Grace and Bathsheba: Women using their bodies to fight

Dr. Melissa Browning, Director of the MA in Social Justice and Community Development graduate program, is a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post’s Religion Section. This week she reflects on the HIV/AIDS crisis, in particular, she connects its impact on sub-Saharan African women to the biblical figure of Bathsheba.

She explains in the piece, “Like the story of David and Bathsheba, death and love are too often linked in the stories of women living with HIV and AIDS in Africa. If we want to see this pandemic end, then women must be given space to have power and control over their own lives.”

You can find the article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-browning-phd/2-samuel-11-1-15-patriarchy-and-hiv-aids_b_1699687.html

Stay tuned for a more detailed profile of Dr. Browning in an upcoming IPS In Action blog post! In the meantime, check out her awesome website: http://www.melissabrowning.com/mb/Home.html