Authorizing marriage? : canon, tradition, and critique in the blessing of same-sex unions /
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Imprint: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2006. |
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Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11198161 |
Other authors / contributors: | Jordan, Mark D., editor. Sweeney, Meghan T., editor. Mellott, David M., editor. |
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ISBN: | 9781400827138 1400827132 0691123462 9780691123462 0691123462 9780691123462 |
Digital file characteristics: | data file |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-195) and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | The opponents of legal recognition for same-sex marriage frequently appeal to a "Judeo-Christian" tradition. But does it make any sense to speak of that tradition as a single teaching on marriage? Are there elements in Jewish and Christian traditions that actually authorize religious and civil recognition of same-sex couples? And are contemporary heterosexual marriages well supported by those traditions? As evidenced by the ten provocative essays assembled and edited by Mark D. Jordan, the answers are not as simple as many would believe. The scholars of Judaism and Christianity gathered here e. |
Other form: | Print version: Authorizing marriage?. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2006 0691123462 9780691123462 |
Standard no.: | 9780691123462 |
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