Congregations talking about homosexuality : dialogue on a difficult issue /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Gaede, Beth Ann (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Bethesda, Maryland] : Alban Institute, [1998]
Subjects:	Church work with gays > United States. Homosexuality > Religious aspects > Christianity. Church controversies > United States > Case studies. Church controversies. Church work with gays. United States. Case studies.

Table of Contents:

Talking about sexuality / Sylvia Thorson-Smith
Why is homosexuality so hard to talk about? / Karon A. McClintock
Explosive issues require special handling / Carl S. Dudley and Hugh F. Halverstadt
Rules for talking about a difficult issue / Marc Kolden
First Congregational Church of Fresno, Fresno, California / Frank Baldwin
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul, Minnesota / H. David Stewart
Zion United Church of Christ, Henderson, Kentucky / J. Bennett Guess
Trinity United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia / Mark Reeve
First Congregational Church, Greenfield, Massachusetts / Shirlee M. Bromley, with Christine Trenholm
Edina Community Lutheran Church, Edina, Minnesota / Pamela Johnson
Brookmeade Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Nashville, Tennessee / Daniel Rosemergy
Constructive conflict or harmonious dishonesty? / Donald E. Bossart
Comforting or challenging the congregation? / Speed Leas.