Blessing Same-Sex Unions: The Perils of Queer Romance and the Confusions of Christian Marriage

by Mark D. Jordan

Book Overview

At most church weddings, the person presiding over the ritual is not a priest or a pastor, but the wedding planner, followed by the photographer, the florist, and the caterer. And in this day and age, more wedding theology is supplied by Modern Bride magazine or reality television than by any of the Christian treatises on holy matrimony. Indeed, church weddings have strayed long and far from distinctly Christian aspirations. The costumes and gestures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226410331
• ISBN13: 9780226410333
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"