>From: >Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 14:34:07 -0400 (EDT) PART 4. Lesbian and Gay Catholic Bibliography Homosexuality and Catholicism - A Partially Annotated Bibliography August 1994 (c.) by Paul Halsall This bibliography is an attempt to assemble all available references to discussions of homosexuality, Catholicism and Christianity in general. It will form part of a forthcoming Lesbian and Gay Catholic Handbook. Data have been assembled from computerized catalogs, from the bibliographies in modern books, and from earlier printed bibliographies (especially those by Wayne Dynes and Tom Horner). Where the compiler has knowledge of the item, it has been annotated. Some annotations are based on comments made by Dynes and Horner, others from discussions of items that have taken place on the Internet. The usefulness of such a bibliography is self-evident. It is also inevitable that important references will have escaped the compiler, and/or publication details may -rarely it is hoped - be incorrect. Corrections and additions will be made in later versions. Please send comments, corrections and suggestion to me, Paul Halsall, at email addresses:- halsall@murray.fordham.edu or phalsall@aol.com The Structure of the Bibliography is as follows: I Basic A: Bible References B: Roman Catholic Church Documents C: Other Church Documents D: Bibliographies and Reference Works II General Lesbian and Gay History A: General B: Ancient and Medieval C: Modern (Since 1500) III Lesbian and Gay Religious History A: Ancient and Medieval B: Modern (Since 1500) IV Biblical Studies A: General B: Jewish Scriptures (Old Testament) C: New Testament V Lesbian and Gay Theological Issues A: Homosexuality B: Homosexuals C: Other Religious Traditions VI LesBiGay Catholics A: Relations with Hierarchy B: Organizations C: Spirituality D: Biography VII LesBiGay Other Christians A: Relations with Church Government B: Organizations C: Spirituality D: Biography E: Lesbian and Gay Marriage VIII Lesbian and Gay Clergy and Religious A: Roman Catholic B: Anglican C: Other Christians IX Sexual Abuse in the Roman Catholic Church X Modern Backlash A: Roman Catholic B: Other Christian C: Ex-Gay Movements D: Secular Gay Activism against the ReligiousRight XI Christianity and AIDS XII Lesbian and Gay Catholic Novels, Short Stories and Plays XIII Lesbian and Gay Christian Movies and TV XIV Longer Book Reviews XV Biblical Texts from King James Version Cited in Full I Basic A: The Bible Often cited references to homosexuality or related to the subject (some only possible):- Jewish Scriptures/Old Testament: Genesis 13:13, 18:20-22, 19:4-8. 19:24-25, Sodom story Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, Levitical code Deuteronomy 22:25 Ban on transvestitism Deuteronomy 22:30 Fear of son seducing father? Deuteronomy 23:1 Eunuchs banned from congegation of the Lord Deuteronomy 23:17-18 Reference to temple prostitutes: KJV has "Sodomites" Deuteronomy 29:23 Mention of Sodom Deuteronomy 32:32 Mention of Sodom Ruth 1:16-17, Ruth's pledge to Naomi Judges 19:22-24, Gibeah story, parallel to Sodom story. I Samuel 18 on David and Jonathan II Samuel 1:26, 9:1-13 David and Jonathan I Kings 14:24, 15:12, 22:46 King James Version uses"sodomites" II Kings 23:7 King James Version uses "sodomites" Nehemiah 1:11 Nehemiah as a "cup bearer" Proverbs 10:9 King James Version uses "pervert" Isaiah 1:9 Mention of Sodom Isaiah 3:9 Mention of Sodom Isaiah 13:19 Mention of Sodom Isaiah 56:2-8 Eunuchs are blessed by God Jeremiah 23:14 Mention of Sodom Jeremiah 49:18 Mention of Sodom Jeremiah 50:40 Mention of Sodom Lamentations 4:6 Mention of Sodom Ezekiel 16:49-50 Ezekiel says what sin of Sodom actually was Daniel 1 Daniel and his relationship with the chief eunuch Amos 4:11 Mention of Sodom Zephaniah 2:9 Mention of Sodom Deuterocanonical Books Wisdom 3:13-14 Barren women and eunuchs are blessed by God Wisdom 10:6-7 Reference to destruction of Sodom. No ref to sex. Wisdom 19: 13 Hostilty to Guests at Sodom Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 16:8 Reference to arrogance of neighbors of Lot, ie Sodom New Testament: Matthew 5:22 Jesus on "rakah" and "moros" Matthew 10:15 Jesus on Sodom Matthew 11:23-24 Jesus on Sodom Matthew 19:3-5 Jesus on Genesis 1 and 2 Matthew 19:12 Jesus on eunuchs for the kingdom of Heaven Mark 6:11 Jesus on Sodom Mark 7:20-23 Jesus on clean bodies Mark 10:5 Jesus on Genesis 1 and 2 Luke 10:12 Jesus on Sodom Luke 17:29 Jesus on Sodom Acts 8:26-39 Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch Romans 1:18-32 Paul on effects of idolatry I Corinthians 6:9-10 Paul 's list of sins. Ephesian 5:6 "shameful deeds at night" Galatians 5:19-21 Paul's list of sins I Timothy 1:9-10 Paul's list of sins II Peter 2:4,6-8 Mention of Sodom story Jude 6-7 Mention of Sodom story as about sex with angels Revelations 21:8, 22:15 reference to the "abominable" and "dogs" Pseudographia Book of Jubilees 13:17, 16:5-6, 20:5-6 Sexual interpretation of Sodom story [2nd Cent BCE Jewish text, survives in Ethiopian.] B: Roman Catholic Official and Semi-Official Church Documents on Homosexuality (Chronological) [The texts of many of the decrees of early councils that might relate to homosexuality are translated and printed in Derrick S. Bailey, , Homosexuality and the Western Christian Tradition, (London: Longmans, Green, 1955;repr. Hamden, Ct.: Archon/Shoestring Press, 1975)] Council of Elvira, canon 71 305-306 [vs "corrupters of boys"] This was first council to address sexuality in a major way. C. 71 is not about "homosexuals", but about clergy who "corrupt boys". Council of Ancyra, canon 17, 314 Provided the basic canon law of middle ages on sodomy, but according to Derek S. Bailey, Homosexuality in the Wester Christian Tradition, 86-88, the canon in fact referred only to bestiality. Texts of these canons and other ones to 1179 quoted in full in Bailey. Basil of Nyssa, First Canonical Epistle to Amphilochus of Iconium, (Epist. 117, canon 62), 375 This is the canon most often cited by the Orthodox. It was a private letter by Basil, but later approved by councils Gregory of Nyssa, Canonical Letter to Letoius of Mytilene (Epist. canonica 4), 390 Justinian, Novella 77, CJC, (used as canon law) 538 This and the following "Novel", enacted oppression of homosexual sex into secular law. At this stage the imperial secualr law of the Christian Roman Empire was also operative within the Church. The revival of Roman law studies in the 12th century meant that these laws had important effects on developing Roman Catholic canon law as well as secular law. Justinian, Novella 141, CJC, (used as canon law) 544 2nd Council of Tours, c. 14, 567 Monks must not sleep two to a bed. 16th Council of Toledo, c. 3, 693 The Toledan councils were partly Church councils and partly councils of the Visigothic state. [At this time there seems to have been a gap in Church actions. The canons of Ancyra were republished by several Carolingian kings, and there was much discussion (about 4% of the total regulations) in the new "penitentials" that were being developed. These do not seem to have been official docuements. At this stage confession by lay people seems to have been rare, and the there were no secular prosecution for "sodomy" - and both statements remained true until the 13th century it seems. Things did begin to heat up in the 12th century though, along with attacks on heretics, Jews and other social outsiders.] Council of London, c, 28, 29, 1102 This council seems to have been directed at the memory of William Rufus, well known for his homosexual activities. St. Anslem was Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, and, although he went along with the decreess. he refused to have them read out in every church because, as he said, the sin was so common. The decrees were not repeated in later councils in London, so either the clergy stopped practising sodomy, or people stopped being worried about it. Council of Naplouse [Nablus/Shechem], canons 8-11. vs. sodomy, 1120 An important council that took place in the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem. Applied penalties for sodomy to laymen. Ivo of Chartres, Decretum, in J. P . Migne, ed., Patrologia Latina, 161 cols 47-1022 See cols. 681-82 for denunciations of sodomy amd lesbianism. Gratian, Decretum, five refs. drawn from the fathers, C.32, q.7, c,11-14, c.1140 The Decretals were the major law book of the middle ages and later. It is interesting that Gratian drew from patristic opinion rather than a canon law tradition. Lateran III [General Council], canon 11, 1179 "Clergy in holy orders, who maintain their wives incontintently in their homes should either expel them, and live continently, or be deprived of ecclesiastical office and benefice. Whoever is cuaght involved in that incontinence which is against nature, and because of which "the wrath of God came upon the sons of disobedience" (Eph. 5:6), and five cities were consumed by fore (Gen 14:24-35), if they are clerics, they should be deposed from clerical office and placed in a monastery to do penance; if they are laymen, they are to be excommunicated and completely isolated from contact with believers. If any cleric, without clear and necessary cause, should especially frequent nuneries, he should be restrained by the bishop, and if he does not cease, he should be deposed from his ecclesiastical benefice" This is the first and only canon by a General council which could be considered against homosexuality. It is clearly a disciplinary decree, and the "incontinence which is against nature", could be bestiality or sodomy. Standard gloss by Bernard of Palma, ca. 1263 links it with novels of Justinian. Innocent III, Letter, in Migne PL 215:189 [on sodomy in Macon], 1203 Lateran IV [General Council], canon 14, 1215 A possibla reference. strengthens Lat III decree in general by calling on secular help. Only mentions clerical chastity. Again disciplinary, not dogmatic (this was the council that imposed special signs on Jews), [Various local synods in this period issued canons which referred to sodomy: Paris 1212[ii.21], Rouen 1214, Angers 1216/19, Beziers 1246; also constitutions of Fulk Bassest for London 1245/59, Alexander Stavensby for Coventry, 1224/37, Peter Quinel for Exeter 1287; also Dominican statutes, 1238, Carthusian statutes, 1261 and Cistercian statutes, 1279 - for all see Michal Goodich, The Unmentionable Vice, (Santa Barbara, Ca.: ABC-Clio, 1979), 45-46] Gregory IX, Bull Vox in Rama, 1233 Condeming the activities of the heretic Conrad of Marburg, inc. rimming and bisexual orgies. Gregory IX, Liber Extra 1234 [contains Lateran III canon] [From this period on it is much more difficult to find official Roman Catholic references to sodomy. It was not mentioned, it seems, at any of the later medieval General Councils, nor at Trent, nor at Vatican I. Pope began writing "encyclicals" in the early 18th century, and none of them focused on, nor seem - I have not checked all - to mention sodomy, until John Paul II in 1993! Although more research need to be done on the period 1400-1900, reasons for this "decline" in statements seem fivefold: A: From the mid 13th century on secular rulers, such as Alfonso IX of Spain or the rulers of Venice and Florence,, passed and enforced - variably it must be noted, anti-sodomy laws. B: The Decretals and Liber Extra became the norm of canon lawyers, who came to make up a profession, thus mitigating the earlier need to reiterate canons. The issue was discussed in confessors' handbooks, although a serious study of the Roman Church's position in the late medieval and early modern period seems not to have been done. [see, however, the recent article by Pierre Hurteau, "Catholic Moral Discourse on Male Sodomy and Masturbation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries", Journal of the History of Sexuality 4:1 (1993), 1-32] C: It was not an issue of dispute between Roman Catholic and Protestant leaders. D: Homosexual activity gets a reputation as a clerical vice, perhaps indicating a more tolerant ecclesiastical culture. E: After the failure of the late medieval conciliar movement, local church councils seem to have been much less in favor. Especially after the Reformation, attempts were made to keep ecclesiastical law making uniform and directed from Rome. Homosexuality was decriminalized under the Napoleonic Code in some European countries, most importantly France, in the early 19th century. Nevertheless, in the late 19th century, homosexuality, now clearly defined, became the great taboo subject. With the Kinsey Report in the United States in 1948 (men) and 1953 (women) indicating that up to 37% of male respondents had been homosexually active, and 4-10% of men were predominantly homosexual, the situation changed rapidly. The 1957 Wolfenden Report in England, inspired by abhorrence at the blackmailing of gay people, had a similar effect. The work of Derrick S. Bailey in reevaluating the Sodom story also was widely reported. From this point on it was inevitable that the Churches would have to reexamine their positions. Vatican II did not discuss homosexuality, but it did re- present marriage as not just a matter of physical procreation, but equally of union also. This teaching, which reflected many decades of development of thought in Roman Catholic circles (see John Noonan, Contraception) laid the foundation for the modern revaluation of homosexuality at present underway.] Chavesse, C.M., Bishop of Rochester (RC?), "The Church and Sex", Practitioner 172 (1030, 1954), 350-54 Unnatural and defective sexual intercourse is to be suppressed. Hierarchy of the Netherlands (Cardinal Bernard Alfink), The New Catechism, trans. Kevin Smyth, (New YorkL Herder and Herder, 1970), Dutch edition 1966, 384-85 Sympathetic, but condescending. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Principles to Guide Confessors in Questions of Homosexuality, (Washington DC: NCCB, 1973) United States Catholic Conference, A Guide to Formation in Priestly Celibacy, (Washington DC: USCC, 1973 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (under Cardinal Franjo Seper), Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics (Humana Persona ) 1975, #8 First modern Vatican statement on a range of issues. Seems to be the first Vatican document to comprehend the notion of "sexual orientation". Came up with the isea that homosexual acts are wrong, but the homosexual "condition" is morally neutral, a position later attacked in the 1986 letter which discussed homosexuality as "objectively disordered". Francis Mugavero, Bishop of Brooklyn, Sexuality - God's Gift, Feb 11, 1976 Salvatorian Gay Ministry Task Force., Ministry/U.S.A. : a model for ministry to the homosexual community ; a guideline for extending a christian ministry to homosexual persons, 2nd ed. (Milwaukee, Wis. : Salvatorian Gay Ministry Task Force : distributed by The National Center for Gay Ministry, 1976) National Conference of Catholic Bishops (US), To Live in Christ, (November 1976) in John Gallagher, Homosexuality and the Magisterium, (New Ways Ministry, c1985) "Some persons find themselves through no fault of their own to have a homosexual orientation. Homosexuals, like everyone else, should not suffer prejudice against thier basic human rights. They have a right to respect, friendship and justice. They should have an active role in the Christian community." Catholic Social Welfare Commission of England and Wales (under Bishop Augustine Harris)), An Introduction to the Pastorial Care of Homosexual People, (London: 1978) Takes a strong "personalist" approach. Catholic Council for the Church and Society (The Netherlands), Homosexual People in Society: A contribution to the Dialogue within the Faith Community, trans, Bernard A. Nachbar, (Mt. Ranier MD: New Ways Ministry, 1980), 21pp. Dutch ed. 1979 Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore, A Ministry to Lesbian and Gay Catholics, 1981 in John Gallagher, Homosexuality and the Magisterium, (New Ways Ministry, c1985) Sensative and sympathetic report. Withdrawn after the 1986 letter. Archdiocesan Gay/Lesbian Outreach (AGLO), Archdiocese of Baltimore, Homosexuality: A Positive Catholic Perspective, Questions and Answers in Lesbian/Gay Ministry, (Baltimore: AGLO, Archdiocese of Baltimore, 198?) A 60 page booklet, the first ever released by an offical Roman Catholic diocesan ministry. Provides a positive context for gay and lesbian ministry in the Church. It gives information and refutes widespread myths, and argues for civil rights for lesbians and gays. Contains a list of recent Church statements and a bibliography. Archdiocese of San Francisco Commission on Social Justice, Homosexuality and Social Justice: Report of the Taskforce on Gay/Lesbian Issues, (San Francisco: Commission on Social Justice, 1982), . The fullest Catholic treatment, but not approved by the hierarchy. Addresses the spiritual lige of gay people, anti-gay violence, Latino gays, the diabled, youth, the aged, and lesbians and gays in religious life and the priesthood. Reissued in an updated and expanded edition in 198?. Congregation for Catholic Education (under Cardinal William Baum), Educational Guidance in Human Love 1983 in John Gallagher, Homosexuality