A Time to Embrace

In A Time to Embrace William Stacy Johnson brilliantly analyzes the religious, legal, and political debates about gay marriage, civil unions, and committed gay couples. This new edition includes updates that reflect the many changes in laws pertaining to civil unions / same-sex marriage since 2006. Book jacket.

William Stacy Johnson is Arthur M. Adams Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he is also an attorney-at-law and was a member of the PCUSA's Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity.

Preface to the Second Edition	p. ix
Preface to the First Edition	p. xx
Introduction: Gaining Perspective	p. 1
Religion
The Non-Affirming Church	p. 45
Toward a Welcoming, Affirming Church	p. 77
Becoming Family: The Consecration of Same-Sex Love	p. 115
Law and Politics
Freedom and Equality under the Law	p. 165
Toward a Welcoming Democracy: Marriage Equality in the Civil Polity	p. 197
Conclusion: A Time to Embrace	p. 243
Select Bibliography	p. 253
Notes	p. 271
Index of Names	p. 349
Index of Subjects	p. 355
Index of Scripture References	p. 364
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