Homosexual-Christian Identity: An Analysis Of Institutional Policies, Church Attitudes, Personal Narratives, with Emphasis On Key Influences That Shape a Reconciled Homosexual- Christian Identity 公开
Barber, Charles Edward (2011)
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Abstract
Abstract
Homosexual-Christian Identity: An Analysis Of Institutional
Policies, Church Attitudes,
Personal Narratives, with Emphasis On Key Influences That Shape a
Reconciled Homosexual-
Christian Identity
By Charles Edward Barber II
In both our society and in the broader Christian Church there has
historically been a great deal of
stigma that shrouds homosexuality, especially as an innate sexual
orientation. This study
explores the history of the heterosexual/homosexual binary,
particularly in an American context.
It seeks to provide insight into factors that can cause identity
conflicts for gay and lesbian
Christians, be they familial, societal, or theological. Through the
analysis of thirteen first hand
interviews, it provides a glimpse into the ways in which these gay
and lesbian Christians have
dealt with conflicts regarding their sexuality and their faith, in
order to create what this study
deems a reconciled homosexual-Christian identity. Overall, this
study seeks to add to the
growing body of works that explore homosexual-religious
identity.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Page
Preface.............................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 1:
Introduction..............................................................................................................4
Goals, Methods, and
Framing..................................................................................4
Position Statements of Denominations Included In This
Study..............................8
Research
Methodology............................................................................................9
Summary of Following
Chapters..........................................................................12
Questions This Study Seeks To
Answer...............................................................13
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Chapter 2:
Review of Previous Research and Other
Sources..................................................14
Sources Related To The Heterosexual/Homosexual
Dichotomy...........................14
Sources About
Identity..........................................................................................17
Other Influential
Sources.......................................................................................20
Chapter 3:
Coming To Terms: A Brief History Of The Heterosexual/Homosexual
Dichotomy
...............................................................................................................................21
Two Very Different
Theologies.............................................................................32
Christian Denominations With Pro-Gay Theological
Perspectives.......................33
Christian Denominations With Anti-Gay Theological
Perspectives.....................36
Remarks On Anti-Gay
Theologies…………………………………………….....40
Pro-Gay and Anti-Gay Biblical
Perspectives........................................................41
Conclusion.............................................................................................................44
Chapter 4:
The Study: Interview
Analysis...............................................................................45
Methodology..........................................................................................................47
Demographics of
Interviewees..............................................................................48
The
Congregations.................................................................................................51
Strategies of Identity Reconciliation as Noted by Rodriguez and
Ouellette: A
Cross-Analysis With Interview Data From This
Study.........................................55
Familial, Societal, and Christian Theological Impacts On
Participant's Lives and
Journeys Towards
Reconciliation..........................................................................60
Remarkes................................................................................................................70
Chapter 5: Concluding
Statements...........................................................................................80
Limitations and Future
Research...........................................................................83
References.....................................................................................................................................85
Appendix:
Table 1. Demographics of
Interviewees................................................................89
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