and the Magisterium, (New Ways Ministry, c1985). Raymond Hunthausen, Arcbishop of Seattle, Letter to Priests, (June 1983) in John Gallagher, Homosexuality and the Magisterium, (New Ways Ministry, c1985). "Social science statistics generally place the number of homosexual persons at approximately 10% or the population. This means that one out of four families has a member with a homosexual orientation. Put another way, these statistics tell us that many of our parishoners have, or are related to persons who have, a homosexual orientation" Senate of Priests, San Francisco, Ministry and Homosexuality in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, 1983 in John Gallagher, Homosexuality and the Magisterium, (New Ways Ministry, c1985). John Hickey, Cardinal Archbishop of Washington, Letter on Homosexuality, 1984 in John Gallagher, Homosexuality and the Magisterium, (New Ways Ministry, c1985) Rigid thinking posing as "traditionalism". Washington State Catholic Conference, The Prejudice Against Homosexuals and the Ministry of the Church, 1983 in John Gallagher, Homosexuality and the Magisterium, (New Ways Ministry, c1985). John Quinn, Archbishop of San Francisco, Letter on Violence to Archdiocesan Deans, 1984 in John Gallagher, Homosexuality and the Magisterium, (New Ways Ministry, c1985). P. Dumaine, Pastoral Guidelines for Ministry to Homosexuals in the Diocese of San Jose, [Valley Catholic, March 1986, 28-29] 1986 Catholic Bishops of New Zealand, Dignity, Love, Life, 1986 A statement supporting the rights of gay people and calling for compassion Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, 1986, repr. in Jeaninne Grammick and Pat Furey, eds., The Vatican and Homosexuality: reflections to the "Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral care of Homosexual Persons", (New York: Crossroad, 1988), 1-10 Using a proof-text approach to the Bible, and rejecting modern psychological insights, calls homosexuality an "objective disorder" and says, inter-alia that no-one should be surprised at anti-gay violence when lesbians and gays claim civil rights. Ordered Catholic bishops to eject lesbian and gay Catholic groups from churches. The positive aspect is that this letter finally accepts that homosexuality is a constitutive part of the personality and that gay people are a social group. John Quinn, Archbishop of San Francisco, "Toward and Understading of the `Leter on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons'", America 156:5 7 Feb 1987, 92-95, 160, repr. in Jeaninne Grammick and Pat Furey, eds., The Vartican and Homosexuality: reflections to the "Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral care of Homosexual Persons", (New York: Crossroad, 1988), 13-19 Emphasises it was a letter to bishops, not all. Clearly embarrassed as Cardinals Law and O'Connor were listed to in Rome, while Quinn was ignored. William D. Borders, Archbishop of Baltimore. On Human Sexuality: The Catholic Doctrine Pastoral letter addressed to the priests and people of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, 1987 Reiterates Vatican line. A real disaster compared to the very positive earlier Baltimore statement in the 1980s. United States Catholic Conference, Human Sexuality, (Washington DC: USCC, 1991) Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Some Considerations Concerning the Catholic Response to Legislative Proposals on the Non-Discrimination of Homosexual Persons, 1991 Letter to bishops. Reiterates 1986 letter, then, incredibly, calls on Catholic bishops, with the USA in mind it seems, to oppose civil rights initiatives for lesbians and gays. Says that gays cannot be compared to other discriminated against groups such as racial minorities and women. Also approves of discrimination in teaching, coaching and military employment. Many Catholic bishops in the US have ignored it. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Catechism of the Catholic Church 1992 [Multiple publishers, English ed. 1994] #2357-2359 Thomas Daily, Bishop of Brooklyn, Letter on Homosexuality (title?), (Brooklyn NY: 1993) Nothing original at all. Regurgitates Vatican line, a real step backwards from Bishop Mugavero's work of 1976. John Paul II, Encyclical Veritatis Splendor 1993, # 47 Apparently the first mention by a modern pope of homosexuality in a papal document, as opposed to endorsing the statements of Vatican congregations. John Paul mentions homosexuality, along with contraception, in passing as part of an extended letter defending the use of universalistic natural law ethics and, inter alia, rejecting the insights of cultural anthropology. This is textbook Thomism dressed up as phenomenology. C: Non-Roman Catholic Official and Semi-Official Church Documents on Homosexuality (Chronological) [Note see:- Melton, J. Gordon, The Churches Speak On - Homosexuality: Official Statements from Religious Bodies and Ecumenical Organizations, (Detroit: Gale Research, 1991) Statements from 1563 to 1990] QUAKER: Friends Service Home Committee, Alastair Heron, ed., Towards a Christian View of Sex, (London: Friends Service Home Committee, 1963) repr. in , Edward Batchelor Jr., ed., Homosexuality and Ethics, (New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1980), 135-38 UNITARIAN: Unitarian Universalist Church, Statement on Homosexuality, 1970 LUTHERAN: Lutheran Church in America, Statement on Homosexuality, 1970 Early statement, stating that homosexuals are only sinners like all others. It called for removal of legislation and police actions against gay people. ANGLICAN: Episcopal Dicoese of Michigan, The Report and Recommendations of the Commission on Homosexuality, (Detroit MI: 1973) repr. in Batchelor Jr., Edward, ed., Homosexuality and Ethics, (New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1980), 125-34 ANGLICAN: Church of England in Australia and Tasmania, Diocese of Sydney, Ethics and Social Questions Committee , Report on Homosexuality, (Sydney: Church of England, Diocese of Sydney, 1973) QUAKER: Blaqmires, David, Homosexuality from the Inside, (London: Social Responisbility Council of the Religious Society of Friends, 1973) PRESBYTERIAN: Council on Theology and Culture of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, The Church and Homosexuality: A Prelimnary Study, (1977) PRESBYTERIAN: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.. Advisory Council, Report on the Work of the Taskforce to Study Homosexuality, (New York: Advisory Council on Church and Society [UPUSA], 1978) UCC: United Church of Christ (US), Human Sexuality: A Preliminary Study, (New York: United Church, 1977) Earlt and liberal Protestant study. ANGLICAN: Sims, Bennett J, Episcopalian Bishop of Atlanta, "Sex and Homosexuality: A Pastoral Statement", Christianity Today 22:10 (February 24, 1978), 23-30 Anti-homosexual views expressed. Bishop Sims has now changed his mind, and will celebrate mass for Integrity, ten Episcopal/Anglican lesbian and gay group. ANGLICAN: Church of England, General Synod Board for Social Responsibility, Homosexual Relationships: A contribution to Discussion, (London: CIO Publishing, 1979) Concludes that some people can justifiably enter into homosexual relationships. METHODIST: Methodist Church (England), Division of Social Responsibility, A Christian Understanding of Human Sexuality: A Report of a Working Party for the National Conference of the Methdist Church, (London: Division of Social Responsibility of the Methodist Church, 1979) ORTHODOX: Orthodox Church in America, Sub-Committee of the Ecumenical Task Force of the O.C.A., Women and Men in the Church: A Study of the Community of Women and Men in the Church, (Syosset NY: Dept. of Religious Education, OCA, 1980) Discusses homosexuality in most "traditional" terms. Uses English translations of the Bible that are not accepted as accurate on homosexuality. Good bibliography though. LUTHERAN: Lutherans Concerned/North American Task Force on Theology, A Call for Dialogue: Gay and Lesbian Christians and the Ministry of the Church, October 1985 ANGLICAN: Episcopal Church in the USA, House of Bishops, A Statement by the House of Bishops, 1990 ANGLICAN: Issues in Sexuality: A Statement By the House of Bishops: A Statement by the House of Bishops of the General Synod of the Church of England, December 1991, (London: Church House Publishing, 1991) Moderate statement by Anglican bishops. See homosexuality as condemned in the Bible, but welcomes gay people and couples into the Church. Opposes "practising" gay clergy. Uses the term "homophile" throughout. LUTHERAN: Division for Church in Society, Department for Studies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, The Church and Human Sexuality: A Lutheran Perspective: First Draft of a Social Statement, (Chicago: Division for Church in Society, Department for Studies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1993) ANGLICAN: Continuing the Dialogue:A Pastoral Teaching of the House of Bishops to the Church as the Church Considers Issues of Human Sexuality, 5th Draft (June 1994) Document for discussion at the 1994 Episcopal Church in the US Convention. Takes a traditional line in interpretation of many texts, but also considers recent scholarship. Makes a series of recommednations in somewhat guarded language - for instance about "pastoral" care for gays and lesbians (it uses these terms) or ordaining "practising gay clergy". Basically sees relationships that are analogous to traditional heterosexual marriage as potentially approvable. Draft released electronically, breaking embargo, by a conservative Episcopalian group. D: Bibliographies and Reference Works Abelove, Henry, Michele Aina Barale, and David Halperin, eds, The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader, (New York: Routledge: 1993) Selection of some of most important theoretical and historical writings in Lesbian and Gay Studies. Bullough, Vern, An Annotated Bibliography of Homosexuality, (New York: Garland: 1976) Vol 1, pp 331-62 on religion and homosexuality. Dynes, Wayne, Homosexuality: A Research Guide, (New York and London: Garland, 1987) Indispensable, wonderful and massive annotated bibliography of all areas of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered studies. Does not cover fiction. An essential starting point for lesbian and gay studies. 4858 citations, most heavily annotated. Dynes, Wayne, ed., Encyclopedia of Homosexuality, 2 vols, (Garden City, NY: Garland, 198?) Foster. Jeannette H., Sex Variant Women in Literature: A Historical and Quantative Survey 2nd ed., (New York: Vantage Press, 1956)(repr. Baltimore: Diana Press, 1975) Geloof, kerk en Homoseksualiteit, (Amsterdam: NVIH-COC, 1984) 22 page bibliography of Dutch language books and articles. Horner, Tom, Homosexuality and the Judeo-Christian Tradition: An Annotated Bibliography, (New York: ATLA - Bibliographical Series No. 5, 1981) 459 entries. Good, but very dated by now. The New Catholic Encyclopedia, (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967) Excellent source of information, despite very anti-gay article by John Harvey. Young, Ian, The Male Homosexual in Literature, (Metuchen, NJ.: Scarecrow Press, 1975) II General Lesbian and Gay History [No attempt is made here to be comprehensive: Just the more important secondary sources on lesbian, gay and bisexual history are listed] A: General Aries, Philippe & Andre Bejin, eds., Western Sexuality: Practice and Precept in Past and Present, (Oxford: Blackwell, 1985; orig. pub. as Sexualities Occidentales, Paris: Editions du Seuil/Communications, 1982) Bullough, Vern L., Sexual Variance in Society and History, (Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1976) Large scale survey of both western and eastern cultures in all historical periods. Groundbreaking work, but only a beginning. Has one of few discussions of Byzantine homosexuality. Has good references and foot notes. Bullough, Vern L., Homosexuality: A History, (New York: New American Library, 1979) Coote, Stephen, ed., The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse, (Harmondsworth: Allen Lane, Penguin, 1983) Poetry from Homer to today. Duberman, Martin Bauml, Martha Vincus and George Chauncey, eds. Hidden From History, New York: NAL, 1989) An important collection of essays and articles on a broad stretch of lesbian and gay history. Very informative introduction on basic parameters. Foucault, Michel, History of Sexuality, Vol I: An Introduction, (New York: Pantheon, 1978) Almost more like a meditation than history. Leading French structuralist applies his view of human society, already seen in his history of madness, to sexuality. Argues that sexuality is "constructed" in each society, in a similar manner to language/grammar. This goes against Boswell's idea of "homosexuality" as a continuing part of the human condition. Foucault's ideas, along with Levi-Strauss's have heavily influenced other modern gay historians such as Weeks and Katz, who however, set the formation of modern homosexual consciousness at different periods. The conflict between Boswell and the others is as much an issue of philosophy as history. Garde, Noel I., Jonathan to Gide: The Homosexual in History, (New York: Vantage Press, 1964) Biographical sketches of 303 men in chronological orders. Gives the refs. that justify each inclusion. Greenberg, David F., The Construction of Homosexuality, (Chicago: Chicago UP, 1988) Recent exposition of the social construction school. Has an extensive historical survey. Reviews Boswell, John, "Books: Gay History", Atlantic Feb 1989; 263:2 p. 74-78 Brundage, James A, Church History Mar 1991; 60:1 p. 148-149 Jennings, Kevin, Becoming Visible : A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College Students, (Boston: Alyson, 1994) Karlen, Arno, Sexuality and Homosexuality: A New View, (New York: W.W. Norton, 1971) Early overview. No footnotes, Superseded by Bullough's Sexual Variance. York & London: Harrington Park Press, 1985), repr. of Historical Perspectives on Homosexuality (1981), which was a repr. of Journal of Homosexuality 6:1/2 (1980) Very useful edition of interdisciplinary journal. Many of the articles are cited elsewhere. The publishers republish the issues of this journal as books. The essays cover the early modern and modern period. B: Ancient and Medieval Cantarella, Eva, Bisexuality in the Ancient World, (New Haven: Yale UP, 1992) Covey, Herbert C, "Perceptions and Attitudes toward Sexuality of the Elderly during the Middle Ages", Gerontologist Feb 1989; 29:1 p. 93-100 [Abstract from electronic database]:The proposals that thoughts on the ages of life excluded the elderly from having normal sex lives and that the church of the Middle Ages defined sexual behavior by the elderly as immoral are examined. Dover, Kenneth J., Greek Homosexuality, Updated ed. (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard UP, 1989, c1978; paperback, New York: Random House) Standard work on ancient Greek homosexuality. Goodich, Michael, The Unmentionable Vice: Homosexuality in the Late Medieval Period, (Santa Barbara, Ca.: ABC- Clio, 1979) Much criticised book that attempts an overview. It actually does quite a good job, and has an extensive bibliography and a 30 page translation/extract from inquisition records of Jacques Fournier in the 13th century. {Reviews - AHR 1980, p.375; Speculum (1980), pp. 121- 122; Journal of Homosexuality 6:1/2 (2 separate reviews)} Halperin, David M., One Hundred Years of Homosexuality : And Other Essays on Greek Love, The New Ancient World Series, (London: Routledge Chapman & Hall, 1989) Herman, Gerald, "The `Sin against Nature' and its Echos in Medieval French Literature", Annuale Medievale 17 (1976), pp. 70-87 Kuster, Harvey J., "Gelijkgeslachtelijke liefde in de middeleeuwen", Spiegel Historiael 10 (1975), pp 232-237 Kuster, Harvey J., "L'Amour physique unisexuel au moyen age", Arcadie, (Paris: 1976), pp. 665-670 Kuster, Harvey J., "Homoerotik in de middeleewse poezia", Maatstaf 24 (1976), pp. 40-48 Kuster, Harvey J., Over Homoseksualiteit in Middeleeuws West- Europa, (Utrecht: Univ. of Utrecht Dissertation, 1977) Reviewed criticlly by A.H. Bredero, Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenie 91 (1978), 256-62 Kuster, Harvey J., "Homoseksualiteit in de middeleeuwen", Huisarts en Praktijk, (Utrecht: 1980), pp. 13-16 Kuster, Harvey & Raymond J. Cormier, "Old Views and New Trends: Observations on the Problem of Homosexuality in the Middle Ages", Studii Medievali 25:2 (1985) [Overview of recent work, based on Boswell and Kuster's dissertation.] Leonhardt, W., "Die Homosexualitat der altesten deutschen Literatur", JFZ 12 (1911-12), 153-65 Lilja, S., Homosexuality in Republican and Augustan Rome, (Helsinki: Commentationes Humanorum Litteratum [Societas Scientarum Fennica] 74, 1983) Moore, R.I., The Formation of a Persecuting Society, (Oxford: Blackwell, 1987) Briefly discusses homosexuality, but sets it in the wider context of Jews, lepers, heretics and other persecuted groups. Richlin, Amy, "Not Before Homosexuality: The Materiality of the Cinaedus and the Roman Law against Love Between Men", Journal of History of Sexuality 3:4 (1993), 523- 573 A significant attack on the Foucault/Halperin/Winkler thesis that "homosexuality" is an irrelevant category