Irreconcilable differences? : intellectual stalemate in the gay rights debate / Thomas C. Caramagno.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caramagno, Thomas C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay rights.

Homosexuality--Religious aspects.

Homosexuality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-227) and index.

ISBN:

9786612573392

9781282573390

128257339X

9780313390432

0313390436

OCLC:

53400735