God believes in love straight talk about gay marriage
"Gene Robinson--The ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, the first openly gay person elected to the episcopate, and the world's leading religious spokesperson for gay rights and gay marriage--holds the religious text of the Bible to be holy and sacred and believes the ensuing two...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage,
c2012, 2013.
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| Edition: | 1st Vintage Books ed. |
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| Summary: | "Gene Robinson--The ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, the first openly gay person elected to the episcopate, and the world's leading religious spokesperson for gay rights and gay marriage--holds the religious text of the Bible to be holy and sacred and believes the ensuing two millennia of church history to be relevant to the discussion about gay marriage going on in America today."--back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 196 p. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0307948099 (pbk.) 9780307948090 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | Gene Robinson was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, and graduated from the University of the South with a B.A. in American studies and history. He completed the M.Div. degree in 1973 at the General Theological Seminary in New York, and was ordained deacon and then priest. Having served as Canon to the Ordinary (assistant to the bishop) for nearly eighteen years, he was elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire in 2003. He retired as bishop in January 2013. The author of three AIDS curricula for youth, he is also the recipient of numerous awards from civil, human, and LGBT rights organizations. Robinson is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. |
