{"product_id":"god-sex-and-politics-homosexuality-and-everyday-theologies-paperback-1","title":"God, Sex, and Politics: Homosexuality and Everyday Theologies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDawne Moon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod, Sex, and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e examines both sides of the church controversy over homosexuality to consider the ways in which people develop, in everyday thought and interaction, their beliefs about God and justice. Dawne Moon explores how members of Protestant congregations determine what is just and what is not, what is right and what is wrong, what is loving and what is sinful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through this compelling work we learn that the considerable turmoil surrounding homosexuality in churches has less to do with homosexuality than with the fear of weakening the church's spiritual, communal solidarity. We learn too how the church mirrors the secular world-the fear of division and politics leads members to avoid conflict in the congregations Moon examines. And so, the Protestants who are the subject of her study avoid debating the key issue of whether homosexuality is sinful because of its potentially polarizing effects. The religious culture Moon uncovers is ultimately critical of politics and of the intense moral and social discord that members believe it entails. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eGod, Sex, and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will be of enormous value to sociologists of religion and anyone interested in religious controversies over sexuality.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod, Sex, and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e examines both sides of the church controversy over homosexuality to consider the ways in which people develop, in everyday thought and interaction, their beliefs about God and justice. Dawne Moon explores how members of Protestant congregations determine what is just and what is not, what is right and what is wrong, what is loving and what is sinful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough this compelling work we learn that the considerable turmoil surrounding homosexuality in churches has less to do with homosexuality than with the fear of weakening the church's spiritual, communal solidarity. We learn too how the church mirrors the secular world--the fear of division and politics leads members to avoid conflict in the congregations Moon examines. And so, the Protestants who are the subject of her study avoid debating the key issue of whether homosexuality is sinful because of its potentially polarizing effects. The religious culture Moon uncovers is ultimately critical of politics and of the intense moral and social discord that members believe it entails. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod, Sex, and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will be of enormous value to sociologists of religion and anyone interested in religious controversies over sexuality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDawne Moon\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.04 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42563017277536,"sku":"9780226535128","price":93.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/MVF2UFR4dldrYzVBNm95TXJGWWdJUT09.webp?v=1770389736","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/god-sex-and-politics-homosexuality-and-everyday-theologies-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}