for the Roman past. Good up to date bibliography on the issues. Approves of Boswell. Ruggiero, Guido, The Boundaries of Eros: Sex, Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice, (New York: Oxford UP, 1985) See pp 109-45 on sodomy. Saslow, James .M., Ganymede in the Renaissance: Homosexuality in Art and Society, (New Haven: Yale UP, 1986) Reviews Source 6:3 (1987), pp. 34-35; Art Bulletin 69:4 (1987), pp. 653-57; AHR 93:1 (1988), p.185} Hope, Charles, "Jupiter's Boy", New York Review of Books May 29, 1986; 33:9 p. 7-10 Sergent, Bernard, Homosexuality in Greek Myth, (Boston: 1986) Stehling, Thomas, trans., Medieval Latin Poems of Male Love and Friendship, (New York: Garland) Gay medieval literature from the Roman Empire to 1300. Alcuin, Ausonius, Luxorius, Abelard, Baudri or Bourgueil, Hilderbert of Lauardin. C: Modern (Since 1500) Adam, Barry D., The Rise of a Gay and Lesbian Movement, (Boston: Twayne, 1987) Good textbook. Main concern is modern period. Discusses some theoretical issues. Alonso Tejada, Luis, La represion sexual en la Espana de Franco, (Barcelona: Caraly, 1977) On gays see pp 217-24. Bingham, Caroline, "Seventeenth-Century Attitudes Towards Deviant Sex", Journal of Interdisciplinary History 1 (1971), 447-68 Bleuel, Hans Peter, Sex and Society in Nazi Germany, (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1974) Discusses inter alia, Roehm's murder, and the view that homosexuals should be drowned in bogs as amongst the ancient Germans. Bray, Alan, Homosexuality in Renaissance England, (London: GMP, 1988, c. 1982) Chauncey, George, Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890-1940, (New York: Basic, 1994) Outstanding book by University of Chicago historian on gay male life in New York before World War II. Based on many interviews and heavy documentary research. Challenges the notion that it all came together only after WWII. Argues persuasively that, especially among the working class, the distinction between "homosexual" and "heterosexual" persons originated only between the 1930s and 1950s: before that "queer" meant much more than just "homosexual" sex, it meant a more radical gender inversion. A good discussion of sources for lesbian and gay history. Courouve, Claude, "Sodomy Trials in France" , ya Books Bulletin 1:1 (1979), 22-23, 26 Coward, D.A., "Attitudes to Homosexuality in Eighteenth Century France", Journal of European Studies 10, 231- 55 Crompton, Louis, "The Myth of Lesbian Immunity", in Salvatore J. Licata & Robert P. Petersen, eds., The Gay Past: A Collection of Historical Essays, (New York; Haworth, 1985), originally Journal of Homosexuality 6:1/2 (Fall/Winter 1980), 11-26 Crompton, Louis, Byron and Greek Love: Homophobia in 19th Century England, (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985) Cruikshank, Margaret, The Gay and Lesbian Liberation Movement, Revolutionary Thought/Radical Movements, (London: Routledge Chapman Hall, 1992) Daniel, Marc, " A Study of Homosexuality in France During the Reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV", ONE Institute Quarterly 14 (Summer 1961), 77-93 and 15 (Fall 1961), 125-36 Based on French language articles in Arcadie. D'Emilio, John, Sexual Politics, Sexual Communites, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983) Most complete account of US homophile movement in 1950s and 1960s. D'Emilio, John & Estelle Freedman, Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America, (New York: Harper & Row, 1988) Documents in the Homosexual Rights Movement in Germany, 1836- 1927, (New York: Arno Press, 1975) Duberman, Martin, About Time : Exploring the Gay Past, rev. ed. (New York: Penguin USA/Meridian, 1991) Duberman, Martin, Stonewall, (New York: 1993) Faderman, Lilian and Brigitte Erikson, Lesbian/Feminism in Turn of the Century Germany, (Weatherby Lake: MO: Naiad Press, 1980) Faderman, Lilian, Surpassing the Love of Men, (New York: William Morrow, 1981) History of Lesbians based on literary sources. Faderman, Lilian, Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbina Life in Twentieth-Century America, (New York: Columbia UP, 199?) Gerard, Kent and Gert Hekma, eds., The Pursuit of Sodomy: Male Homosexuality in Renaissance and Englightenment Europe, (New York: Harrington Park Press, 1989) [also issued as Journal of Homosexuality 16:1/2 (1988)) Haeberle, Erwin J., "Swastika, Pink Triangle and Yellow - the Destruction of Sexology and the Persecution of Homsexuals in Nazi Germany", Journal of Sex Research 17 (1981), 270-87 Hahn, Pierre, ed. Nos ancêtres les pervers: la vie des homosesuels sous le second empire, 9Paris: Oliver Orban, 1971) Selection of texts on 1852-70 period, with an introduction. Heger, Hans, ed., The Men With the Pink Triangles, (London: GMP, 1980) Account of a gay man's experience of Nazi concentration camps. Note that Heger was the reporting journalist, not the anonymous prisoner. Hervez, Jean (pseud. of Raoul Vèze), Les sociétés d'amour au xviiie siècle, (Paris: Daragon, 1906) Hyde, H. Montgomery, The Love that Dared Not Speak Its Name: A Candid History of Homosexuality in Britain, (Boston: Little, Brown, 1970) Hyde, H. Montgomery, The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, (New York: University Books 1956) These trials marked the onset of an anti-homsexual rage in Britain that was take as "tradition" when the long night was broken in the 1970s. Karlinsky, Simon, "Russia's Gay Literature and History (11th- 20th centuriess)", Gay Sunshine 29-30 (Summer-fall 1976), 1-7 Mainly on late 19th and early 20th century literature. Katz, Jonathan, Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the USA - A Documentary, (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976; paperback, New York: Avon Discus) Anthology of 168 documents with some analysis. Gives half of its space to lesbians. Established two importan aspects of modern lesbian and gay history: first that the sources were available; second the "constructionist" idea that the category of "homosexual" is a late 19th century invention. Katz, Jonathan, The Gay/Lesbian Almanac, (New York: Morrow, 1983) Kennedy, Elizabeth Lapovsky and Madeline D. Davis, Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold : The History of a Lesbian Community, (London: Routledge Chapman Hall, 1993) Licata, Salvatore J. & Robert P. Petersen, eds., The Gay Past: A Collection of Historical Essays, (New York; Haworth, 1985), originally Journal of Homosexuality 6:1/2 (Fall/Winter 1980) Lauritsen, John and David Thorstad, The Early Homosexual Rights Movement (1864-1935), (New York: Times Change Press, 1974) Martin, Del & Phyllis Lyon, Lesbian/Women, (San Francisco: Glide Publications, 1972) by co-founders of the Daughters of Bilitis. 1950s homophile movement. Miller, Neil, Out in the World : Gay and Lesbian Life from Buenos Aires to Bangkok, (New York: Vintage, 1993) Newton, Esther, Cherry Grove, Fire Island : Sixty Years in America's First Gay and L esbian Town, (Boston: Beacon Press, 1993) Nouveau, Pierre, "La péché philosophique au de l'homosexualité du xviiie siècle", Arcadie, nos. 254- 259/60 (Feb-Oct 1975) Rousseau, G.S. "The Pursuit of Homsexuality in the Eighteenth Century: 'Utterly Confused Category' and.or Rich Repository", Eighteenth Century Life 9 (1985), 132- 68 Plant, Richard, The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals, (New York: Owl/New Republic/Henry Holt, 1986) Probably the best English language book on the Nazi treatment of gays, but far from perfect. Points out that homosexuality charges were often brought against Catholic clergy.Useful bibliography. For readers of German, see Burkhard Jellonek, Homosexuelle unter dem Hakenkreuz. Teal, Don, The Gay Militants, (New York: Stein and Day, 1971) Detailed account of first two years of the Gay Liberation movement in NYC. Prints many early leaflets verbatim. Schmitt, Arno and Jehoeda Sofer, eds., Sexuality and eroticism among males in Moslem societies, (New York : Haworth Press, 1991) Steakley, James D., The Homosexual Emancipation Movement in Germany, (New York: Arno Press, 1975) III. Lesbian and Gay Religious History A: Ancient and Medieval Alford, John A., "The Grammatical Metaphor: A Survey of its Use in the Mideel Ages", Speculum 57 (1982), 728-60 Bailey, Derrick S., Sexual Relations in Christian Thought, (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954) Bailey, Derrick S., Homosexuality and the Western Christian Tradition, (London: Longmans, Green, 1955;repr. Hamden, Ct.: Archon/Shoestring Press, 1975) Absolutely standard work by Anglican priest. No bibliography but text gives best overview of Church and secular legislation, and cites in full the relevant scriptural, canonical and patristic texts. Barber, Malcom, The Trial of the Templars, (Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 1978) Says sodomy Charges of 1308 are unproven. Use of "sodomy charges in late medieval politics examined. Beck, Hans-Georg, Byzantinisches Erotikon: Orthodoxie- Literatur- Gesellschaft, (Munich: 1983) Becker, Raymond de, The Other Face of Love, trans. Margaret Crosland and Alan Daventry, (New York: Grove Press, 1969; & London: Sphere Books), Survey from Ancient times to now, with concentration on Christian world from early middle ages. St. Bernadino of Siena, Le prediche volgari, ed. Piero Bargellini, (Milan: Rizzoli, 1936) Included two visicious vernacular anti-homosexual sermons by this 15th century saint, #35 (795-97), and #39 (893-919). Other references in his Latin works, sermons 11 and 15 in Opera Omnia, (Florence: 1950) Bieler, Ludwig, ed., The Irish Penitentials, (Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies, 1963) See Payer. This edition does not translate the "dirty bits"! Bleibtrau-Ehrenbergm Gisela, Tabu Homosexualitaet: die Geschicte enies Vorurteils, (Frankfort am Main: S. Fischer, 1978) Stresses German history of anti-homosexuality from earliest times. Bleibtreu-Ehrenberg, Gisela, Der Weibmann : kultischer Geschlechtswechsel im Schamanismus : eine Studie zur Transvestition und Transsexualitat bei Naturvolkern, (Frankfurt am Main : Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, 1984) . Bleibtreu-Ehrenberg, Gisela Ingeborg, Tabu Homosexualitat : d. Geschichte e. Vorurteils, (Frankfurt am Main : S. Fischer, 1978) Bloch, Iwan, "Die Homosexualitaet in Koeln am Ender des 15, Jahrhunderts", JFZ 1 (1908), 528-35 Sodomite sub-culture n 15th century Cologne. Bond, Gerald, "`locus Amoris': The Poetry of Baudri of Bougueil and the Formation of the Ovidian Subculture", Traditio 42 (1986)m 143-93 Sees the subculture as not-homosexual and criticizes Boswell Boswell, John, Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality, (Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1980) The single most important work in lesbian and gay Catholic history by a serious scholar. Proposes that homosexuals were accepted before the 13th century, and then intolerance set in. Criticised by gay radicals for letting the Church off the hook. Boswell rejects idea that homosexual subcultures are a recent development. Reviews of Boswell's Book: [Since this is such an important work, some of the reviews and commentary are listed here - mostly take from the 1985 list in Warren Johansson et al., Homosexuality, Intolerance and Christianity, A Critical Examination, (New York: Scholarship Committee, Gay Academic Union, 1981). Some major articles and books which discuss Boswelll's thesis or parts of it are listed in full elsewhere - those by Greenberg and Bystryn, Hays, Payer, Richlin, Sheehan, and David Wright] Adams, Jeremy, Speculum 56 (April 1981), 350-55 - high commendation Arrowsmith, Keith (pseud. Walter Kendrick), "Toujours gai? Pas du tout!", Village Voice (11 Mar 1981), 44-45 - very positive Bonds, William N., Journal of Homosexuality 7:1 (Fall 1981), 94-102 Boswell, John (interviewed by Richard Hall), "Historian John Boswell on Gay Tolerance and the Christian Tradition", The Advocate (28 May 1981), 20-23, 26- 27 Bronski, Michael, "Gay History; Setting the Record Straight", Gay Community News 8:17 (Nov 1980), p 1 - attacks Boswell for being pro-Church. Brundage, James, Catholic Historical Review 68 (Jan 1982), 62-64 - sees it as an important book with some citation and "special pleading" flaws. Bullough, Vern, "Gods, Gays and Scholars" Inquiry 3:18 (27 October 1980), 28-29 - disagrees with Boswell and sees a basic hostility to homosexuality in Christianity. Christensen, E, English Historical Review 96 (October 1981), 852-54 - sceptical about Aelred and Anslem as gay men. Crompton, Louis, "The Roots of Condemnation", Commonweal (5 June 1981), 338-40 - mixed review. Cunningham, Lawrence s. , New Catholic World 225 (jan 1982), 44-45 - some qualms - but predicted, accurately, that the book would revolutionize the study of homosexuality. Duberman, Martin Bauml, The New Republic 918 October 1980), 32-35 - favorable, with some doubts, because he thinks Boswell is "conservative". Dynes, Wayne, Gay Books Bulletin 4 (Fall 1980), 2-4 - sees some merit. Calls Boswell's scriptural exegesis "amateurish and tendentious". Grant, Robert, The Christian Century 98 (21 Jan 1981), 60 - generally favourable. Haeberle, Erwin J., Journal of Sex Research 17 (1981), 184-87 Hamilton, Wallace, "ADifferent Mirror", Christopher St (September 1980), 50-55 - positive. Henry, Patrick, Church History 51 (Dec 1982), 448-49 - very favourable. Hill, Bennet D. Library Journal 105 ((1 June 1980), p. 1304 - very favourable. Hoffman, Richard J, "Vices, Gods and Virtues: Cosmology as a Mediating Factor in Attitudes toward Male Homosexuality", Journal of Homosexuality 9:2/3 (Winter 1983/Spring 1984), 27-44 - sees Boswell as a Church apologist. Kennedy, Hubert, The Advocate (20 Dec 1980) - very favourable Lemay, Helen R., "Homosexuality in the Middle Ages", Cross Currents 30 9Fall 1980), 352-60 - has some problems with Boswell's translations. Seems surprised that Boswell is "attempt(ing) to justify homosexual behavior." Leroi, Alan, "Le chmabre des hommes: le second ages d'or de l'homosexualite au moyen-age", Gai Pied Hebdo 166 (26 April 1985), 22-24, 66 - summary of French translation by Alain Tachet (Christianisme, tolerance sociale et homosexualite, Paris: Gallimard, 1985) Lineham, Peter, Times Literary Supplement (London), (23 jan 1981), p. 73 - critical of Boswell's views of St. Anslem Martinelli, Elio, "Cristanismo e Omosessualita", Paideia 37 (1982), 31-40 - - finds some erros and accuses Boswell of being an apologist for Roman Catholicism. Monteagudo, Jesse, "new Book Clarifies Homosexuality in the Bible", The Weekly News (Miami) (1 Oct 1980), p. 3 - accepts Boswell's arguments. Moore, John C. American Historical Review 86 (April 1981), 381-82 - recommends the book but has some reservations. Moore, R.I. History (London). 