Adam's Gift : A Memoir of a Pastor's Calling to Defy the Church's Persecution of Lesbians and Gays /

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Jimmy Creech, a United Methodist pastor in North Carolina, tells the story of how a longtime parishioner's decision to leave the church because of its stand against homosexuality prompted him to research the scriptural basis for the church's position and to conclude that discriminating aga...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Creech, Jimmy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Creech, Jimmy.
United Methodist Church (U.S.)
United Methodist Church (U.S.) > Clergy > Biography.
Homosexuality > Religious aspects > United Methodist Church (U.S.)
Clergy.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Jimmy Creech, a United Methodist pastor in North Carolina, tells the story of how a longtime parishioner's decision to leave the church because of its stand against homosexuality prompted him to research the scriptural basis for the church's position and to conclude that discriminating against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people is morally wrong--a stance that eventually led to his ordination credentials being revoked.
Physical Description:1 online resource (376 pages): color illustrations ;
ISBN:9780822393610

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