Böcker av Jessica Hardin

A light shining through is a collection of poems about heavy hearted adversity and struggle in the midst of the deafening darkness and overcoming challenges with hope and faith.

This unique comparative ethnography uses a systematic and nuanced approach to delve into the myriad meanings of "being fat" within and across different global sites.

Explores how Pentecostal Christians manage chronic illness in ways that shed light on health disparities and social suffering in Samoa. Examining how Pentecostal Christianity provides tools to manage issues around health and sickness, Jessica Hardin argues for understanding the synergies between how Christianity and biomedicine practice chronicity.