02429nam a2200481Ka 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019006001900036007001500055008004100070040001300111020003500124020003200159020001800191020001500209035002100224035001800245050002400263072002500287082001700312049000900329100002800338245012800366250001200494260006000506300004600566504006600612505030500678520032700983588004701310650002301357650005201380650004001432650003801472650006001510655002201570776017701592856010501769938002801874910001601902994001201918999001701930ocn844940915OCoLC20200709055830.0m        d        cr cnu---unuuu130529s2012    miub    ob    001 0 eng d  aN$TcN$T  a9781467436007 (electronic bk.)  a1467436003 (electronic bk.)  z9780802866950  z0802866956  a(OCoLC)844940915  a579976b(N$T) 4aHQ1033b.J64 2012eb 7aSOCx0260102bisacsh04a306.84/8223  aN$TA1 aJohnson, William Stacy.12aA time to embraceh[electronic resource] :bsame-sex relationships in religion, law, and politics /cWilliam Stacy Johnson.  a2nd ed.  aGrand Rapids, Mich. :bWm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.,c2012.  a1 online resource (xxii, 368 p.) :bmaps.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and indexes.0 aIntroduction. Gaining perspective -- The non-affirming church -- Toward a welcoming, affirming church -- Becoming family : the consecration of same-sex love -- Freedom and equality under the law -- Toward a welcoming democracy : marriage equality in the civil polity -- Conclusion. A time to embrace.  a"In A Time to Embrace William Stacy Johnson brilliantly analyzes the religious, legal, and political debates about gay marriage, civil unions, and committed gay couples. This new edition includes updates that reflect the many changes in laws pertaining to civil unions/same-sex marriage since 2006"--Provided by publisher.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aSame-sex marriage. 0aHomosexualityxReligious aspectsxChristianity. 0aHomosexualityxLaw and legislation. 0aHomosexualityxPolitical aspects. 7aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family2bisacsh 4aElectronic books.08iPrint version:aJohnson, William Stacy.tTime to embrace.b2nd ed.dGrand Rapids, Mich. : Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2012z9780802866950w(DLC)  2012006942w(OCoLC)758387282403EBSCOhostuhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=579976  aEBSCOhostbEBSCn579976  acpp1723AUTO  a02bN$T  c53210d53210