{"product_id":"love-is-greater-than-aids-a-memoir-of-survival-healing-and-hope-9781538186572","title":"Love Is Greater Than AIDS: A Memoir of Survival, Healing, and Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove is Greater than AIDS: A Memoir of Survival, Healing, and Hope\u003c\/i\u003e is Rev. A. Stephen Pieter's inspiring story of surviving AIDS and the notorious Suramin antiviral drug trial to lead a life of ministry, celebrity, LGBTQ+ and AIDS activism, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Rev. Dr. A. Stephen Pieters \u003c\/b\u003e(1952-2023) was a long-term survivor of AIDS. Diagnosed with Gay-Related Immune Deficiency in 1982, and AIDS\/Kaposi's Sarcoma and stage four Lymphoma in 1984, he was told he would not survive to see 1985. His remarkable story of full recovery serves as an inspiring example of healing and hope. \u003cb\u003eBest known for his 1985 interview with Tammy Faye Bakker on \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTammy's House Party\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003ehe is featured in the\u003cb\u003e 2000 documentary, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eyes of Tammy Faye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eand he is portrayed in the 2021 feature film, \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eyes of Tammy Faye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e The grandson of two of the first missionaries to Korea, Rev. Pieters received his Bachelor of Science in Speech from Northwestern University in 1974. He attended McCormick Theological Seminary, the same seminary as his missionary grandfather, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1979. Ordained by the Metropolitan Community Churches, a primarily LGBT denomination, he served as their Field Director of AIDS Ministry during the worst years of the AIDS crisis. He received an honorary Doctor of Ministry degree from Samaritan College in 1989, and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University in 2003. He sang in the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus for many years. His artifacts and papers from his AIDS ministry is part of the LGBT collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615401840914,"sku":"9781538186572","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bca730d8-576c-4055-8a6f-f89818105723.jpg?v=1732484702","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/love-is-greater-than-aids-a-memoir-of-survival-healing-and-hope-9781538186572","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}