66: no.217 (June 1981), p. 281 Neuhaus, Richard John, "In The Case of John Boswell", First Things (1994) - recent attack on Boswell by a neo-conservative former Lutheran-turned-super- Roman priest. Uses secondary materiels to attack Boswell - mainly Hays article in the Journal of Religous Ethics and David Wright's article in the Encyclopeadia of Early Christianity. Olsen, Glenn, W., "The Gay Middle Ages: a response to Professor Boswell", Communio: International Catholic Review (summer 1981), pp. 119-138 - Highly critical discussion of Boswell's discussion of natural law by a conservative Catholic. He calls Boswell's arguments "weird" and "foolish". Pagdug, Robert, Body Politic (Toronto) 70 (Feb 1981), 29 - sees book as important, buut criticizes Boswell's use of the word "gay" for the past. Patricca, Nicholas, American Jouranl of Sociology 88 (1983), 1333-6, favouralbe review. Criticizes urban/rural distinction. Robinson, Paul, The New York Times Book Review (10 August 1980), p 12 - very favourable review. Savor, Steven W., "What Boswell Uncovered - Digging for Roots in Frozen Ground", Alternate (Nove 1980), p 61 - favourable review. Shelp, Earl E. Theology Today 38 (1981), 256-58 - favourable. Smith, Tom L. "Medieval Limits to Social Tolerance", Bloomsbury Review (Jan-Feb 1981), pp5ff - favourable to Boswell, but very critical of Goodich's The Unmentionable Vice. Stone, Charles (letter), The Advocate (9 July 1981) p.7 - criticies Boswell and claims that Gay liberation took place during decline of Christianity. Stone, Lawrence, "Sex in the West", The New Republic (8 July 1985), 25-37 - looks a over 20 recent books. Respectful of Boswell. Strouse, Jean, "Homosexuality Since Rome", Newsweek (29 September 1980), 79-82 - favourable, plus profile of Boswell. Thomas, Keith, "Rescuing Homosexual History", New York Review of Books Vol 27 (4 Dec 1980), 26-29 - accuses Boswell of neglectin the penetentials and of "special pleading". Towler, Robert, Sociological Analysis 42 (1981), 187-88 - favourable Vanderbosch, Jane, 'Comment on John Boswell's CSTH", Signs 7 (Spring 1982), 722-24 - criticizes Boswell fro his brevity on women. Weeks, Jeffery, "In Days of Yore When Knighs were Gay", History Today 9july 1980), pp 41ff - finds Boswell's work "far from definitive' (a claim Boswell does not make). Criticies Boswell's use of the word "gay" - Weeks is a leading member of the "social constructionist school of gay history. Wilamowitz-Steindorff, Karl von, (letter) "Only on American Soil", Village Voice (25-31 Mar 1981), p.3 - says attitude to Boswell's book depends on whether you see history of Christianity as one of genocide to gay people. Wright, J. Robert, "Boswell on Homosexuality: A Case Undemonstrated", Anglican Theological Review 66 (1984), 79-94 - concentrates mainly on Boswell's views on scripture. Boswell, John, Rediscovering Gay History : Archetypes of Gay Love in Christian History, (London : Gay Christian Movement, 1982) Early presentation of the themes later developed in Same Sex Unions. Boswell, John, "Revolutions, Universals, Categories", Salmagundi 58-59 (Fall1982-Winter 1983), 89-113 [reprinted, and more easily accessible in, Martin Bauml Duberman, Martha Vincus and Ceorge Chauncey, eds. Hidden From History, New York: NAL, 1989, 17-36) Boswell's extended discussion of the method and theory behind his researches and interpretations. Boswell, John, interview by Lawrence Mass, "Sexual Categories, Sexual Universals: An INterview with John Boswell", Christopher Street 151 (1990), 23-40 Boswell discusses with Mass the implications and controversies over his work. Boswell, John, Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe, (New York: Villard, 1994) A groundbreaking study of the "Adelphopoiia" liturgy, which Boswell argues, was for centuries used as a public liturgy to celebrate erotic relationships between people of the same sex. Reviews "The talk of the town--Beyond Stonewall: Gay struggles, 25 years on". New Yorker Jun 20, 1994; 70:18 p. 35-37 - on Boswell's book. McMillen, Liz, "Same-sex rituals", Chronicle of Higher Education Jun 29, 1994; 40:43 p. A6-A7+ Olson, Ray, "Gay and lesbian books: They're everywhere -- Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe by John Boswell", Booklist Jun 1, 1994; 90:19-20 p. 1735 Paglia, Camille, Washington Post (July 17 1994) - very critical review by ever-press-seeking critic. Preston, Bill, "'Doonesbury' draws attention to new book on same-sex unions", National Catholic Reporter Jul 1, 1994; 30:33 p. 5 Shaw, Brent, "A Groom of One's Own?", The New Republic (July 18 1994), 33-41 - sharply critical review by classical historian. Steinfels, Peter, "Chronicling Medieval Rituals in Same Sex Unions: What were They Solomenizing". New York Times (Jun 11 1994) - summary, and some questions. Stumpf, Doug, "You may now kiss the groom -- Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe by John Boswell", New York Jun 20, 1994; 27:25 p. 59 Stuttaford, Genevieve, "Nonfiction -- Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe by John Boswell", Publishers Weekly Jun 6, 1994; 241:23 p. 52 Woodward, Kenneth L, "Do you, Paul, take Ralph ... -- Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe by John Boswell", Newsweek Jun 20, 1994; 123:25 p. 76-77 Brown, Peter R. L., Augustine of Hippo : a biography, (London: Faber; Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967) Brown, Peter, The Body and Society: Men Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity, (New York: Columbia UP, 1988) Important book by the foremost scholar of late antiquity on the emergence of Christian sexual ethics and thought about the body. Vital. Brundage, James, "Let Me Count the Ways: Canonists and Theologians Contemplate Coital Positions", Journal of Medieval History 10:2 (1984), pp. 81-93 Brundage, James, Law, Sex, and Christian Society in Medieval Europe, (Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, 1987) Now be the standard work on the subject. Bullough, Vern L., "Byzantium and Eastern Orthodox Christianity", in Sexual Variance in Society and History, (Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1976. pp, 317-346 Bullough, Vern, "Transvestites in the Middle Ages", American Journal of Sociology, 79 (1974), 1381-94 Stresses female saints. reprinted in his Sexual Practices. Bullough, Vern L. & James Brundage, Sexual Practices and the Medieval Church, (New Concepts in Human Sexuality Series) (Prometheus Books, 1982) Brundage is a major canon lawyer. Uses quantative methods that are hair-raising at times Castelli, Elizabeth, "`I Will Make Mary Male': Pieties of the Body and Gender: Transformation of Christian Women in Late Antiquity", in Julia Epstein and Kristina Straub, eds. , Body Guards: The Cultural politics of Gender Ambiguity, (New York: Routledge, 1991), 29-39 Cleugh, James, Love Locked Out: A Survey of Love, License, and Restriction in the Middle Ages, (London: Anthony Blond, 1963) Compton, Louis, "Sodomy and Civil Doom: The History of an Unchristian Tradition", Vector Nov 1975, 23-27, 57-58 Brief survey. Crompton, Louis, "Gay Genocide: From Leviticus to Hitler", in Louis Crew, ed., The Gay Academic, (Palm Springs, CA: Etc Publications, 1978), 67-91 Curtius, Ernst R., European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages, (Preinceton NJ: Princeton UP, 1953) See esp pp. 113-27. A discussion of the 11-12th century clerical culture, discussed at greater length by Boswell, which was tolerant of homosexual erotic literature. Daniel, Marc, 'Was St. Thomas [a Becket] a Homosexual?", Homophile Studies: ONE Institute Quarterly, 19 (1963), 68-71 Discusses play by Jean Anouilh which portaryed Becket and Henry II as gay. Concludes that there is not sufficient evidence. Dynes, Wayne, "Christianity and the Politics of Sex", in Warren Johansson et al., Homosexuality, Intolerance and Christianity, A Critical Examination, (New York: Scholarship Committee, Gay Academic Union, 1981) Less obessively anti-Christian than his colleagues in this collection of attacks on Boswell.. Clearly defines, apparently for all gay people, Christianity as "our enemy". Eekhoud, Georges, "Saint Sebastien dans la peinture", Akdemos 1 (Feb 15 1909), 171-75 Eilberg-Schwartz, Howard, "People of the Body: The Problem of the Body for the People of the Book", Journal of the History of Sexuality 2:1 (1991), 1-24 Fiske, Adele M. Friends and Friendship in the Monastic Tradition, (Cuernavaca, Mexico: Centro Internacional de Documentacion, 1970) On same-sex friendships in the middle ages. Forsyth, Ilene, "The Ganymede Capital at Vezelay", Gesta: International Center of Medieval Art 15:1-2 (1976), pp. 241-246 Galatariotou, Catia, "Holy Women and Witches: Aspects of Byzantine Conceptions of Gender", Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 9 (1984/85), 55-94 Galatariotou, Catia, "Byzantine Ktetorika Typika: A Comparative Study", Revue des études byzantins 45 (1987), 77- 138 Despite its odd title, this contains one of the best discussions of Byzantine homosexuality - based on an examination of monastic foundation documents - the "typika" of the title. Gauthier, Albert, "La sodomie dans le droit canonique medieval" in L'Erotisme au Moyen Age: Etudes presentees au IIe Colloque de l'Institut d'Etudes Medievales, 3-4 Avril 1976, ed. Roy, Bruno (Montreal: Ed. Aurore, 1977), pp. 109-122 Gilmour-Bryson, Anne, The Trial of the Templars in the Papal States and the Abruzzi, (Vatican: Biblioteco Apostolica Vaticana, 1982) Goodich, Michael, "Sodomy in Ecclesiastical Law and Theory", Journal of Homosexuality 1:3 (1976), pp. 427-434 Looks at penitentials, patristics, canons, episcopal instructions to the clergy. Green, Richard Hamilton, "Alan of Lille's De planctu Naturae", Speculum 31 (1956), 649-74 Greenberg, D.E. & M.H. Bystrin, "Christian Intolerance of Homosexuality", American Journal of Sociology 88 (1982), pp. 515-548 Herter, Hans, "Effeminatus" in Reallexikon fuer Antike und Christentum: Sachworterbuch zur Auxeinandersetzung des Christentums mit der antiken welt, ed. Theodor Klauser., (Stuttgart : Hiersemann, 1950- ) Issued in parts. Looks at history of Christian condemnation of homosexuality. Horn, Walter, and Ernest Born, The Plan of St. Gall, (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979), 3 vols. Discusses Benedictin efforts to prevent sexual contacts with young monks. Ide, Arthur Frederick, Sex, Women and Religion, (Dallas: Monument Press. 1984) Discusses lesbianism in Byzantine convents (p 121). Ide, Arthur Frederick, Lesbianism in the Eearly Religious Order of the Christian Church, (Dallas: Monument Press. 19??) This and the following were reported as "forthcoming" in the 1985 bibliography by Nancy Manahan in Lesbian Nuns: Breaking the Silence. Nothing by Ide is cited by other scholars, and I have not read anything that impresses. Ide, Arthur Frederick, Lesbianism in the Medieval Nunnery, (Dallas: Monument Press. 19??) Johansson, Warren, "Ex parte Themis: The Historic Guilt of the Christian Church", in Warren Johansson et al., Homosexuality, Intolerance and Christianity, A Critical Examination, (New York: Scholarship Committee, Gay Academic Union, 1981) Part of the Gay Academic Union attack on Boswell's book. Members of GAU identified Christianity as the cause of homophobia and opposed what they saw as Boswell's attempt to exonerate the Church. The booklet here also contains an interesting list of reviews of Boswell's book. Johansson has a good command of sources and language, but still comes across as cranky. Johansson, Warren, "London's Medieval Sodomites", Cabiron 10 (1984), 6-7, 34 Based ona text of Richard of Devizes Johnson, Penelope D. , Equal in Monastic Profession: Religious Women in Medieval France, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991) pp 112-130, a discussion of the vow of chastity, including a rare discussion of lesbianism among medieval nuns. There are rare indications of such activity, but very "rare" indeed. Karras, Ruth M. "Friendship and Love in the lives of two twelfth- century English saints", Journal of Medieval History 14:4 (1988), 305-320 Aelred of Rievaulx and Christina of Markyate Koukales, P, The Private Life of the Byzantines [Byzantinon bios kai politismos] 8 vols., (Athens: Institut Francais, 1947-57)(in modern Greek) Vol IV, 505-39 on homosexuality: NB sometimes referred to as Vie et Civilisation byzantines - check for French translation. Laeuchli, Samuel, Power and Sexuality: The Emergence of Canon Law at the Synod of Elvira, (Philadelphia: 1972) Lauritsen, John, "Culpa Ecclesiae: Boswell's Dilemma",in Homosexuality, Intolerance and Christianity: A Critical Examination, (New York: Scholarship Committe, Gay Academic Union, 1981) Attack on Boswell's theory that the Church did not create hatred of gays, by a leading proponent of the theory that the Church was responsible. Quiet virulent about Boswell - who is said to lack "integrity". Lauritsen is now a leading figure in the attempt to deny that HIV causes AIDS. Lea, H.C., A History of the Middle Ages, 3 vols., (New York: Harper, 1887) See Vol 1: 32-34, 85, 101; vol 2, 150, 335, 408; vol 3, 639 Lea, H.C., "Unnatural Crime", in A History of the Inquisition in Spain 4 vols., (New York: Macmillan, 1922), Vol 4, pp. 361-377 (Chapter 16) 1497-1123, finds 20 persons burned at the stake and 48 "relaxed'. Leclerq, Jean, Monks and Love in 12th Century France: Psychohistorical Essays, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1979) {Reviewed: AHR (1982), p.377} Legman, Gershon, The Guilt of the Templars, (New York: Basic, 1966) Argues that the Templars were a homosexual warrior order and were resistant to medieval Christianity. Poppycock. Levin, Eve, Sex and Society in the World of the Orthodox Slaves, 900-1700, (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1989) Discusses homosexuality - emphasises that anal sex was the major problem. Also discusses "same-sex unions" [149-150], but seems serioudly misinformed in seeing a Slavic blood brotherhood origin and thinking that manuscriots go back to "at least the 14th century". Boswell has shown much earlier origins. Shows the general confusion over this issue. Little, Lester K., "Pride Goes Before Avarice: Social Change and Vices in Latin Christendom", American Historical Review 76 (1971), pp. 16-49 Discussion of the changes in the relative seriousness of sins and why this happens. McGuire, B., "Love, Friendship and Sex in the 11th Century: The Experience of Anselm", Studia Theologia 28 (1974), pp. 111-155 [Looks at spiritual/erotic affections. Finds Anselm unobsessed with male sexuality.] McGuire, Brian P., "Monastic Friendship and Toleration in Twelfth Century Cistercian Life", in W. J. Shiels., ed., Monks, Hermits and the Ascetic Tradition, Studies in Church History 22, (London: 1985), 147-160 McGuire, Brian, "Looking Back on Friendship: Medieval Experience and Modern Context", Cistercian Studies 21:2 (1986), pp. 123-142 McGuire, Brian P, Brother and Lover: Aelred of Rievaulx, (New York: Crossroad, 1994) Finally McGuire comes out at says that, from a modern perspective, it is appropraite to say Aelred was "gay" (p.142). Interesting biography and context of Aelred's life, plus recent historigraphy are all discussed. There is an interesting chapter on the modern appeal and cult of Aelred. McNeill, John Thomas, and Helena Gamer, eds., Medieval Handbooks of Penance, (New York: Colimbia UP, 1938) Extensive selection in English. See Payer for analysis. Matter, E. Ann, 'My Sister, My Spouse: Women Identified Women in Medieval Christianity", Jourbal of Feminist Studies in Religion 2 (Fall 1986), 81-93 Miles, Margaret, Carnal Knowing: Female Nakedness and Religious Meaning in the Christian West, (Boston: Beacon Press, 1989; pb New York: Vintage, 1991), 53-77 Monter, E. William, "Sodomy and Heresy in Early Modern Switzerland", Journal of Homosexuality 6:1/2 (1980), pp. 41-55, trans. and revision of "La sodomie a l'epoque moderne en Suisse Romande", Annales ESC 29 (1974), pp. 1023-1033 Le Targat, Francois, Saint-Sebastien dans l'histoire de l'art depuis le XVe siecle, (Paris: Paul Vermont, 1977) Le Targat, Francois, Saint-Sebastien: Adonis et martyr, (Paris: Editions Persona, 1983) Naecke, Paul, "On Homosexuality in Albania", International Journal of Greek Love 1:1 (1965), 39-47, translated by Warren Johansson from Jahrbuch fuer sexuelle Zwischenstufen 9 (1908), 325-327 Noonan, John T., Contraception: A History of its Treatment by Catholic Theologians and Canonists, (Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press, 1966) Looks at all forms of "non-procreative" sexuality and Church attitudes to it. Meeks, Wayne A., The Origins of Christian Morality: The First Two Centuries, (New Haven CT: Yale UP, 1993) Meeks does not really address homosexuality, but he does discuss the origins of the overall sexual ethic with some verve and interest. Olsen, Glenn, "St. Anselm and Homosexuality", Anselm Studies (1988) Article by a conservative Roman Catholic scholar. Pagels, Elaine, Adam, Eve and the Serpent, (New York: Random House, 1988; pb New York: Vintage, 1989) A discussion of the various reinterpretations of the Adam and Eve myth and its repercussions on Western views of sex. Pagels thinks Augustine is largely responsible for the idea that original sin is carried in semen. The book has been criticised by many. Payer, Pierre J., Sex and the Penitentials: Formation of a Sexual Code 550-1150, (Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Press, 1984) Much more negative than Boswell, but then part of Boswell's argument is the concentration on laws and official documents has substantially misrepresented the history of homosexuality in the middle ages. Partner, Peter, The Murdered Magicians: The Templars and Their Myth,(London: Oxford UP, 1982) Suggests the Templats were homosexual. Peter Damian, Liber Gomorrhanius in MPL 145, cols. 159-190, and as Book of Gomorrah: An Eleventh Century Treatise Against Clerical Homosexual Practice, trans. Pierre J. Payer, (Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 1982) One of the strongest attacks in the middle ages on homo sexuality. The only surviving one it seems. Ranke-Heinemann, Ute, Eunuchs for the Kingdom of God: Women, Sexuality, and the Catholic Church, trans Peter Heinegg, (New York: Doubleday, 1990, German ed. 1988) Although Ranke-Heinemann is somewaht selective in her views, she marshals much evidence about the history of Roman Catholic attitudes towards sex, boty those that have changed and those that have not. She is much more pessimistic than Boswell. Chapter 27 address homosexuality directly, but it is her other chapters that ar most interesting. Reviews Berry, Jason, "One Angry Catholic", New York Times Book Review Dec 30, 1990; p. 7, 8:1 Cahill, Susan, "Books: Critics' Choices for Christmas ", Commonweal Dec 7, 1990; 117:21 p. 730-731 Chadwick, Henry, "Celibacy Slated", Times Literary Supplement Jun 22, 1990; :4551 p. 663 Chittister, Joan, "If Bashing Is Backed by the Facts, Beware", National Catholic Reporter Feb 8, 1991; 27:15 p. 19-20 Genovesi, Vincent J, Theological Studies Dec 1991; 52:4 p. 770-773 Gleason, Elisabeth G, Catholic Historical Review Oct 1991; 77:4 p. 659-660 Hardy, Linda, "Cardinal Bashes Book, Makes It a Best- Seller -- Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven: Women, Sexuality, and the Catholic Church by Uta Ranke-Heinemann and translated by Peter Heinegg Photograph", National Catholic Reporter Feb 8, 1991; 27:15 p. 19-20 Maitland, Sara, "Blind Mouths", New Statesman & Society Apr 20, 1990; 3:97 p. 37 Porter, Jean, America Mar 30, 1991; 164:12 p. 350 Read, Piers Paul, "When Sex Is Not a Sin", Spectator May 12, 1990; 39-40 Stuttaford, Genevieve, "Nonfiction: Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven ", Publishers Weekly Oct 19, 1990; 237:42 p. 45 Watts, Richard S, "Religion: Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven", Library Journal Dec 1990; 115:21 p. 130 Weeks, Jeffrey, History Today Nov 1992; 42 p. 57 Wright, A D, History Feb 1993; 78:252 p. 65-66 Ringrose, Kathryn, "Living in the Shadows: Eunuchs and Gender in Byzantium", in Gilbert Herdt, ed., Third Sex, Third Gender, (New York: Zone, 1994), 85-110 Roby, Douglass, "Early Medieval Attitudes to Homosexuality", Gai Saber 1 (1977), 67-79 Russell, Kenneth C., "Aelred, the Gay Abbot of Rievaulx", Studia Mystica 5:4 (Winter 1982), 51-64 Salisbury, Joyce E., "The Latin Doctors of the Church on Sexuality", Journal of Medical History 12:4 (1986), pp. 279-290 Augustine, Ambrose, Jerome - After Augustine a change in view and celibacy seen as essential. Saslow, James M, "The Tenderest Lover: Saint Sebastian in Renaissance Painting: A proposed Iconology for North Italian Art, 1450-1550", Gai Saber 1:1 (Spring 1977), 58-66, and response by Wayne Dynes, Gai Saber 1:2 (Summer 1977), 150-51 Sheehan, M.M., "Christianity and Homosexuality", Journal of Ecclesiastical History 33 (1982), pp. 438-446 Reviews Boswell, Social Tolerance, Goodich, Unmentionable Vice, and Coleman, Christian Attitudes Shiels, W.J., ed., Persecution and Tolerance. Studies in Church History 21, (1984) Collected articles. Tannahill. Reay, Sex in History, (Briarcliff Manor NY: Stein and Day, 1980; pb New York: Scarborough Books, 1982) Extended journalistic account of sex in history. Nevertheless useful and the easiest place to find information such as how castration was performed. Discusses the effects of Christianity, and the Sodom story, p. 153ff, p.285ff and p.375ff. Tentler, Thomas T., Sex and Confession on the Eve of the Reformation, (New York: 1979) Watkins, Renee Neu, "Mythology as Code: Lapo da Castiglionchio's View of Homosexuality and Materialism at the Curia", Journal of the History of Ideas Jan 1992; 53:1 p. 138-144 [Abstract from electronic database]:In 1438, Lapo da Castiglionchio wrote a lengthy Latin dialogue defending the service of the Pope and the tone of life at the Curia. He also made three references to homosexuality. His views toward homosexuals are discussed. Wetherbee, Winthrop, "The Function of Poetry in `De Planctu Naturae" of Alain de Liile", Traditio 25 (1969), pp. 86- 125 Unsympathetic to homosexuality. See pp. 102-105 Wright, David, "Homosexuality" in Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. ed. Everett Ferguson et al., (New York : Garland Pub., 1990) Contains this gem "The conclusion must be that for all the interest and stimulus Boswell's book provides in the end of the day NOT ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE that the teaching mind of the early Church countenanced homosexual activity." See entry under Biblical studies on an earlier Wright article. Ziolkowski, Jan, Alan of Lille's Grammar of Sex: The Meaning of Gramma to a Twelfth Century Intellectual, Speculum Anniversary Monographs 10, (Cambridge, Mass.: Medieval Academy of America, 1985) review, Speculum 63 (1988), p. 1015. Alan discussed homosexuality using a metaphor of bad grammar. Zymaris, Nicholas, "The Rite of `Spiritual Brotherhood', Homosexuality, and the Orthodox Church", Axios (May 1984), 6-8 Zymaris, who is a long term student of Albania, speaks Albanian and has visisted as recently as 1993 churches in Albania which perform liturgical same-sex unions. B: Modern (Since 1500) Anabarbite Rivas, Hector and Ricardo Lorenzo Sanz, Homosexualidad: el asunto esta caliente, (Madrid: Queimada, 1979) Looks at data from the Inquisition and then modern Spanish gay movement. Briggs, Kenneth, Holy Siege: The Year That Shook Catholic America, (1992) Review Watts, Richard S, Library Journal Oct 15, 1992; 117:17 p. 71 Bristow, Edward J, Vice and Vigilence: Purity Movements in Britain since 1700, (Totowa NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1977) Brown, Judith C., "Lesbian Sexuality in Renaissance Italy: The Case of Sister Benedetta Carlini", Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 9:4 (Summer 1984), pp. 751-758; repr. in The Lesbian Issue: Essays from Signs, ed. Estelle B. Freedman et al (Chicago & London: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1985), pp. 271-278 Brown, Judith C., Immodest Acts - The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, (New York: Oxford UP, 1986) Discusses life and trials of Sister Benedetta Carlini in the 17th century. A rather late idead of "Renaissance". Expansion of an earlier article in Signs 9:4 (1984), 751-58 Reviews Bell, R.M., "Renaissance Sexuality and the Florentine Archives; the "lesbian nun" of Judith Brown", Renaissance Quarterly 40 (1987), 485-511 -Review article and discussion. Boswell, John, "Old Habits, New Habits", New Republic Jan 6, 1986; 194:1 p. 36-39 Randall, Frederika, "Divine Visions, Diabolical Obsessions", New York Times Book Review Jan 19, 1986; p. 27 Jnl Mod Hist 60(1988), 172-174 Cath Hist Rev 73(1987), 619-620 Histoire 108(1988), p.66 American Journal of Sociology 93(1987), 324-336; Chauncy Jr., George, "Christian Brotherhood of Sexual Perversion? Homosexual Identities and the Construction of Sexual Boundaries in the World War I Era", Journal of Social History 19 (1985), 189-212, repr. in Martin Bauml Duberman, Martha Vincus and Ceorge Chauncey, eds. Hidden From History, (New York: NAL, 1989), 294-317 Cooney, John, The American Pope: The Life and Times of Francis Cardinal Spellman, (New York: Times Books, 1984) Diocesan pressure reportedly reduced the discussion of "Franny's" homosexuality in this book. Cooney cautiously mentions it on p. 91 and p.109 - and gives sources for his information. As Gore Vidal is quoted as saying "The serious crimes of Spellman were not sexual." Defensa de los religiones de Convento de la Merced conta el proyecto de ley sobre supression de las communidades en el Peru, (Lima: 1886) Defense of a monastery accused of "unnatural practices. Delon, Michel, "The Priest, the Philosopher, and Homosexuality in Enlightenment France", Eighteenth Century Life 9 (1985), 122-131 Delumeau, Jean, Sin and Fear: The Emergence of Western Guilt Culture in thr 13th-18th Centuries, trans. Eric Nicholson, (New York: St. Martins Press, 1990; French original 1983) A widely read discussion of the emergence of a "guilt culture" in the Est. Pp 436-45 is a vital discussion of the obsession with impurity, and indeed its equation with sin, in the Counter-Reformation period. Despite modern Roman approval of marriage, Delumeau demonstrates that long after marriage had been accepted as "sacrament" (in the 13th century), Roman Catholic leaders and moralists remained extremely suspicious of any sexuality. The chief point of the book, though, is its discussion of the use of fear and guilt (with phenomena like "sin lists) by religious leaders to terrify and control the laity. Dickerman, Edmund H. "Henry III's Devotions: A Study in Sex and Religion", Journal of Psychohistory 5:3 (1978), 429- 42 Tries to link Henry's religious activity to his "feminine nature". Dorn, Georgette M, "Latin", American -- Sexuality and Marriage in Colonial Latin", America edited by Asuncion Lavrin", Catholic Historical Review Apr 1991; 77:2 p. 346-348 Dowling, Linda, Hellenism and Homosexulaity in Victorian Oxford, (Ithaca and London: Cornell, 1994) Although her interests are more general, Dowling devotes a chapter to examining the Tractarian, or Oxford movement in the Church of England, which led to many converts to Roman Catholicism as well as the modern Anglo-Catholic movement. She discusses the homosexuality in the lives of figures such as Gerard Manly Hopkins, Fr. William Faber and John Henry Newman, relying at time on Geoffrey Faber's book cited here below, Dubois-Desaulle, G., Les infames pretres et moines non- conformistes en amour, (Paris: Editions de la raison, 1902) An example of French anti-clerical literature of the late 19th/early 20th century. This one, claimiing to draw its sources from police records, list and descibes a lrage number of homosexual French clergymen. This mainly concerns records from the early and mid 18th century. Duperray, Michel., De l'etat et de la capacité des ecclésiastiques pour les ordres et bénéfices, (Paris: P. Emery et M. Brunoet, 1703) For clerical homsexuals see pp. 312-20 (III, 8) Faber, Geoffrey, The Oxford Apostles, (London: 1933) Discusses homosexuality in the Anglo-Catholic moevment, and of such Roman converts as Newman, Richard Hurrell Froude, Fr. Frederick Faber. Harris, John, The Destruction of Sodom: A Sermon Preached at the Public Fast, before the Honourable Assembly of the House of Commons of Parliament, (London: C. Latham, 1628) Example of 16th century sins of sodom litearture. Hebblethwaite, Peter, Paul VI, (New York: 199?) Extensive and well-received biography of Pope Paul VI. Gives a good insight into the history of Catholicism in the early and mid 20th century. Discusses, in somewhat subdued terms, Paul's homosexuality. Hillard, David, "UnEnglish and Unmanly: Anglo-Catholicism and Homosexuality", Victorian Studies 25 (Winter 1982), 181-210 Very interesting account of homosexuality and the Anglo- Catholic movement in the Anglican Church. Horner, Tom, Eros in Greece: A Sexual Inquiry, (New York: Aegean Books, 1978) Looks at modern Greede. Pp. 54-74 on gays. Hurteau, Pierre, "Catholic Moral Discourse on Male Sodomy and Masturbation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries", Journal of the History of Sexuality 4:1 (1993), 1-32 Humphreys, Laud, Out of the Closests: the Sociology of Homosexual Liberation, (Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice- Hall, 1972) Very early discussion of the emerginig gay rights movement. Pp. 143-153 discusses the involvement of gay Christians in movement, and the support provided by liberal ehurches from the very beginning. Iaroslavskij, Eme;'ian Mikhailovich, Biblia dlia veruiuschchikh i neveriuiushchikh. Chast' Il. Kniga Bytiia (The Bible for Believers and Unbelievers, Part II. The Book of Genesis), (Moscow and Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1925), 34-39 Tries to link "sodomy" to vices practiced in Christian monasteries. Ofetn reprinted in the former Soveit Union as anti-religious propaganda. Jarrige, Pierre, Les jesuites mis sur l'eschaufard, (Leiden: J. Nicolas, 164) By a Jesuit who converted to Calvinism. See Chapter 5 on homosexuality. Jurrieu, Pierre, Prèjugés legitimes contre le papisme, (Amsterdam: H. Desbordes, 1685) Attacks sodomy amongst the Catholic clergy. Maynard, John, Victorian Discourses on Sexuality and Religion, (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 199?) Mott, Luiz, and Aroldo Assuncao, "Love's Labors Lost: Five Letters from a Seventeenth Century Portuguese Sodomite" in Kent Gerard and Gert Hekma, eds., The Pursuit of Sodomy: Male Homosexuality in Renaissance and Englightenment Europe, (New York: Harrington Park Press, 1989) [also issued as Journal of Homosexuality 16:1/2 (1988)), 91-104 The oldest homoerotic love letters in a European vernacular - sent by the sacristan of Silves Cathedral in 1664. Preserved courtesy of the inquisition. Perry, Mary Elizabeth, Crime and Society in Early Modern Seville, (Hanover NH: University Presses of New England, 1980) The spectacle of over 300 sodomites nurned to death, and an account by Pedro de Leon, who attended them before hand. Perry, Mary Elizabeth, "The `Neferious Sin" in Early Modern Seville" in Kent Gerard and Gert Hekma, eds., The Pursuit of Sodomy: Male Homosexuality in Renaissance and Englightenment Europe, (New York: Harrington Park Press, 1989) [also issued as Journal of Homosexuality 16:1/2 (1988)), 67-90 Unlike Italy, where secular governments ran the sodomy prosecutions, in Spain the Inquisition was in charge. This is a statistical account from 17th century Seville. Posner, Donald, "Caravaggio's Early Homo-erotic Works", Art Quarterly 24 (1971), 301-26 Discusses Caravaggio's milieu, that around the homosexual Cardinal del Monte. Reade, Brian, ed., Sexual Heretics: Male Homosexuality in English Literature from 1850-1900, (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1970) The introduction contains a discussion of homosexuality and Anglo-Catholicism, as well as homosexuality and Roman Catholicism. Discusses Newman, Froude and Faber. Mostly consists of extracts from prose works and poems. Includes works by Catholic authors Oscar Wilde, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Marc Andre Raffalovichs, A.C. Benson, and Fredrick William Rolfe. Rougement, Denis de, Love in the Western World, trans Montomery Belgion, rev. ed. (New York: Pantheon, 1956; pb New York: Harper, 1956) See pp. 159-64 for an intersting discussion of passion and eroticism in the mysticism of St. Theresa and St. John of the Cross. Russell, George W.E., Saint Alban the Martyr, Holborn: A History of Fifty Years, (London: George Allen and Co., 1913) Account of a famous Anglo-Catholic ritualist church in London which even in 1913 was, as the book says, "a young man's church". The Church in over 150 years never seems to have had anything other than homosexual clergy. Sears, James T., Growing up gay in the South : race, gender, and journeys of the spirit, (New York : Haworth Press, 1991) Seed, Patricia, "Reviews of Books: De la Santidad a la Perversion ", American Historical Review Apr 1989; 94:2 p. 557-558 [Abstract from electronic database]:Patricia Seed reviews "De la Santidad a la Perversion: O de porque no se cumplia la ley de Dios en la sociedad novohispana," edited by Sergio Ortega. Trevisan, Joao S., Perverts in Paradise, trans. Martin Foreman, (London: GMP, 1986) A historical account of gays in Brazil. Trevisan, who is a pioneer in the rich field of Brazilian gay history, recounts the activities of the Inquisition on Brazil against "sodmites". IV Biblical Studies A: General Bartlett, David L., "A Biblical Perspective on Homosexuality", Foundations: Baptist Journal of History and Theology 20 (1977), 133-46 The biblical references condemn, but grace is stronger than condemnation. Barnett, Walter, Homosexuality and the Bible : an interpretation, Wallingford, PA : Pendle Hill Publications, c1979. Bartlett, David, "A Biblical Perspective of Homosexuality", Foundations 20:2 (April-June 1977) Cole, William Graham, Sex and Love in the Bible, (New York :Julian, 1956) Chapter 10 on homosexuality. A real nasty one this. The Bible condemns, but gay people are also psychologically sick. Edwards, George R, Gay/Lesbian Liberation: A Biblical Perspective, (New York: The Prilgrim Press, 1984) Attempts to apply a Liberation Theology perspective to the issue. England, The Rev. Michael E., The Bible and Homosexuality (San Francisco: MCC?Beulahland Press, 1979) Looks at 8 passages in OT and NT - concludes antigay sentiment is minimal or time bound. Helminiak, Daniel, What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality, (San Francisco: Alamo Square Press, 1994) Gay Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar summarises and presents in easily digestible form for the non-expert the findings of Boswell, Scroggs and Countryman. Also cites Hays, Peteren, and Wright [all in this bibliography]. Hirs Franz Joseph, "Homoseksualiteit en theologie: een oversicht over de afgelopen tien jaar", Tijdschrift voor theologie 22 (1982), 178-98 'Homosexualitaet und Bible; von eimen katholischen Geistlichen", JFZ 4 (1902), 199-243 By an anonymous Catholic religious, this publication in the academic jouranl of the early German gay rights movement goes over the usual "proof texts" and argues they are not anti-gay. Horner, Tom, Sex in the Bible, (Rutland VT: Tuttle, 1974) Ide, Arthur Frederick., Zoar & her sisters : homosexuality, the Bible, and Jesus Christ, (Oak Cliff, Tex. : Minuteman Press, 1991) Mount, Eric, and Joanne W. H. Bos, "Scriptures on Sexuality: Shifting Authority", Journal of Presbyterian History 59 (Summer 1981), 219-42 Patai, Raphael, Sex and Family in the Bible and the Middle East, (Garden City NY: Doubleday, 1959) Uses modern reports to interpret the Bible. An illegitmate assumption of continuity is made. Pennington, Sylvia, Good News for Modern Gays : a Pro-Gay Biblical Approach, (Hawthorne, CA : Lambada Lite Productions, Lambda Christian Fellowship, c1985) Ridderbos, Simon Jan, Der homosexuelle Naechste, (Hamburg: Fusche Verlag, 1963), See "Bibel und Homosexualitat", 50-73 Schoeps, Hans-Jaochim, "Homosexualitat und Bibel", Zeitschrift fuer evangelische Ethik 6 (1962), 369-74 One of the first people to look at the issue. Sheppard, Gerard, T., "The Use of Scripture within the Christian Ethical debate Concerning Same-Sex Oriented Persons", Union Theological Seminary Quarterly Review 40 (1985), 13-55 Siker, Jeffrey S. "How to Decide? Homosexual Christians, the Bible and Gentile Exclusion", Theology Today July 1994 The author is a Presbyterian Asst. Prof. of Theology at Loyola Marymount University. He proposes two models by analogy for considering the Christian view of homosexuality. The traditional view is analogized to alcoholism, in the sense that one is dealing with an aspect of fallen humanity in which an individual's predisposition is genetic, and the question is one of behavior. The modern (for lack of a better