incarnation as a destructive catalyst of change for millions of lives, AIDS has required that people infected and affected by the disease delve deep into their physical, emotional, and spiritual resources for survival. AIDS' global impact rivals and exceeds that of wars and natural disasters. The impact of AIDS fractures relationship with the body, the community, and faith, requiring radical acts of healing and restoration. AIDS is a walk of the spirit, an exploration of faith, and a confrontation of our most palpable humanity. A single human strength keeps AIDS from overwhelming the lives of all who it touches, uncommon hope.
These resources are housed on the DSpace at Lancaster Theological Seminary.
Joshua Love, Metropolitan Community Churches’ Program Director for HIV/AIDS and the Drug Literacy Program, is a passionate advocate for LGBT health, HIV/AIDS awareness, and drug use and addictions awareness. He travels to communities around the United States and now to Africa to share a message of hope and spiritual renewal. He is a survivor of crystal meth addiction and HIV who brings his personal experiences to the development of community dialogues.
Joshua shot and produced a documentary film on MCC’s mission work in Zimbabwe at the Mother of Peace Orphanage, We Who Are One Body: A Spiritual Walk With AIDS. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Human Services at Skidmore College and has served at the local and national level with Metropolitan Community Churches. He has participated and worked in LGBT community development and wellness for more than 15 years. Joshua’s combination of personal narrative and community dialogue bring light to a set of challenging social and spiritual topics.
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