After the Wrath of God: Aids, Sexuality, & American Religion

by Anthony M. Petro and Anbara Salam

On a cold February morning in 1987, amidst freezing rain and driving winds, a group of protesters stood outside of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Amherst, Massachusetts. The target of their protest was the minister inside, who was handing out condoms to his congregation while delivering a sermon about AIDS, dramatizing the need for the church to confront the seemingly ever-expanding crisis. The minister's words and actions were met with a standing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199391289
• ISBN13: 9780199391288
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.4"