term) view is that one is dealing with a problem similar to that which the first Jewish Christians had in accepting Gentiles into the church. There is an interesting argument that Paul condemned only certain forms of exploitive forms of homosexual behavior, and not homosexuality per se [comment by Harmon Dow Harmon_Dow@CCSBBS.UCHICAGO.EDU] Spong, John S. Rescuing the Bible for Fundamentalists, (San Francisco: HarperSanFranciso, 1991) The Anglican bishop of Newark looks, inter alia, at issues of the Bible and homosexuality. Suggest St. Paul was a repressed homosexual Streecker, Georg, "Homosexualitat in biblischer Sicht", Kerygma und Dogma 28 (1982), 127-41 Condemned in Bible, but Bible cannot erase God's judgement and grace. Sweetin, Ellen M., Called out of our closets :a lesbian/gay biblical ethic of liberation, Thesis 1986. GTU - Berkeley Swidler, Leonard, Biblical Affirmations of Women, (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1979), Look especially at pp. 118-123 for a discussion of the story of Ruth and Naomi. Treese, Robert L., Homosexuality: a contemporary view of the Biblical perspective; prepared for the Consultation on Theology and the Homosexual ; sponsored by Glide Urban Center and the Council on Religion and.Homosexuality, (San Francisco, Calif. : Glide Urban Center, 1966?). Very early study sponsored by the Clerical organization wihc was so important in early San Francisco gay activism. Von Rohr, John. Homosexuality: Biblical and theological perspectives; a paper for the Pacific Coast Theological Group. [n. p.] 1965. Papers (Pacific Coast Theological Society) Weber, Joseph C., "Does the Bible Condemn Homosexual Acts?", Engage/Social Action 3:5 (May 1975), 28-31, 34-35 Westermarck, Edward, The Origin and Development of Moral Ideas, 2d ed, (London: Macmillan, 1917) Chaoer 43 on "Homosexual Love". White, Andrew Dickson, A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom, (New York: D. Appleton, 1890), 2 vols. Capter 18 (vol 2: 209-63), shows that the Sodom story is without historical basis, but is a myth arising from the geography of the Dead Sea region. Wine, Walter, "Biblical Perspectives on Homosexuality", Christian Century 96:36 (Nov 7 1979), 1082-86 Woogon, Harry A., "A Biblical and Historical Study of Homosexuality", Jouranl of Religious Health 20 (1981), 156-73 B: Jewish Scriptures (Old Testament) Astor, Michael, "Tamar the Hierodule", Journal of Biblical Literature 85 (1966), 185-96 Argues the "kedeshim" were indeed male cult prostitutes. Barton, George A, "Sodom", in James Hastings, ed., Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, (New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1921), Vol 10, p672 Early denial of homosexual interpretation of Sodom legend. "David und der heilige Augustin, zwei Bisexuelle", JFZ 2 (1900), 288-94 Early German discussion of David's bisexulaity, along with St. Augustine's. Douglas, Mary, Purity and Danger, (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1966) Vastly influential book by an anthropologist who examined the Levitical code and argued that it is a purity code. She explores what this means. See Countryman for one use of her ideas. Engelsing, Rolf, Wie Sodom und Gomorrha : d. Zerstorung d. Stadte, (Berlin : Mann, 1978) Fields, Weston W., Sodom and Gomorrah : tradition, motif, and message : a traditio- literary study of Genesis 19 and related Biblical narratives, (Israel : h. mo. l., 1992, Thesis (Ph. D.)--ha-Universitah ha-Ivrit bi- Yerushalayim, 1992) Gangel, Kenneth, The Gospel and the Gay, (Nashville: Nelson, 1978) Sees homosexuality as "tragic". Mainly looks at the Old Testament (Jewish Scriptures), Hay, Henry, "The Moral Climate of Canaan at the Time of the Judges", ONE Institute Quarterly 1 (Spring 1958), 8-16 and 2 (Summer 1958), 50-59 By one of the founders of the modern gay movement. Horner, Tom, Jonathan Loved David: Homosexuality in Biblical Times, (Philadelphia: Westeminster, 1978) Long and thorough discussion of all the important Biblical texts. Argues that David did love Jonathan. Ide, Arthur Frederick., Gomorrah & the rise of homophobia, (Las Colinas : Liberal Press, 1985) This author publishes a great deal of what look like relevent material, but does not seem to be reffered to by other authors. Ide, Arthur Frederick., The city of Sodom & homosexuality in western religious thought to 630 CE, (Dallas : Monument Press, 1985) Ide, Arthur Frederick., Noah and the Ark: The Influence of Sex, Homophobia and Heterosexism in the Flood Story (1992) Kyle, Melvin Grove, Explorations at Sodom : the story of ancient Sodom in the light of modern research, (New York : Arno Press, 1977, 1928., reprint of the 1928 ed. published by F. H. Revell Co., New York). Loader, J. A., A Tale Of Two Cities : Sodom And Gomorrah In The Old Testament, Early Jewish And Early Christian Traditions, (Kampen : J.H. Kok Pub. House, 1990) Martin, Damien, "The Perennial Canaanites: the Sin of Homosexuality", Etc 41 (1984), pp. 340-361 Niditch, Susan, "The `Sodomite' Theme in Judges 19-20: family, Community, and Social Disintegration", Catholic Biblical Quarterly 44 (1982), 365-78 Phillps, Antony, "Uncovering Father's Skirt". Vetus Testamentum 30 (1980), 38-43 On Deut. 23:16, Lev 18:7 and Gen 9:20 ff - sees them as prohibitions against sones seducing fathers. Roth, Wolfgang, "What of Sodom amd Gemorrah? Homosexual Acts in the Old Testament", Explor 1:2 (Fall, 1975), 7-14 Ukleja, P. Michael, "Homosexuality and the Old Testament", Biblia sacra 104 (1983), 259-66 Wood, Robert W., "Homosexual Behavior in the Bible", ONE Institute Quarterly 5:1 (1962), 10-19 Sees both David and Jonathan, and Ruth and Naomi stories as probably homosexual. Yamauchi, Edwin M. "Was Nehemiah the cupbearer a eunuch?",Zeitschrift fuer die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 92:1 (1980) 132-142 According to Neh 1:11 Nehemiah was a cupbearer to the Persian king. Extrabiblical texts and artistic representations reveal the importance of this office. From a variety of argument, chiefly references in Ctesias, most scholars have concluded that Nehemiah was probably a eunuch. A critical examination of these arguments, however, reveals that many of them are untenable or less than convincing. Though Nehemiah may have been a eunuch, we cannot assert that this was more than a possibility. C: New Testament Allison, Dale C. "Eunuchs because of the kingdom of heaven (Matt 19-12)", TSF Bulletin 8: 2 November-December 1984, 2-5 Argues that the original meaning of the Lord's words in Matt 19:12 is to be gained through 1) knowledge of the status and classification of eunuchs in ancient Judaism; 2) awareness of the existence of a common proverbial sentence pattern (see, for example, Prov 20:15; 27:3; 30:33; Matt 8:20; 12:25-26) and 3) reflections on the polemical context of Jesus' ministry. All this leads to the conclusion that Matt 19:12 was the carefully formulated response to the derogatory jeer that Jesus was a eunuch". Brooten, Bernadette J, "Paul's Views on the Nature of Women and Female Homoeroticism", in Clarissa W. Atkinson et al, eds, Immaculate and Powerful: The Female in Sacred Image and Social Reality, (Boston: Beacon Press, 1985) Cote, Pierre-Rene, "Les eunuques pour le Royaume" ,Eglise et Theologie (Ottawa) 17:3 (1986) 321-334 Countryman, L. William, Dirt, Greed & Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today, (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988) Countryman, L. William, The Bible and Sex: How St Paul Faced New Moral Questions, (Cinncinnati: Forward Movement Publications, 1989) Pamphlet which examines 1 Corinthians 7, and suggests that St. Paul's approach was complex and non-dogmatic. Devor. Richard, C., "Homosexuality and St. Paul", Pastoral Psychology 23 [no. 224] (Mar 1972), 50-58 Doughty, Darrell, "Homosexuality and Obedience", Church and Society 67:5 (May-Jun 1977), 12-23 Insists on looking at theology, not a new New Testament law for answers. Furnish, Victor Paul, The Moral Teaching of Paul; Selected Issues, (Nashville:Nelson, 1978) Pp 52-83 sees St. Paul as condemning "exploitative homosexuality. Hays, R.B., "Relations Natural and Unnatural: A Response to John Boswell's Exegesis of Romans I", Journal of Religious Ethics 14 (1986), pp. 184-215 Widely cited attack on one aspect of Boswell's argument. Criticised by William Countryman in Dirt Greed and Sex . Ide, Arthur Frederick, Battling with beasts : sex in the life and letters of St. Paul : the issue of homosexuality, heterosexuality, and bisexuality, (Garland, Tex. : Tangelwuld Press, 1991) Jeremias, Joachim, "Zu Rm I 22-32", Zeitschrift fuer die nuetestamentliche Wissenschaft 45 (1954), 119-121 Johansson, Warren, "Whoever Shall Say to His Brother Racha (Matthew 5:22)", Cabirion and Gay Books Bulletin 10 (1984), 2-4 Argues that "racha" is a loan word meaning "passive" effeminate homosexual. Since "moros" (which means "fool") can also mean "active" homosexual, Johansson is arguing here that Jesus is saying something like 'Don't call your brother "queer" or "faggot"'. Johnson, Luke Timothy, "Scripture and Spirit", Commonweal 121:2 (Jan 28 1994), 11-14 Sole "pro-gay" voice in an infamous Commonweal special on homosexuality whihc had no lesbian or gay contributor. Concludes by asking "are there narratives of homosexual holiness to which we must begin to listen?' Kahler, Else, "Exegese zweier neutestamentlicher Stellen" in Theodor Bovet, ed., Probleme der Homophilie in medizinischer, theologischer und juristischer Sicht, (Bern: Haupt, 1695), 12-43. Looks at Romans 1:18-32 and I Cor 6:9-11. Krauss, Samuel, Das Leben Jesu nach juedishen Quellen, (Berlin: S. Calvary, 1902) Mentions sources for a combat in the air betweem Jesu and Judas in which Judas sodomizes his opponent! pp. 8, 268 Linscheid, John, ed., Christians and Homosexuality - A Discussion of Biblical and Ethical Issues, 2nd ed., (Philadelphia: the Other Side, 1990) Petersen, William L., "On the Study of "Homosexuality" in Patristic Sources", Studia Patristica 20 (1989), 283-88 Criticises both Boswell and David Wright [misnamed as "John Wright"] on the issue of "arsenokoitai", especially Wright's defence of the RSV translation as "homosexuals". Argues that the word does not mean "all male-male sexual acts", although he does a general Christian aversion to all sex. Robin Scroggs, The New Testament and Homosexuality: Contextual Background for Contemporary Debate, (Philadelphia: Fortress Press: 1983) Smith, Don, Early Christianity and 'the homosexual': a postscript to a blasphemy trial and a challenge to Mrs Whitehouse (in 'measured tones'), (London: Quantum Jump Publications, 1979) Response to Mary Whithouse, a British anti-gay and anti- sex activist, who brought a successful "blasphemous libel" prosecution against "Gay News" in the mid 1970's over its publication of a poem by James Kirkup in which a soldier fantasises about having sex with the dead Christ. Smith, Morton, Clement of Alexandria and a Secret Gospel of Mark, (Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1973) Tries to show a gospel fragment about Jesus' nocturnal initiation of a young man. Smith, Morton, The Secret Gospel: The Discovery and Interepretation of the Secret Gospel of Mark, (New York: Harper and Row, 1973) Smith, Morton, "Clement of Alexandria and the Secret Mark: The Score at the End of the First Decade", Harvard Theological Review 75 (1982), 449-61 Reviews ten years of controversy. Tarachow, Sidney, 'St. Paul and early Christianity: A Psychoanalytic and Historical Study", in W. Muensterberge, ed., Psychoanalysis and the Social Sciences, (New York: International Universities press, 1955), vol 4: 223-81 Argues that Paul had a need for male companionship and that his life and ethcis bear "a strong latent homosexuality." Ukleja, P. Michael, "Homosexuality and the New Testament", Biblia sacra 104 (1983), 350-58 In both articles supports rigorist interpretations. Attacks Boswell on Romans, I Cor. and I Tim. Vischer, Lukas, Die Auslegungsgeschicte von I Kor 6, 1-11: Rechtsverzicht und Schlichtung, Beitaege zur Geschichte der neutestamentlichen Exegese 1, (Tuebingen: J.C.B. Mohr, 1955) Wright, David F., "Homosexuals or Prostitutes? The Meaning of Arsenokoitai (1 Cor 6:9, 1 Tim 1:10", Vigiliae Christianae 38 (1984) 125-53 Serious attack on Boswell's argument that this word does not mean "homosexual". Wright, a conservative evangelical historian at the University of Edinburgh, notes he origin of the word in the Greek of the Septuagint of Leviticus 18:22. Boswell responds in Same- Sex Unions. When Wright first presented these ideas, which are significant, at a University of Edinburgh Faculty Synposium, he began by making a series of homophobic jokes about Boswell's use of the word "gay". Wright, David F., "Early Christian Attitudes to Homosexuality", Studia Patristica 18:3 (1989) 329-33 Critic of Boswell, again. Calls Ausonius a "half-baked Christian. quite. Zaas, Peter, "Was Homosexuality Condoned in the Corinthian Church?", in P. J. Achtemeier, ed., Society of Biblical Literature 1979 Seminar Papers, (Missoula: SBL, 1979), vol 2, 205-12 Looks at comparative material from ancient texts. V Lesbian and Gay Theological Issues A: Homosexuality "A New Theology of Sex:", Harper's Aug 1988; 277:1659 p. 28- 31 [Abstract from electronic database]:An excerpt from the Episcopal Church Center sees sexuality as a gift from God. Acevedo Marrero, Carlos A. (Carlos Anibal), Cristianismo y homosexualidad : una perspectiva puertorriquena, (Vega Alta, P.R. : C.A. Acevedo Marrero, 1992) Aerwyn, Tom, "Law Morality and Religion in a Christian Society", Religious Studies 20 (March 1984), 70-98 "Anniversary Waltz", Commonweal Jul 15, 1988; 115:13 p. 387- 388 [Abstract from electronic database]:The encyclical "Humanae vitae" caused Catholics to question the Church's whole teachings on marriage and sexuality. The Church failed to develop a fuller understanding of the subjects and lost control of the moral ground. Arthur, Robert L. Homosexuality and the Conservative Christian, (Los Anegeles: Universak Fellowship Press, 1982) By a member of the Metropolitan community Church. Barnhorn, J.A.J. et al., Het vrangstuk der homosexualitat, (Roermund: Romen, 1941) Papers from a largely negative Dutch Roman Catholic conference held just after the start of World War II. Batchelor Jr., Edward, ed., Homosexuality and Ethics, (New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1980) Selections from a variety of authors, inlcuding Aquinas, Barth, Pittenger and Ruether. Baum, Gregory, "A letter from the Pope", Canadian Forum Dec 1993; 72:825 p. 21-24 [Abstract from electronic database]:Pope John Paul II's encyclical, "Veritatis splendor," which deals with ethics or moral theology, has a disciplinary purpose. The letter alerts Catholic bishops to the "crisis" within the Church, namely the ever growing dissent of the faithful and of moral theologians with the Church's official ethical teaching on sexuality. Baumann Paul, "An Incarnational Ethic: Listening to One Another", Commonweal 121:2 (Jan 28 1994), 17-22 Longest article in an infamous Commonweal special on homosexuality which had no openly lesbian or gay contributors. Baumann, associate editor of Commonweal. Argumen is that "Catholicism teaches that the conjugal act, by its very nature, both unites man and wife [sic] and ties sexual love to procreation. Homosexual acts, by definition and in principle, sever the connection between sexuality and procreation. Can that be reconciled to Catholicism's sacramentalization of sexual love in marriage? I Don't think so. Such a development seesm beither likely nor sound. Nor can I envision how it might be made theologically coherent". Earlier on, and unsurpringly, Baumann had said "Appeals to experience...will not suffice". Benson, E.O.D., In Defense of Homosexuality, Male and Female: A Rational Evaluation of Social Prejudice, repr. as What Every Homosexual Knows, (New York: Julian Press, 1965) Secular discussion and argument that homosexuality is ethically correct. Blair, Ralph, ed. Homosexuality and Religion, (New York : National Task Force on STudent Personnel Services and Homosexuality, 1972) Four papers from various traditions. Blair, Ralph, Holier-than-Thou: Hocus Pocus and Homosexuality, (New York : the author, 1977) Blair, Ralph, An Evangelical Look At Homosexuality, rev. ed. (New York : Homosexual Community Counseling Center, 1977, 1972), originally published as the Gay Evangelical in Homosexuality and Religion (No. 13) in the Otherwise Monograph series Blueher, Edward, ed. Die Aristie des Hesus von Nazareth: Philosophische Grundlegung der Lehre und Erscheinung Christi, (Prien: Kampmann unds Schnabel, 1921) Early German views. Bochmuehl, Klaus, "Homosexuality in Biblical Perspective", Christianity Today 17 (Feb 16, 1973), 12-18 Interview with Helmut Thielke - see below for his book. Boyd, Malcolm, "Was Jesus gay?", Advocate: Dec 4, 1990; :565 p. 90 [Abstract from electronic database]:The subject of Jesus's sexuality is discussed. Denying Jesus' sexuality has led the church to create an unholy abyss between the human body and the soul. Browing, Don. S., "Homosexuality, Theology, thr Social Sciences and The Church, Encoounter 40 (1979), 223-43 Looks at statements by RC Church, Disciples of Christ and