Thirty Years of Mercy:

Contextual Essays

Fully appreciating the House of Mercy’s history means understanding the larger context of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The essays below explore that context. Written by scholars from the fields of public health and history, these essays explore the circumstances that compelled the Sisters of Mercy to establish the House of Mercy in 1991. The essays also explore continuing challenges in equal access to HIV/AIDS and how the House of Mercy continues to serve men and women living with HIV/AIDS today.

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The History of the HIV/AIDS Crisis: Global and National Contexts

by Dr. Troy Feay

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In this essay, Troy Feay (Belmont Abbey College) explores the global emergence of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and its particular impact on the United States. Feay also engages with the social and political responses of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and the Catholic Church's engagement in this public health issue.