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Building bridges : gay & lesbian reality and the Catholic Church /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nugent, Robert, 1937-2014 (Author), Gramick, Jeannine (Author)
Other Authors: Curran, Charles E. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mystic, CT : Twenty-Third Publications, [1992]
Subjects:
Homosexuality > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Catholic gays.
Gays > Religious life.
Church work with gays > United States.
Church work with gays.
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1: Educational and social concerns. Gay and lesbian rights
  • Debunking the myths
  • What is natural?
  • pt. 2: Counseling and pastoral issues. Gay sons and lesbian daughters
  • Lesbian women and the church
  • Married and gay, married and lesbian
  • pt. 3: Religious and clerical life. Surfacing the issues
  • Seminary and the religious candidates
  • Lesbian nuns and midlife transition
  • pt. 4: Evolving theological perspectives. U.S. bishops and current thinking
  • Theological contributions of the U.S. church
  • The U.S. church and global significance
  • Old wine in new skins?
  • Lesbian/gay theology and spirituality: the new frontier.