Adam's gift : a memoir of a pastor's calling to defy the church's persecution of lesbians and gays /
Jimmy Creech, a United Methodist pastor in North Carolina, tells the story of how a longtime parishioner's decision to leave the church because of its stand against homosexuality prompted him to research the scriptural basis for the church's position and to conclude that discriminating aga...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | View full text e-book at eDuke Books Scholarly Collection. <BR> Access restricted to Unisa staff and students |
| Summary: | Jimmy Creech, a United Methodist pastor in North Carolina, tells the story of how a longtime parishioner's decision to leave the church because of its stand against homosexuality prompted him to research the scriptural basis for the church's position and to conclude that discriminating against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people is morally wrong--a stance that eventually led to his ordination credentials being revoked. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | x, 361 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822348856 0822348853 9780822357520 0822357526 |