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The Resource God vs. gay? : the religious case for equality, Jay Michaelson

God vs. gay? : the religious case for equality, Jay Michaelson

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God vs. gay? : the religious case for equality
Title
God vs. gay?
Title remainder
the religious case for equality
Statement of responsibility
Jay Michaelson
Title variation
God versus gay?
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
The myth that the Bible forbids homosexuality is behind some of the most divisive and painful conflicts of our day. Michaelson shows that not only does the Bible not prohibit same-sex intimacy, but the vast majority of its teachings support the full equality and dignity of gay and lesbian people
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DLC
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1971-
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Michaelson, Jay
Dewey number
261.8/35766
Index
index present
LC call number
BS680.H67
LC item number
M53 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Queer action/queer ideas
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Homosexuality
  • Homosexuality
Label
God vs. gay? : the religious case for equality, Jay Michaelson
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-205) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Why our fundamental values support, rather than oppose, equality for sexual minorities. "It is not good for a person to be alone": intimate relationship heals the primary flaw in creation ; "I am asleep but my heart is awake: the voice of my beloved knocks": a loving God could never want the "closet" ; "Love your neighbor as yourself": love demands authentic compassion for others ; "By the word of God were the heavens made": sexual diversity is natural and part of God's creation ; "Thou shalt not bear false witness": honesty and integrity are sacred, "coming out" as a religious act ; "Justice-justice shall you pursue": inequality is an affront to religious values -- What the "bad verses" really say about homosexuality. Leviticus: one form of male intimacy is related to worship of foreign gods ; Sodom: cruelty and inhospitality are the "sins of Sodom" ; The Gospels: what Jesus didn't say about homosexuality ; Romans: men not being dominant is a consequence of turning from God ; Corinthians and Timothy: Christians should not mingle with a pagan, idolatrous, lascivious society ; David and Jonathan: love between men in the Bible ; Sexual diversity in Christian theology: how did we get here from there? -- Why inclusion of sexual minorities is good, not bad, for religious values. "You shall be holy, for I am holy": equality for LGBT people is good for families, marriage, and sexual ethics ; "When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me": the growth of religious values is good for individuals and religious communities ; "Everyone whose spirit moved him brought an offering to God": sexual diversity, like other forms of diversity, enriches religious lives and communities ; "And I have filled him with the spirit of God--to devise subtle works in gold, silver, and brass": what is homosexuality for? ; "For nothing in creation can separate you from the love of God": Postscript
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xxii, 212 pages
Isbn
9780807001592
Isbn Type
(hardcover : alk. paper)
Lccn
2011012336
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • ocn701017705
  • (OCoLC)701017705
Label
God vs. gay? : the religious case for equality, Jay Michaelson
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-205) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Why our fundamental values support, rather than oppose, equality for sexual minorities. "It is not good for a person to be alone": intimate relationship heals the primary flaw in creation ; "I am asleep but my heart is awake: the voice of my beloved knocks": a loving God could never want the "closet" ; "Love your neighbor as yourself": love demands authentic compassion for others ; "By the word of God were the heavens made": sexual diversity is natural and part of God's creation ; "Thou shalt not bear false witness": honesty and integrity are sacred, "coming out" as a religious act ; "Justice-justice shall you pursue": inequality is an affront to religious values -- What the "bad verses" really say about homosexuality. Leviticus: one form of male intimacy is related to worship of foreign gods ; Sodom: cruelty and inhospitality are the "sins of Sodom" ; The Gospels: what Jesus didn't say about homosexuality ; Romans: men not being dominant is a consequence of turning from God ; Corinthians and Timothy: Christians should not mingle with a pagan, idolatrous, lascivious society ; David and Jonathan: love between men in the Bible ; Sexual diversity in Christian theology: how did we get here from there? -- Why inclusion of sexual minorities is good, not bad, for religious values. "You shall be holy, for I am holy": equality for LGBT people is good for families, marriage, and sexual ethics ; "When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me": the growth of religious values is good for individuals and religious communities ; "Everyone whose spirit moved him brought an offering to God": sexual diversity, like other forms of diversity, enriches religious lives and communities ; "And I have filled him with the spirit of God--to devise subtle works in gold, silver, and brass": what is homosexuality for? ; "For nothing in creation can separate you from the love of God": Postscript
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xxii, 212 pages
Isbn
9780807001592
Isbn Type
(hardcover : alk. paper)
Lccn
2011012336
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • ocn701017705
  • (OCoLC)701017705

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