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Encouraging conversation : resources for talking about same-sex blessings / edited by Fredrica Harris Thompsett ; foreward by V. Gene Robinson.

Contributor(s): Thompsett, Fredrica Harris, 1942- [editor.] | Robinson, V. Gene, 1947- [contributor.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Morehouse Publishing, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: xiii, 98 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780819228734 (pbk.); 0819228737Subject(s): Episcopal Church -- Doctrines | Same-sex marriage -- Religious aspects -- Episcopal Church | Same-sex marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Episcopal Church | Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Episcopal Church | Marriage -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityBibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Our congregational process of conversation about same-gender blessings / Lowell Grisham -- A civil union homily / Martin L. Smith -- The process of decision-making regarding same-sex blessings / Mark Harris and Patricia Bird -- FredandBill : the tale of a couple and their parish / Martha Sterne -- What to do / Susan Russell -- Making room for grace dialogue / Eric H. F. Law -- A guide for dialogue / Episcopal Diocese of San Diego -- Who are our sisters and brothers? : discussing same-sex blessings in the Anglican Communion / Ruth Meyers -- Bent toward justice : emerging generations and the inevitability of inclusion / Stephanie Spellers -- The amazing grace of same-sex blessings / Patrick S. Cheng -- Variations on a theological theme : the Episcopal Church's rite for blessing a (same-sex) covenant / Charles Hefling -- Queen Bubba finds a home / Thomas Dukes -- Will you respect the dignity of every human being? : a Latino perspective on same-sex blessing / Daniel Vélez-Rivera -- Dearly beloved / Fredrica Harris Thompsett

Includes bibliographical references.

Our congregational process of conversation about same-gender blessings / Lowell Grisham -- A civil union homily / Martin L. Smith -- The process of decision-making regarding same-sex blessings / Mark Harris and Patricia Bird -- FredandBill : the tale of a couple and their parish / Martha Sterne -- What to do / Susan Russell -- Making room for grace dialogue / Eric H. F. Law -- A guide for dialogue / Episcopal Diocese of San Diego -- Who are our sisters and brothers? : discussing same-sex blessings in the Anglican Communion / Ruth Meyers -- Bent toward justice : emerging generations and the inevitability of inclusion / Stephanie Spellers -- The amazing grace of same-sex blessings / Patrick S. Cheng -- Variations on a theological theme : the Episcopal Church's rite for blessing a (same-sex) covenant / Charles Hefling -- Queen Bubba finds a home / Thomas Dukes -- Will you respect the dignity of every human being? : a Latino perspective on same-sex blessing / Daniel Vélez-Rivera -- Dearly beloved / Fredrica Harris Thompsett

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