With the removal of sexual orientation as a bar to ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), pending approval of a majority of presbyteries, and the Episcopal Church’s 2009 General Convention calling for the development of theological and liturgical resources for same-sex blessings, sexual orientation—especially with regard to marriage—is a central issue. Secularly, too, the topic is front-page news with the recent California same-gender marriage ruling and subsequent Proposition 8 vote and the update of the Massachusetts same-gender marriage law.
This book sets forth the case for religious institutions’ blessing of same-gender marriage, positing that same-gender marriage does not detract from the sacredness of heterosexual marriage, but rather enhances and nourishes the institution.
Chapters include:
- “Claiming the Blessing”
- “Deeper Than Scripture”
- “Traditional Family Values”
- “The Sacred Source of Marriage”
- “Sex and the Body of Christ”
- “Marriage As a Spiritual Discipline”
With the removal of sexual orientation as a bar to ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), pending approval of a majority of presbyteries, and the Episcopal Church’s 2009 General Convention calling for the development of theological and liturgical resources for same-sex blessings, sexual orientation—especially with regard to marriage—is a central issue. Secularly, too, the topic is front-page news with the recent California same-gender marriage ruling and subsequent Proposition 8 vote and the update of the Massachusetts same-gender marriage law.
This book sets forth the case for religious institutions’ blessing of same-gender marriage, positing that same-gender marriage does not detract from the sacredness of heterosexual marriage, but rather enhances and nourishes the institution.
Chapters include:
- “Claiming the Blessing”
- “Deeper Than Scripture”
- “Traditional Family Values”
- “The Sacred Source of Marriage”
- “Sex and the Body of Christ”
- “Marriage As a Spiritual Discipline”
As My Own Soul: The Blessing of Same-Gender Marriage
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As My Own Soul: The Blessing of Same-Gender Marriage
150
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781596272200 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Seabury Books |
| Publication date: | 07/01/2009 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 150 |
| File size: | 577 KB |