{"product_id":"9780821445327","title":"Preaching Prevention: Born-Again Christianity and the Moral Politics of AIDS in Uganda","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Boyd examines in particular the experiences of Ugandan born-again Christians promoting abstinence and faithfulness programs … PEPFAR spent $278 million [there] in 2014, which was equal to about three-fourths of what the Ugandan government spent on health overall that same year. In other words, Boyd is studying the critical player in public health provision in Uganda. Boyd’s book seems particularly relevant for the newly created LGBT Rapid Response Fund, as it includes a chapter about Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.” —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e online\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreaching Prevention\u003c\/i\u003e examines the controversial U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative to “abstain and be faithful” as a primary prevention strategy in Africa. This ethnography of the born-again Christians who led the new anti-AIDS push in Uganda provides insight into both what it means for foreign governments to “export” approaches to care and treatment and the ways communities respond to and repurpose such projects. By examining born-again Christians’ support of Uganda’s controversial 2009 Anti-Homosexuality Bill, the book’s final chapter explores the enduring tensions surrounding the message of personal accountability heralded by U.S. policy makers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePreaching Prevention\u003c\/i\u003e is the first to examine the cultural reception of PEPFAR in Africa. Lydia Boyd asks, What are the consequences when individual responsibility and autonomy are valorized in public health initiatives and those values are at odds with the existing cultural context? Her book investigates the cultures of the U.S. and Ugandan evangelical communities and how the flow of U.S.-directed monies influenced Ugandan discourses about sexuality and personal agency. It is a pioneering examination of a global health policy whose legacies are still unfolding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118906720496,"sku":"9780821445327","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780821445327_p0.jpg?v=1763752061","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780821445327","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}