Authorizing Marriage?: Canon, Tradition, and Critique in the Blessing of Same-Sex Unions

by Mark D. Jordan

Book Overview

The opponents of legal recognition for same-sex marriage frequently appeal to a "Judeo-Christian" tradition. But does it make any sense to speak of that tradition as a single teaching on marriage? Are there elements in Jewish and Christian traditions that actually authorize religious and civil recognition of same-sex couples? And are contemporary heterosexual marriages well supported by those traditions?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691123462
• ISBN13: 9780691123462
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"