Congregations in Conflict: The Battle Over Homosexuality
- ISBN-10
- 0813522293
- ISBN-13
- 9780813522296
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 195
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Author
- Keith Hartman
Description
Examines nine churches and how they have dealt with homosexual issues in their congregation
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- 1999-05-28
- 267 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
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