The UCC. Brussard, A.J.A. et al, Een mens hoeft niet alleen te bleven: een evangelische visie op homofilie, (Baarn: Ten Have, 1977) Buckley, Michael J., Morality and the homosexual; a Catholic approach to a moral problem. With foreword by John C. Heenan. (Westminster, Md., Newman Press, 1960) Homophobic. Manual for Roman Catholic priests. Attacks Bailey's refutation of homosexual interpretation of the Sodom story. Cahill, Lisa Sowle, "Sexual issues in Christian Theological Ethics", Religious Studies Review 4 (1978), 1-14 Looks over 1970's scholarship. Cahill, Lisa Sowle, Between the Sexes: Foundations for a Christian Ethics of Sexuality, (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985) Cahill, Lisa Sowle, "Moral Methodology: A Case Study" in Robert Nugent, ed., A Challenge to Love: Gay and Lesbian Catholics in the Church, (New York: Crossroad, 1987) Cahill, Lisa Sowle, "Sex and Gender: The Universal Catechism's Presentation America Mar 3, 1990; 162:8 p. 197-200+ [Abstract from electronic database]:The proposed "Catechism for the Universal Church" tries to uphold high ideals of sex and marriage as part of a total communion of persons, but seems uninterested in a dialogue about the value of the Catholic vision with the Catholic Church as a whole. Cahill, Lisa Sowle, Women and sexuality, (New York : Paulist Press, 1992) Cahill, Lisa Sowle, "Abortion, sex and gender: The church's public voice", America May 22, 1993; 168:18 p. 6-11 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Catholic "message" on issues of abortion and sexuality is discussed. Catholicism's ambivalence about both sex and women cripples its call to", Americans to support the unborn. Christian 4:2 (Annuciation, 1977), special volume devoted to homosexuality. Christianity and Crisis 37:9 & 10 (May 30 & June 13, 1977), special volume devoted to homosexuality. Church and Society 73 (Nov-Dec 1982), 3-71, special issue on "Homophobia: The Overlooked Sin" Clark, J. Michael, , A Place To Start : Toward An Unapologetic Gay Liberation Theology, (Dallas : Monument Press, 1989) Clark, J. Michael, A lavender cosmic pilgrim : further ruminations on gay spirituality,theology, & sexuality, (Garland, TX : Tangelwuld Press, 1990) Clark, J. Michael . Beyond our ghettos : gay theology in ecological perspective, (Cleveland, Ohio : Pilgrim Press, 1993) Coleman, Gerald D., Homosexuality - An Appraisal, (Chicago: Franciscan Herald, 1978) Favors civil rights, but calls homosexuality a moral disorder/ Coleman, John, "Revolution homosexuaelle et hermeneutique", Concilium 193 (June 1984), 95-110 Coleman, Peter, Christian Attitudes to Homosexuality, (London: SPCK, 1980) Comstock, Gary David, ed. Religion, homosexuality, and literature, (Las Colinas, Tex. : Monument Press, 1992) Comstock, Gay David, Gay Theology Without Apology, (Cleveland, OH: The Prilgrim Press: 1993) Comstock is a UCC minister and chaplain at Weslyan University. These essays are thoroughly pro-gay and he is willing to attack Biblical homophobia. Inter alia, there are interesting discussions of Biblical bias, Leviticus as a harsh book, Jonathan and David, and so on. Court, J. H., "Homosexuality: A Scientific and Christian Perspective", Interchange 13 (1973) Australian commentary. Curran, Charles, A New Look a Christian Morality,(Notre Dame IN: Fides, 1968) Curran, Charles, Contemporary Problems in Moral Theology,(Notre Dame IN: Fides, 1970) Curran, Charles, "Homosexuality and Moral Theology: Methodological and Substantive Considerations", The Thomist 35:3 (July 1971), 447-81 Curran, Charles, "Moral Theology and Homosexuality" in Jeaninne Grammick, ed., Homosexuality and the Catholic Church,(Mt. Ranier, MD: New Ways Ministry, 1983) Curran, Charles E., Toward An American Catholic Moral Theology, (Notre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame Press, 1987) Curran, Charles E, "Roman Catholic Sexual Ethics: A Dissenting View", Christian Century Dec 16, 1987; 104:38 p. 1139-1142 [Abstract from electronic database]:The official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church on sexuality are called to question. It is recommended that the church become more liberal in accepting the sexual behavior of varioous Catholics. Curran, Charles E., Tensions in moral theology, (Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, 1988) Curran, Charles E., The Living Tradition Of Catholic Moral Theology, (Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, 1992) Dallas, Joe, Desires in conflict, (Eugene, OR : Harvest House Publishers, 1991) Day, David, Things they never told you in Sunday school : a primer for the Christian homosexual, (Austin : Liberty Press, c1987) Derrick, Christopher, "Our Great Blind Spot", America May 30, 1987; 156:21 p. 437-439+ [Abstract from electronic database]:The inordinate attention given to the morality of sexuality by the Catholic church, and the ignoring of the morality of violence by the same, are given historical perspective in a discussion. Doherty, Denis, eds., Dimensions of Human Sexuality, (Garden City NY: Doubleday, 1979) A reaction to the Catholic Theological Association report edited by Kosnik. Douma, Jochen, Homophilie, 5th ed. (Kampen: Uitgeverij van den Berg, 1984) Dutch Reformed view. Drakeford, John W., A Christian View of Homsoexuality, (Nashville: Broadman, 1977) Baptist view. Dynes, Wayne R., and Stephen Donaldson, eds., Homosexuality and religion and philosophy, (New York : Garland, 1992) Durand, Guy, La sexualité et la foi: synthèse de théologie morale, (Montreal: Foides, 1983) See chapter 10 on homosexuality. Dwyer, John C., Human Sexuality: A Christian, (1989) Reviews Gudorf, Christine, Cross Currents Summer 1989; 39:2 p. 213-217 Eichrodt, Walther, "Homosexualitat: Andersartigkeit oder Perversion", Reformatio (Zurich) 12 (1963) 67-82 Discusses Helmut Thielicke's book - see below Eichrodt, Walther, et al., Homosexualitat in evangelischer Sicht, (Wuppertal: Aussaat-Bucherie, 1965) Four German Protestant papers. Farley, Margaret, "An Ethic for Same Sex Love" in Robert Nugent, ed., A Challenge to Love: Gay and Lesbian Catholics in the Church, (New York: Crossroad, 1987) Fede cristiana ed omosessualità, (Prali, Italy: Edizioni Centro Ecumenico di Agape, 1981) Acts of a conference held in 1980 on Christianity and homosexuality. Fuliga, Hose B., "Christian Moral Theological Reflections on the Ethical Issue of Homosexuality", South East Asia Journal of Theology 16:2 (1975), 40-44 Gallagher, John, Homosexuality and the Magisterium : documents from the Vatican and U.S. bishops, 1975- 1985, (Mt. Rainier, Md. (4012 29th St., Mt. Rainier 20712): New Ways Ministry, c1985). Anthology of 20 complete or excerpted statements from Roman congegations, National conferences, individual bishops and diocesan organizations. Contributor's include Bashop Francis Mugavero (Brooklyn), Arcbishop John Raoch, Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, Archbishop John Quinn (San Francisco), Archbishop Rembert Weakland (Milwaukee), Bishop Walter Sullivan, Bishop Stanilaus Brzana, Archbishop James Hickey (Washington DC), Archbishop John Whealon, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, as well as the RC Diocese of Baltimore, Washington State Catholic Conference, San Francisco Senate of Priests, Massachussetts RC Bishops, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, and two vatican congregations. Ginder, Richard, Binding with Briars: Sex and Sin in the Catholic Church, (Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice Hall, 1975) Radical critique by a well-known Catholic writer. Approves of masturbation and homosexuality. Goss, Robert, Jesus Acted Up: A Gay and Lesbian Manifesto, (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993) Radical gay theology, wanting to look to Christ the Liberator. Reviews Stuttaford, Genevieve, "Nonfiction -- Jesus Acted Up: A Gay and Lesbian Manifesto by Robert Goss", Publishers Weekly May 31, 1993; 240:22 p. 36 Chase, Elise, "Religion -- Jesus Acted Up: A Gay and Lesbian Manifesto by Robert Goss", Library Journal May 15, 1993; 118:9 p. 72 Gottschalk, Johannes, "Pastorale Betrachtungen und moraltheologische Ueberlegungen zur Frage der Homosexualitat", in W.S. Schlegel, ed., Das grosse Tabu, (Munich: Ruetten und Loening, 1967), 120-46 Grammick, Jeaninne, Homosexuality and the Catholic Church,(Mt. Ranier, MD: New Ways Ministry, 1983) A collection of essays by both gay and straight theologians, some addressing traditional moral theology, others addressing liberation and feminist theology. The article writers are both religious, and gay theologians (Gramick is a S.S.N.D., sociologist - lesbian specialization) Grammick, Jeaninne and Pat Furey, eds., The Vatican and Homosexuality: reflections to the "Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral care of Homosexual Persons", (New York: Crossroad, 1988) Text of the 1986 letter plus extensive commentary and discussion by a number of lesbian. gay and straight writers. Reviews Griffin, Leslie, "Book Reviews", America Mar 11, 1989; 160:9 p. 227-229 Greene, Michael et al., The Church and Homosexuality: A Positive Answer to Current Questions, (London: Hoddr and Stoughton, 1980) Attack on the CoE 1979 report on homosexual relationships. Griffin, Emilie, "Sexism, Sin, & Grace: Responses to the Bishops' Letter", Commonweal Jun 17, 1988; 115:12 p. 364 [Abstract from electronic database]:The greatest value of the bishops' letter is its rejection of aggression, power, dominance, and control in regard to women. There is also a recognition of the goodness of human sexuality. Guidon, Andre, The Sexual Language: An Essay in Moral Theology, (Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 1976) Homosexuality, pp. 299-377 Hanigan, James P., Homosexuality : The Test Case For Christian Sexual Ethics, (New York : Paulist Press, 1988) Reviews Graham, William C, National Catholic Reporter Sep 9, 1988; 24:40 p. 12-13 Saxon, Randall Lee, Library Journal Jun 1989; 35:10 p. 134 Haas, Harold L., "Homosexuality", Currents in Theology and Mission 5:2 (April 1978), 82-104 Lutheran view in favout of stable gay relationships. Hartfeld, Hermann, Homosexualitat im Kontext von Bibel, Theologie und Seelsorge, (Wuppertal : R. Brockhaus, 1991) Harvey, John F., "Homosexuality", in The New Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol 7, 117-119 (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967) Harvey's article shows that he has not changed his views in the past thirty years. Since this encyclopedia is so widely available in college libraries (in most respects it is excellent), his work here has probably done maximum damage. Hasbeny, Richard, ed., Homosexuality and Religion, (New York: Haworth, 1989) Book format of edition of the Journal of Homosexuality devoted to this issue. Heyward, Carter, Our Passion for Justice: Images of Power, Sexuality and Liberation, (New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1984) Heyward, Carter, The Redemption of God: A Theology of Mutual Relation, (Washington, DC: University Press of America, 1984) Heyward, Carter, Touching Our Strength: The Erotic as Power and the Love of God, (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989) Heyward, Carter and Ellen C. Davis, eds., Speaking of Christ : A Lesbian Feminist Voice, (Pilgrim Press, 1989) "Homosexuality: A Reexamination: E/SA Forum 60", Engage/Social Action 8:3 (March 1980), 9-56 Hoyt, Robert G., "Sex: How Odd of God--The Apparatus & the Ethic Illustration", Commonweal Jul 15, 1988; 115:13 p. 389-390 [Abstract from electronic database]:The anniversary of "Humanae vitae" prompts the author to muse on how the Catholic Church has misinterpreted the sexual act. The current Bishop's letter doesn't really address the issue of sexuality within marriage at all. Hudson, Billy., Christian homosexuality, (North Hollywood, Calif. : Now Library Press, 1970) Hunt, Mary, Fierce Tenderness: Towards a Feminist Theology of Friendship, (San Francisco:: Harper & Row, 1989) Jennings, Theodore W., "Homosexuality and Christian Faith: A Theological Reflection", Christian Century 94 (Feb 16, 1977), 137-42 Jones, Stanton L., "Homosexuality According to Science".Christianity Today. Aug. 18 1989 v 33:11 Does new evidence about homosexuality mandate a change in the church's historic stance? Jones, Arthur, "Offshore Moral Theology, or Era of the 'Flying Dutchman", National Catholic Reporter Sep 28, 1990; 26:42 p. 15 [Abstract from electronic database]:A lecture on the Vatican document "Gaudium et Spes," with an emphasis on marriage and family teaching, is discussed. It is said that there is no dialogue between bishops or theologians who could contribute to the evaluation of life issues, like sex and birth control, and the Vatican that is following decades-old documents to judge the value of such issues or ignoring the issues. Journal of Christian Education 59 (September 1977) Issue devoted to Christian education and sexuality. Kaufman, Philip S., Why You Can Disagree and Remain A Faithful Catholic, (details?) Keysor, Charles W, ed., What You Should Know About Homosexuality, (Grand Rapids MI: Zondervan, 1979) Six conservative Methodist papers. Koertege, Noretta, ed., Philosophy and Homosexuality, (New York: Harrington Park Press, 1983), also pub. as Journal of Homosexuality 6:4 (Summer 1981) Four papers addressing sociobilogical issues by Michael Ruse, Lynda I.A. Birke, John P. DeCecco and Frederick Suppe. Kosnik, Anthony, et al, Human Sexuality: New Directions in American Catholic Thought: A Study Commissioned by the Catholic Theological Society of America, (New York: Paulist Press, 1977) Important overview by professional Catholic thrologians in the US. Does not see homosexuality as perfect. Sees Sodom story as nothing to do with homosexuality, but historically much more important than either Leviticus 18 or Romans 1 in influenciing the tradition. In "Pastoral Guidlines" looks at some forms of acceptance. See Doherty above for a book written in rebuttal. Lauritsen, John, Religious Roots of the Taboo on Homosexuality: A Materialist View, (New York: the author, 1974) Atheist attack which sums up a certain strand of anti- religious thought in the Gay Liberation movement. Looser, Gabriel, Homosexualitat: menschlich - christlich - moralisch, (Frankfurt: P. Lang, 1985) By a Roman Catholic theologian McBrien, Richard, Catholicism, rev ed., (New York; Harper, 1994) Excellent overview - well over 100o pages - of Roman Catholic faith and history. Much more broadly balanced than any official work, and useful to refer intelligent inquirers towards. McCaffrey, Joseph Anthony., Homosexuality. Toward a moral synthesis. Pontificia Studiorum Universitas a Sancto Thoma Aquinate in Urbe. (Rome: Catholic book agency, 1969) McCarthy, Colman, "Pope's new encyclical has little to do with real world", National Catholic Reporter Oct 29, 1993; 30:2 p. 22 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Pope's Veritatis Splendor is discussed. The encyclical reviews the Catholic Church's stand on birth control, homosexuality, masturbation and premarital sex. McCourt, Malcom, ed., Towards a Theology of Gay Liberation, (London: SCM Press, 1977) A series of articles, with some very angry arguments between contributors, on gay theology. McNeill, John, The Church and the Homosexual 4th ed., (Boston: Beacon, 1993, first ed. 1976) Classic work by a former Jesuit priest, and a former frequent celebrant with Dignity/NY. Looks at scripture, moral theology, and pastoral ministry to lesbian and gay people. The fourth edition (1993), and the revised introduction include an analysis of the 1992 Republican Party Convention, along with analyses of recent documentation from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF - Vatican). McNeill, John J, "Homosexuality: Challenging the Church to Grow Illustration", Christian Century Mar 11, 1987; 104:8 p. 242-246 [Abstract from electronic database]:The role of the church and clergy in ministering to homosexuals is discussed. Information is given that should give every Christian community serious reasons to reconsider its understanding of homosexuality. McNeill, John, Taking a Chance on God: Liberating Theology for Gays, Lesbians and Their Lovers, Families and Friend, (Boston: Beacon, 1988) Dignity/New York members recognised much in this book from Fr. McNeill's poweful sermons their over the years. Argues that both tradition and Scripture support same-sex love and a positive gay identity is compatible with Christian faith. Includes an interesting chapter on the relationship between Mary and the gay community. Reviews Gudorf, Christine, Cross Currents Summer 1989; 39:2 p. 213-217 O Donohoe, James A, "Pilgrims of Conscience Illustration", Commonweal Feb 10, 1989; 116:3 p. 90-92 Griffin, Leslie, "Book Reviews", America Mar 11, 1989; 160:9 p. 227-229 Malloy, Edward A., Homosexuality and the Christian Way of Life, (Washington: University Press of America, 1981) By a University of Notre Dame professor opposed to homosexuality, but not visciously so. Martin, Enos D., and Ruth K. Martin, :Developmental and Ethical Issues in Homosexuality: Pastoral Implications", Journal of Psychology and Theology 9 (1981), 58-68 Trying to be supportive, but still saying homsexuality is wrong. Martinez, Demetria, "Madonna