Pro-Gay and Ex-Gay Christians - Is There Room for Dialogue? Narratives and News on Christianity and Homosexuality during the 1990s (Narrative Nonfiction) (ePub)

"Two American Anglicans would watch the events of July 1997 and be stunned by what happened. Both knew that Anglican attitudes toward homosexuality would shape the lives of people like themselves. Both believed that the decisions of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion could result in more heartbreak and tragedy in the lives of same-gender-attracted people, or else the decisions could bring those same people to spiritual fulfillment and the peace of God. One of the Anglicans was a leader in a gay ministry. The other was the leader of an ex-gay ministry."

In the late 1990s, most Christian denominations and other faiths remained deeply divided on the issue of homosexuality and related topics, such as gender roles. This collection of narratives and traditional news articles looks back at that tumultuous period, when Christians around the world engaged in battles and occasional dialogue in an attempt to determine the future of the Christian Church.

This 30,000-word collection is part of the Narrative Nonfiction series, providing narratives and other nonfiction about religion, literature, gender, sexuality, and other topics.

VOLUME CONTENTS

"The Quiet Revolution: How a Heresy Trial Has Rocked the Episcopal Church."

"Summer Conventions '97: Discussions of Homosexuality at American Christian Gatherings."

"'Our Exodus was Actually a Rebirth': D.C.'s Gay Catholics Celebrate Their Silver Anniversary."

"Gay Catholics Praise 'Warm' Pastoral Letter from U.S. Bishops."

"The Mystery and the Promise: Promise Keepers Holds a Sacred Assembly on the Mall in Washington, D.C."

"American Catholic Document Begins to Change the Lives of Gays."

"Pro-Gay and Ex-Gay Christians – Is There Room for Dialogue?"

"Anglican News Briefs: Continued Debates on Homosexuality."

"Canadian Anglican Statements on Homosexuality Please Both Sides in Debate."

"U.S. Catholic Bishops Condemn 'Rhetoric of Violence.'"

"Homosexuality and Religion – 1997 in Review."

"D.C. Area Episcopalians Hold Different Views of Church's Future."

"Canadian Gay Clergy Respond to Anglican Bishops' Statement on Homosexuality."

"Rwanda's Anglican Bishops Condemn Homosexuality."

"Liberal and Conservative Anglican Bishops Offer Proposal on Homosexuality."

"A House Divided: Gay and Ex-Gay Anglicans React to Resolutions on Homosexuality."