Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality Explode the Myths, Heal the Church

Name: Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality Explode the Myths, Heal the Church
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ISBN: 9780664229399

ISBN-10: 0664229395

ISBN-13: 9780664229399

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jack Rogers

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In this sure-to-be controversial book, former seminary professor and church official Jack Rogers argues unequivocally for the ordination of homosexuals and for the extension of full and equal rights in society to all people who are homosexual. Christianity, he observes, has moved through history in the direction of ever-greater openness and inclusiveness. Today's church is led by many of those who were once cast out: people of color, women, and divorced and remarried people. It is inevitable, he believes, that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people will one day walk in the same steps as other Christian leaders. Rogers, an evangelical, begins by discussing his own personal change of…

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List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 169
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Jack Rogers is Professor Emeritus of Theology at San Francisco Theological Seminary in California. He was moderator of the 213th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Roger's books include Reading the Bible and the Confessions, Claiming the Center: Churches and Conflicting Worldviews, and Presbyterian Creeds, all published by WJK.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Studying Homosexuality for the First Time	p. 1
A Pattern of Misusing the Bible to Justify Oppression	p. 17
A Breakthrough in Understanding the Word of God	p. 35
Interpreting the Bible in Times of Controversy	p. 53
What the Bible Says and Doesn't Say about Homosexuality	p. 69
Real People and Real Marriage	p. 91
Recommendations for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	p. 109
Notes	p. 127
Index	p. 157
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