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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456368903321

Autore

Caramagno Thomas C

Titolo

Irreconcilable Differences? [[electronic resource] ] : Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights Debate

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, : ABC-CLIO, 2002

ISBN

1-282-57339-X

9786612573392

0-313-39043-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Disciplina

305.906640973

Soggetti

Gay rights

Homosexuality -- Religious aspects

Homosexuality

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 The New Cold War; 2 Group Affiliations and Post-Consensus Politics; Part One: Religious and Sexual Diversity; 3 Religious Views: Past and Present; 4 Biblical Scholarship: Texts, Errors, and Methods; 5 Textual Ambiguities and the Scriptures; 6 The Theological Meaning of Sex; Part Two: Science and Uncertainty; 7 The Etiology of Homosexuality: Biology and/or Culture?; 8 Diversity within Diversity: Postmodern Sexual Identities; 9 Define ""Illness"": Rival Theories of Pathology and ""Ex-Gay"" Ministries; Part Three: Politics and Sexual Diversity; 10 Demonizing the Enemy

11 Gay Bashing and Social Control12 Pluralism versus Dogma: Public Spaces and Private Beliefs; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, pro-gay and anti-gay rights activists have engaged in a struggle to sway public opinion in their favor through the use of ideologically charged rhetoric in an effort to win support from an undecided public. The author contends, however, that the debate is stalemated precisely because each side stereotypes and pathologizes the other's perspective, thereby becoming perfect enemies divided on



every issue and with such intensity that consensus seems nearly impossible. Providing a panoramic view of both perspectives, this unique book traces the contested issues to fundamental conce