Share the Biblical view of the value of human life!This fascinating
first-person account offers an insider's view of what it means to
suddenly move from being a healthy, productive member of society to
being severely limited. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Christianity, and
Culture: Between God and an Illness tells the story of the author
and his wife, who were both struck down with CFIDS in the midst of
their busy lives of service. Because Dr. Rotholz is also a trained
anthropologist, he can bring a scholarly perspective to
understanding the social, emotional, and cultural impact of this
devastating illness. His devout Christianity gives a Biblical
context to this discussion.Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Christianity,
and Culture: Between God and an Illness analyzes the secular
cultural values that make disability seem like shame. Because our
culture exalts worldly status and financial success, many CFIDS
sufferers find themselves facing a deep sense of humiliation,
worthlessness, and failure when their disease puts their lives on
hold. Dr. Rotholz offers a Biblical perspective of human beings as
the image-bearers of God. This alternative vision of values is
exemplified in the culture of the Bushmen of the Kalahari in
Africa, the Bruderhof Christian community in the USA, and the life
of a Black woman from the American south.Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Christianity, and Culture: Between God and an Illness presents a
powerfully reasoned, deeply felt analysis of the tug of war between
our culture and Biblical standards, including: achievement, status,
power, and wealth as the elements of our culture of success the
anxiety that lies behind the stress of economic productivity the
economic factors that influence our cultural bias against the
disabled the Biblical meaning of suffering faithfulness as the
Biblical measure of success in lifeThe power of this extraordinary
book goes well beyond the CFIDS community and even the community of
the disabled. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Christianity, and Culture:
Between God and an Illness offers a new and meaningful vision of
what makes life worth living for anyone, well or ill, young or old.
Scholars and practitioners in anthropology, medical sociology,
social work, the health professions, pastoral care, and theology
will find it a powerful aid to understanding the world of the
disabled and treating others with respect. The disabled and those
who care for them will call it a blessing.
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