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9780802866950

A Time to Embrace: Same-sex Relationships in Religion, Law, and Politics, 2nd Edition

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    9780802866950

  • ISBN10:

    0802866956

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-06-30
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
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Summary

In A Time to Embrace William Stacy Johnson brilliantly analyzes the religious, legal, and political debates about gay marriage, civil unions, and committed gay couples. This new edition includes updates that reflect the many changes in laws pertaining to civil unions / same-sex marriage since 2006. Book jacket.

Author Biography

William Stacy Johnson is Arthur M. Adams Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he is also an attorney-at-law and was a member of the PCUSA's Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Editionp. ix
Preface to the First Editionp. xx
Introduction: Gaining Perspectivep. 1
Religion
The Non-Affirming Churchp. 45
Toward a Welcoming, Affirming Churchp. 77
Becoming Family: The Consecration of Same-Sex Lovep. 115
Law and Politics
Freedom and Equality under the Lawp. 165
Toward a Welcoming Democracy: Marriage Equality in the Civil Polityp. 197
Conclusion: A Time to Embracep. 243
Select Bibliographyp. 253
Notesp. 271
Index of Namesp. 349
Index of Subjectsp. 355
Index of Scripture Referencesp. 364
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