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Homosexuality and Religion: An Encyclopedia de Jeffrey S. Siker

Homosexuality and Religion: An Encyclopedia

Autor Jeffrey S. Siker
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 noi 2006 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Few issues today cause more public - and private - debate than the interaction of homosexuality and religion. From the question of gay marriage to the place of gays and lesbians within faith communities, religious leaders and lay members must deal with these issues for now and for years to come. What is the historical position of the major denominations? How are people of faith balancing their beliefs? This encyclopedia provides an overview of the various attitudes and responses that religions have had to the presence of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons within their communities. This is the most comprehensive volume to date on the intersections between religion and homosexuality.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313330889
ISBN-10: 0313330883
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

The A-Z entries cover a wide range of religious traditions across the world. From African American Churches to Buddhism, Episcopalians, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, the Metropolitan Community Church, Mormonism, Presbyterians, the Roman Catholic Church, Seventh Day Adventists, Southern Baptist Churches, Unitarian Universalist, and more.

Notă biografică

Jeffrey S. Siker is Professor and Chair of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles, California. His areas of expertise include biblical studies, the use of scripture in ethics, Jewish-Christian relations, and sexual ethics. Professor Siker is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, USA. Among his previously published books are Homosexuality in the Church: Both Sides of the Debate (1994) and Scripture and Ethics: 20th Century Portraits (1997).

Cuprins

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsSECTION 1 Homosexuality and Religion: Synthetic EssaysHomosexuality, Religion, and the LawHomosexuality, Religion, and the Social SciencesHomosexuality, Religion, and the Biological SciencesHomosexuality and SpiritualitySECTION 2 The EncyclopediaAffirmation: Gay and Lesbian MormonsAfrican American Church TraditionsAfrican Traditional ReligionAIDS and HIVAmerican Baptist Churches USAAnglican Church of CanadaAsian and Asian American ChurchesAssemblies of GodBahá'í FaithThe BibleBisexualityBisexuality and RitualBuddhismChristian ScienceThe Church of EnglandThe Church of ScientologyClergy and OrdinationCLOUTComing OutCommitment CeremoniesDignityUSADisciples of ChristEastern Orthodox ChristianityThe Episcopal ChurchEvangelical ChristianityThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEx-Gay MinistriesExodus InternationalGLBTQHinduismIslamJainismJehovah's WitnessesJesusJudaismLatin@ Church TraditionsMarriageThe Mennonite ChurchMetropolitan Community ChurchesMormonismNational Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay MinistriesNative American PeoplesNatural LawPaul, the ApostlePresbyterian Church (USA)ProtestantismQuaker TraditionQueer Biblical InterpretationQueer TheologyRestoration Church of Jesus ChristThe Roman Catholic TraditionSeventh-day AdventistsSikhismSouthern Baptist ConventionTaoismUnitarian UniversalismThe United Church of CanadaThe United Church of ChristThe United Methodist ChurchWelcoming and Affirming Faith CommunitiesThe World Council of ChurchesSECTION 3 BibliographyFurther ReadingsWeb SitesContributorsIndex

Recenzii

Siker has brought together an impressive group of contributors to write about one of the most difficult cultural intersections. The book is divided into three parts: 1) synthetic essays, 2) the encyclopedia, and 3) bibliography. The first part includes chapters such as Homosexuality, Religion, and the Law, Homosexuality, Religion, and the Biological Sciences, and Homosexuality and Spirituality. The encyclopedia, the core of the book, consists of alphabetically arranged essays on various denominations, religions, and LGBT support groups. It also has thematic entries, most importantly on queer aspects of the topic. Finally, the bibliography pulls together all the references from the essays. Encyclopedia entries are written primarily by experts from the various religious groups discussed or by academics with solid credentials. Each entry is accompanied by a bibliography..Undergraduates will find this a very good starting place for research; it is suitable for most academic libraries. Recommended. Lower-/upper-level undergraduates.
Scholars mostly of religion but also of gender and other concerns in the social sciences begin with synthetic essays on how the relationship between homosexuality and religion plays out in law, the social sciences, the biological sciences, and spirituality. The core articles survey attitudes and practices in a range of religions and Christian denominations; and consider such topics as AIDS and HIV, clergy and ordination, marriage, and queer theology.
[T]his book would be a useful starting point for someone doing research on homosexuality and religion..Since there are few encyclopedias on this topic, this would probably be a useful volume for any library.
The entries are brief enough to belong to a reference volume, yet detailed enough to give the reader a good introduction to each religious tradition's views of homosexuality..[t]he book is well written, the information may be easily accressed, the viewpoints are respectfully discussed, and sources for further study are made available in the form of recommended readings and useful websites..Homosexuality and Religion is a much-needed reference volume and should be made widely available to clinicians and training programs working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered populations.