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Blessing same-sex unions : the perils of queer romance and the confusions of Christian marriage / Mark D. Jordan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Description: 1 online resource (x, 258 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780226410357
  • 0226410358
  • 1299833128
  • 9781299833128
  • 022610253X
  • 9780226102535
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Blessing same-sex unionsDDC classification:
  • 234/.165 22
LOC classification:
  • BT707.6 .J67 2005eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Some boys' romance -- A proper engagement -- Your special day -- Finding some marriage theology--before the ceremony -- The wedding and its attendants -- Afterward, or, Out of bounds -- Ending in time.
Review: "In this incisive work, Jordan shows how carefully selected ideals of Christian marriage have come to dominate recent debates over same-sex unions. Opponents of gay marriage, he reveals, too often confuse simplified ideals of matrimony with historical facts. They suppose, for instance, that there has been a stable Christian tradition of marriage across millennia, when in reality Christians have quarreled among themselves for centuries about even the most basic elements of marital theology, authorizing experiments like polygamy and divorce." "Jordan also argues that no matter what the courts do, Christian churches will have to decide for themselves whether to bless same-sex unions. No civil compromise can settle the religious questions surrounding gay marriage. And queer Christians, he contends, will have to discover for themselves what they really want out of marriage. If they are not just after legal recognition as a couple or a place at the social table, do they really seek the blessing of God? Or just the garish melodrama of a white wedding? Posing trenchant questions such as these, Blessing Same-Sex Unions will be a must read for both sides of the debate over gay marriage in America today."--Jacket
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)637184

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index.

Some boys' romance -- A proper engagement -- Your special day -- Finding some marriage theology--before the ceremony -- The wedding and its attendants -- Afterward, or, Out of bounds -- Ending in time.

"In this incisive work, Jordan shows how carefully selected ideals of Christian marriage have come to dominate recent debates over same-sex unions. Opponents of gay marriage, he reveals, too often confuse simplified ideals of matrimony with historical facts. They suppose, for instance, that there has been a stable Christian tradition of marriage across millennia, when in reality Christians have quarreled among themselves for centuries about even the most basic elements of marital theology, authorizing experiments like polygamy and divorce." "Jordan also argues that no matter what the courts do, Christian churches will have to decide for themselves whether to bless same-sex unions. No civil compromise can settle the religious questions surrounding gay marriage. And queer Christians, he contends, will have to discover for themselves what they really want out of marriage. If they are not just after legal recognition as a couple or a place at the social table, do they really seek the blessing of God? Or just the garish melodrama of a white wedding? Posing trenchant questions such as these, Blessing Same-Sex Unions will be a must read for both sides of the debate over gay marriage in America today."--Jacket

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