Timothy James Carey received his doctorate in comparative theology from Boston College.

Carey (Boston College) explores how theology, culture, and religious authority shaped Catholic and Muslim responses to the HIV and AIDS crisis in Nairobi, Kenya. The book is not an abstract theology of how religious communities should respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis. Rather, it chronicles the complexity of their response given concrete cultural and medical obstacles, and how those responses both fit within the teachings of their traditions and fall short of them. He begins with an account of the arrival of each tradition in Kenya, and then alternates chapters on each. He explores how Catholic and Muslim responses were shaped by their authority structures, and how those responses have evolved based on the spread of scientific knowledge as well as advances in treatment. Finally, the book closes with theological explorations of how each tradition grounds the duty to care for the sick. . . an important and constructive work of comparative theology grounded in lived realities. Students of religious ethics and public health will find it a worthwhile volume. Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates and above.

• Responses to HIV and AIDS in Kenya1. “I was sick and you took care of me”: Catholic Responses to HIV and AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya2. “Did you not know that one of my servants was sick, and you did not visit him? Did you not know that if you had visited him, you would have found Me with him?”: Muslim Responses to HIV and AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya 3. “Mercy triumphs over judgment”: Comparative Theological Notions of Mercy, Hospitality, and Justice in the Lived Muslim and Catholic Response to HIV and AIDS in Kenya4. “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her”: Lingering Questions of Sexuality and Areas of Unaddressed ConcernConclusion: “Therefore, the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of Justice; blessed are those who wait for Him.”

Timothy James Carey received his doctorate in comparative theology from Boston College.

Carey (Boston College) explores how theology, culture, and religious authority shaped Catholic and Muslim responses to the HIV and AIDS crisis in Nairobi, Kenya. The book is not an abstract theology of how religious communities should respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis. Rather, it chronicles the complexity of their response given concrete cultural and medical obstacles, and how those responses both fit within the teachings of their traditions and fall short of them. He begins with an account of the arrival of each tradition in Kenya, and then alternates chapters on each. He explores how Catholic and Muslim responses were shaped by their authority structures, and how those responses have evolved based on the spread of scientific knowledge as well as advances in treatment. Finally, the book closes with theological explorations of how each tradition grounds the duty to care for the sick. . . an important and constructive work of comparative theology grounded in lived realities. Students of religious ethics and public health will find it a worthwhile volume. Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates and above.

• Responses to HIV and AIDS in Kenya1. “I was sick and you took care of me”: Catholic Responses to HIV and AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya2. “Did you not know that one of my servants was sick, and you did not visit him? Did you not know that if you had visited him, you would have found Me with him?”: Muslim Responses to HIV and AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya 3. “Mercy triumphs over judgment”: Comparative Theological Notions of Mercy, Hospitality, and Justice in the Lived Muslim and Catholic Response to HIV and AIDS in Kenya4. “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her”: Lingering Questions of Sexuality and Areas of Unaddressed ConcernConclusion: “Therefore, the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of Justice; blessed are those who wait for Him.”

Timothy James Carey received his doctorate in comparative theology from Boston College.

Carey (Boston College) explores how theology, culture, and religious authority shaped Catholic and Muslim responses to the HIV and AIDS crisis in Nairobi, Kenya. The book is not an abstract theology of how religious communities should respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis. Rather, it chronicles the complexity of their response given concrete cultural and medical obstacles, and how those responses both fit within the teachings of their traditions and fall short of them. He begins with an account of the arrival of each tradition in Kenya, and then alternates chapters on each. He explores how Catholic and Muslim responses were shaped by their authority structures, and how those responses have evolved based on the spread of scientific knowledge as well as advances in treatment. Finally, the book closes with theological explorations of how each tradition grounds the duty to care for the sick. . . an important and constructive work of comparative theology grounded in lived realities. Students of religious ethics and public health will find it a worthwhile volume. Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates and above.

• Responses to HIV and AIDS in Kenya1. “I was sick and you took care of me”: Catholic Responses to HIV and AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya2. “Did you not know that one of my servants was sick, and you did not visit him? Did you not know that if you had visited him, you would have found Me with him?”: Muslim Responses to HIV and AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya 3. “Mercy triumphs over judgment”: Comparative Theological Notions of Mercy, Hospitality, and Justice in the Lived Muslim and Catholic Response to HIV and AIDS in Kenya4. “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her”: Lingering Questions of Sexuality and Areas of Unaddressed ConcernConclusion: “Therefore, the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of Justice; blessed are those who wait for Him.”