Homosexuality and religion : an encyclopedia / edited by Jeffrey S. Siker.

Other author Siker, Jeffrey S.
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
Descriptionx, 258 pages ; 27 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Homosexuality--Religious aspects. --Encyclopedias.

Contents section 1. Homosexuality and religion : synthetic essays -- Homosexuality, religion, and the law -- Homosexuality, religion, and the social sciences -- Homosexuality, religion, and the biological sciences -- Homosexuality and spirituality -- section 2. The encyclopedia -- Affirmation : gay and lesbian Mormons -- African American church traditions -- African traditional religion -- AIDS and HIV -- American Baptist Churches USA -- Anglican Church of Canada -- Asian and Asian American churches -- Assemblies of God -- Bahá'í Faith -- The Bible -- Bisexuality -- Bisexuality and ritual -- Buddhism -- Christian Science -- The Church of England -- The Church of Scientology -- Clergy and ordination -- CLOUT -- Coming out -- Commitment ceremonies -- DignityUSA -- Disciples of Christ -- Eastern Orthodox Christianity -- The Episcopal Church -- Evangelical Christianity -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -- Ex-gay ministries -- Exodus International -- GLBTQ -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Jainism -- Jehovah's Witnesses -- Jesus -- Judaism -- Latin@ church traditions -- Marriage -- The Mennonite Church -- Metropolitan Community Churches -- Mormonism -- National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries -- Native American peoples -- Natural Law -- Paul, the Apostle -- Presbyterian Church (USA) -- Protestantism -- Quaker tradition -- Queer biblical interpretation -- Queer theology -- Restoration Church of Jesus Christ -- The Roman Catholic tradition -- Seventh-day Adventists -- Sikhism -- Southern Baptist Convention -- Taoism -- Unitarian Universalism -- The United Church of Canada -- The United Church of Christ -- The United Methodist Church -- Welcoming and Affirming faith communities -- The World Council of Churches -- section 3. Bibliography -- Further readings -- Web sites -- Contributors -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [233]-251) and index.
LCCN 2006026203
ISBN0313330883 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780313330889 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BL65.H64 H63 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold