Homosexuality and Christian Community

by Choon-Leong Seow (Editor)

Overview

Contributors to this volume, all members of the Princeton Theological Seminary faculty, address the various exegetical, interpretive, and practical issues pertaining to the issue of homosexuality in the church. These include the ordination of homosexuals and the blessing of homosexual unions, as well as broader issues dealing with liturgical and theological language about God and the role of the church in a pluralistic society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664256647
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	02/01/1996
Series:	American Jewish Civilization
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1440L (what's this?)

About the Author

Choon-Leong Seow is Henry Snyder Gehman Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. An ordained Presbyterian elder, he specializes in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, the history of ancient Israelite religion, Northwest Semitic philology, and the history of biblical interpretation and reception. He has been on the editorial board of the Journal of Biblical Literature and Catholic Biblical Quarterly.

Editorial Reviews

Substantial bibliographic essays discuss sources for research on the North African dimension of World War II, both in general and on the specific aspects of desert warfare, the Axis powers, the French landings, the Tunisian campaign, General Montgomery, and the battles of Alam Halfa and El Alamein. References are to a following list of 500 books and articles. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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