Shapes Culture more than the Churches", National Catholic Reporter Nov 13, 1992; 29:4 p. 22 [Abstract from electronic database]:A Catholic woman discusses the discrepancy between what she feels about pornography and what she is supposed to feel. She contends that religion and sexuality are natural allies; both take pleasure in the mysterious. Matt, Hershel J., "Sin, Crime, Sickness or Alternative Lifestyle", Judaism 27:1 (Winter 1978), 13-24 Maurer, Thomas, "Toward a Theology of Homosexuality - Tried and Found Tragic and Trite", in W. Dwight Oberholzer, ed., Is Gay Good?, (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971) Somewhat early homophobic response. Melton, J. Gordon, The Churches Speak On - Homosexuality: Official Statements from religious Bodies and Ecumenical Organizations, (Detroit: Gale Research, 1991) Statements from 1563 to 1990 Menard, Guy, De Sodome a la Exode. Jalons pour une theologie de la liberation gaie, (Montreal: 1'Aurore, 1980) Menard, Guy, "Gay Theology, Which Gay Theology?", in Denis Altman, at al, Homosexuality, Which homosexuality? International Conference on Gay and Lesbian Studies, (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij An Dekker.Schorer; London: GMP, 1989), 127-138 Over view of gay liberation theology and more. Very interesting, but somewhat dense. Michael, Gary, Jesus Christ Homosexual, (Denver: Church of World Peace, 1980) Thinks it was possible that Jesus was gay. Milhaven, John Giles, Towards and New Catholic Morality, (Garden City NY: Doubleday, 1970) esp pp 59-68, which originally appeared as "Homosexuality and the Chrsitian", Homiletic and Pastoral Review 68:8 (1968), 663-69 Mitchell, Basil, "The Homosexuality Report", Theology 83 (1980), 184-90 On the CoE 1979 report on homosexual relationships. Moberly, Elizabeth, "The Conservative Case", Salmagundi 58- 69 (Fall 1982- Winter 1983), 281-299 Article mixing psychoanalysis and "Christian" ethics. Confused, but this women is called on repeatedly to address clerical groups, and is particulalry popular with the Orthodox CChurch in America. Moore, Gareth, The Body in Context : Sex and Catholicism, (London: SCM, 1992) The author is a Dominican priest at Oxford. The review in New Blackfriars says that, while he is careful not to reject the Church's teaching itself on these matters, he does reject most of the arguments used to justify it (e.g. the "objective disorder" stuff). Moore's general approach is to come to the most radical conclusions by taking the radical nature of tradition most seriously rather than as a support for current prejudice. Morey, Ann-Janine, Religion and Sexuality in American Literature, (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1992) Muller, Wunibald, Homosexualitat, eine Herausforderung fur Theologie und Seelsorge, (Mainz : Matthias-Grunewald- Verlag, 1986) Nagel, Thomas, "Sexual Perversion", Journal of Philosophy 66 (1969), 1-17 Nelson, James B., "Homosexuality: An Issue for the Church", Theological Markings 5:2 (Winter 1975), repr. in Christianity and Crisis 37:5 (April 4, 1977), reprinted in idem. Embodiment Nelson, James B., Embodiment: An Approach to Sexuality and Christianity, (Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1978) Nelson, James B., , The Intimiate Connection: Male Sexuality, Masculine Spirituality, (Louisville KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1988) Reviews Graham, William C, , National Catholic Reporter Sep 9, 1988; 24:40 p. 12-13 Gudorf, Christine, Cross Currents Summer 1989; 39:2 p. 213-217 Nelson, James B., and Sandra P. Longfellow, Sexuality and the Sacred: Sources for Theological Reflection, (Louisville KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 199?) Nelson, R A., "Homosexuality and Social Ethics" in Dennis H. Ormseth, (ed.) Gender across generations Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry 5 Fall 1985 351-413 Nugent, C. Robert and Jeannine Gramick, eds., A Time to speak : a collection of contemporary statements from U. S. Catholic sources on homosexuality, gay ministry and social justice 2nd ed., (Mt. Rainier, MD : New Ways Ministry, c1982) This contains statements, recommendations, resolutions, and editorials from Roman Catholic bishops, newspapers, dosocesan agencies, peace and justice groups, lay leaders, liberation theologians, pastors and educators. Nugent, Robert, "Sexual Orientation in Vatican Thinking", in Jeaninne Grammick and Pat Furey, eds., The Vartican and Homosexuality: reflections to the "Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral care of Homosexual Persons", (New York: Crossroad, 1988) Oberholzer, W. Dwight, ed., Is Gay Good?: Ethics, Theology and Homosexuality, (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1971), Essays on "both" sides of the issue. Oraison, Marc, La question homosexuelle, (Paris: Seuil, 1975), trans as The Homosexual Question, (New York: Harper and Row, 1977) By a French Catholic priest. Influenced by Overing at al. Progressive. Overing, A. et al, Homoseksualiteit,. (Hilversum and Antwerp: Paul Brand, 1961; French translation, Homosexualite, Paris Mame, 1967) Had the same sort of impact in the Netherlands and France as Canon Bailey's work did in Britain and America. Pittenger, Norman, Making Sexuality Human: Love and Control in Sexuality, (Philadelphi: Unite Church Press, 1974) Pittenger, Norman, Time for Consent: A Christian's Approach to Homosexuality, 3rd ed., (London: SCM Press, 1976) First major book by an academic theologian arguing for Christian acceptance of gay people. Adopts a "process theology" approach. Pittenger, Norman, "A Theological Approach to Understanding Homosexuality", Religion in Life 43:4 (Winter 1974) Prologue: An Examination of the Mormon Attitude towards Homosexuality, (Salt Lake City: Prometheus Enterprises, 1979) Pronk, Pim, Against nature? : types of moral argumentation regarding homosexuality, trans. John Vriend, (Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans, 1993), original Dutch entitled Tegennatuurlijk? This book by a gay Christian argues that gay Christians should accept that "homosexuality" is not "natural", but argues instead that "naturalness" has nothing to do with goodness before God. This is an argument which might make more sense in a Protestant rather than Catholic tradition of ethical thinking. Quinn, Brian D., A different drummer : metaphysics and the homosexual, (San Francisco, Calif. : Brian D. Quinn, 1975 QUEST Journal/ Supplement Number 3 (November 1986) and QUEST Journal/Supplement (February 1987) This is the publication of QUEST, a British group for gay Catholics. No. 3 prints the 1986 Vatican letter on homosexuality with a paragraph by paragraph critique by Richard Cunliffe, Quest Journal editor. No. 4 prints reaction to the 1986 letter from around the world. Cuneliffe, who follows the standard QUEST line, challenges the Vatican statement, but treats it as if it really were meant to be a "pastoral" letter. He, for instance, agrees with Vatican critiques of the activist gay movement. Ramm, Bernard L., The Right, the Good, and the Happy, (Waco TX: Word Books, 1971) Fairly liberal evangelical view. Religion and gay people, [sound recording] (North Hollywood, Calif.: Pacifica Tape Library, 1973) "RELIGION: A SEXUAL SHOWDOWN:Will the bishops of the Episcopal Church tacitly embrace the new morality?", Time 8/13/94 Rosan, Laurence J., "Philosophies of Homophobia and Homophilia", in Louie Crew, ed,m The Gay Academic, (Palm Springs CA: ETC publications, 1978), 255-81 Ruse, Michael, Homosexuality : A Philosophical Inquiry, (Oxford: Blackwell, 1988) Long and detailed enquiry into homosexuality, looking at psychology, sociobiology, theology, and various philosophical approaches. Samuel, K. Matthew, "A Judeo-Christian Attitude to Homosexuality: An Historical View", AME Zion Quarterly Review 93 (April 1981), 24-31 Secor, Neale A., "A Brief for a New Homosexual Ethic", In Ralph W. Weltge, ed., The Same Sex: An Appaisal of Homosexuality, (Philadelphia: The Pilgrim Press, 1969), 67-82 Seubert, Xavier John, "The Sacramentality of Metaphors: Reflections on Homosexuality", Cross Currents Spring 1991; 41:1 p. 52-68 [Abstract from electronic database]:The use of metaphors is closely related to the Roman Catholic church's difficulty with homosexuality. A contemporary example of a metaphorical process in which an understanding of sexuality was allowed to develop to the point that an established metaphor became a new metaphor is examined. Sinistrari, Ludovico Maria, Peccatum mutum : the secret sin, (Paris : Collection "Le ballet de muses", 1958) Sloyan, Gerard S. Catholic Morality Revisited, (1990) Reviews Flynn, Eileen P, America May 19, 1990; 162:19 p. 507- 508 Smith, Herbert F. and Joseph A. Dilenno, Sexual Inversion: The Questions and Catholic Answers, (Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1979) Predictably negative. Sobel, Alan, ed., Philsophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings, (Totowa NJ: Littlefield and Adams, 1980) Includes articles by Thomas Nagel and so on - to work out what "perversion" means. Spijker, Antonius van de, Die gliechgeschlechtliche Zuneigung: Homotropie - Homosexualitat, Homoerotik, Homophilie - und die katholische Moraltheologie, (Olten: Walter, 1968) Views of a fairly liberal Dutch Catholic priest - in German. Many references. Spong, John S. Living in Sin: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality, (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1990) Reviews Flynn, Eileen P, , America May 19, 1990; 162:19 p. 507- 508 Gudorf, Christine, , Cross Currents Summer 1989; 39:2 p. 213-217 Stemmeler, Michael L. & J. Michael Clark, eds. Homophobia and the Judaeo-Christian tradition, (Dallas : Monument Press : Distributed by Publishers Associates, 1990) Stemmeler, Michael L., & J. Michael Clark, Constructing gay theology : proceedings of the Gay Men's Issues in Religion Consultation of the American Academy of Religion, Fall 1989, (Las Colinas, Tex. : Monument Press, 1991, 1990) Stemmeler, Michael L. & Jose Ignacio Cabezon, eds., Religion, homosexuality, and literature, (Las Colinas, Tex. : Monument Press, 1992) Swomley, John M, "Homosexuality is a part of God's creation", St. Louis Journalism Review Nov 1993; 23:161 p. 2 [Abstract from electronic database]:Many Christian ministers and churches believe homosexuality is wrong and needs to be punished. The view that homosexuality should be tolerated as a part of God's creation is offered. Swidler, Arlene (ed.)., Homosexuality and World Religions, (Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press International, 1993) Taylor, Michael J., Sex : Thoughts for Contemporary Christians, (Garden City, N.Y. : Image Books, 1973, c1972.) Contains, inter alia essays: "Sexuality and sin: a current appraisal" by Charles. E. Curran; "A word about pornography" by Jack Dominian.; "An open letter on homosexuality", by P. C. Nappey; and "The homosexual and the church", by M. T. Kelsey. Theology and Sexuality (Sheffield Academic Press) - a journal beginsing in September 1994 to address the issues of its title. Thevenot, Xavier., Homosexualites masculines et morale chretienne, 2e ed., (Paris : Cerf, 1985) Thielicke, Helmut, The Ethics of Sex, trans. John Doberstein, (New York: Harpoer and Row, 1964) German Protestant opposed homosexuality, but though some relationships allowable. See Bochmuehl and Eichrodt above. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, (New York & London: Blackfriars with McGraw-Hill & Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1968) On sodomy 2.2.154.12. Aquinas rates it worse than fornication, incest or rape, but better than bestiality. Thurston, Thomas M., Homosexuality and contemporary Roman Catholic ethical discussion 1988. Typescript. Thesis (Ph.D.)-Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley) Towards a Quaker View of Sex: An Essay By a Group of Friends, rev. edition, (London: Friends Home Service Committee, 1964) An important early re-assessment of homosexuality bu a Christian group. Twiss, Harold, ed., Homosexuality and the Christian Faith: A Symposium, (Valley Forge PA: Judson, 1978) Articles fr5om a variety of views. Valente, Michael, Sex: The radical View of a Catholic Theologian, (Milwaukee: Bruce, 1970) Libertarin views. He later left the Roman Church. Van Dyke, Annette Joy, The Search for a Woman-Centered Spirituality, The Cutting Edge : Lesbian Life and Literature, (New York: NYU Press, 1992) Vickerman, Sue, Christianity and homosexuality : a resource for students, (London: Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement, 1992) Reviews Haigh, Gerald, "Thoughtful Confrontation -- Christianity and Homosexuality by Sue Vickerman", Times Educational Supplement Jul 3, 1992; :3966 p. 46 Walsh, Mark, "Prelates Approve Theological Guidelines for Sex Education", Education Week Nov 21, 1990; 10:12 p. 8 [Abstract from electronic database]:A set of detailed guidelines on Catholic education in human sexuality was approved by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops. Weltge, Ralph W. , "The Paradox of Man & Woman", In Ralph W. Weltge, ed., The Same Sex: An Appaisal of Homosexuality, (Philadelphia: The Pilgrim Press, 1969), 55-66 Wiedemann, Hans-Georg, Homsexuelle Libe: Fuer eine Neuorientirung in der christlichen Ethik, (Stuttgart: Kreuz Verlag, 1982) By a Catholic parish priest. Positive. Williams, Robert, "Re-Visioning Christianity for Radical Gay Men and Lesbians", Christopher Street Mar 1990; 13:1 p. 23-27 [Abstract from electronic database]:A Christian priest believes that Christianity can be compatible with being a healthy gay man or lesbian, but only when one does a radical reconstruction of traditional Christian theology and spirituality. Five landmarks that will be characteristic of the emergence of gay Christian spirituality are offered. Zanca, Kenneth J., Social justice and sexual ethics : an evaluation of official Church teachings on homosexuality using principles of social justice derived from the Papal encyclicals and documents of Vatican II, Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fordham University, 1988. (Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International. UMI number 87-18483, 1987) Catholic priest's doctoral dissertation. B: Homosexuals Anthony, James and Ian C. Dunn, The Pitlochry Papers: Report of the First Pastoral Approaches to Homosexuality Conference, 18-20 April 1980, (Edinburgh: Scottish Homosexual Rights Group, 1981) Atkinson, David John, Homosexuals in the Christian fellowship, (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans, 1981, 1979) Conservative views, based on Biblical texts. Baars, Conrad, The Homosexual's Search for Happiness, (Chicago: Franciscan Herald, 1977) Bell, Don, Religion and spirituality : a checklist of resources for lesbians & gay men, (Chicago : Gay and Lesbian Task Force, American Library Association, 1992) Berger, William and Jacques Janseen, [The Catholics and their psychology], Tijdschrift voor Psychologie en haar Grensgebieden 35 (1980), 451-65 Berkstresser, Charles Frank, Christian Gay Men's Understanding Of The Relationship Between Their Gayness And Their Spirituality, Typescript. Thesis (M.A.)-- Pacific School of Religion, 1991. Berry, C. Markham, "The Christian Homosexual", Journal of Psychiatry and Christianity 1 (1982) 33-38 Blair, Ralph, Wesleyan Praxis and the Homosexual, (New York : the author, 1983) Blue, Rabbi Lionel., Godly and gay (London : Gay Christian Movement, 1981) Boyd, Malcolm, "Crosses to bear -- In God's Image: Christian Witness to the Need for Gay/Lesbian Equality in the Eyes of the Church by Robert Warren Cromey / Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture by John Selby Spong", Advocate: Mar 26, 1991; :573 p. 77 Clark, J. Michael, Gay being, divine presence : essays in gay spirituality : the Ganymede papers, (Garland, Tex. : Tangelwuld Press, 1987) Clemens, James T., "Towards a Christian Affirmation of Human Sexuality", Religion in Life 43:4 (Winter 1974) Coffin, William Sloane, The Courage to Love, (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1984) Coleman, Peter Everard, Gay Christians : A Moral Dilemma, (SCM Press ; Philadelphia : Trinity Press International, 1989) "A Colloquy on Homosexuality and the Church", The Circuit Rider 4:3 (March 1980), 3-13 Sic articles in United Methodist Clergy publication. Conner, Randy P., Blossom of Bone: Reclaiming the Connection Between Homoereoticism and the Sacred, (San Francsico: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993) A cross-cultural melange on gender and same-sex desire. Immensely popular among readers. Cory, Donald Webster [pseud. for Edward Sagarin], The Homosexual in America: A Subjective Approach, (New York: Greenberg, 1951) Famous book which addressed homosexuality openly and with a good deal of personal knowledge. Discusses religious justifications of hostility to gays. Contains extracts from the contemporary law code in all the 48 states on "sodomy". Also a list of novels with gay and lesbian themes. Cotter, Jim, "The Gay Challenge to Traditional Notions of Human Sexuality", Christian 4:2 (1977) Cromey, Robert Warren., In God's image : Christian Witness to the Need for Gay/Lesbian Equality in the Eyes of the Church, (San Francisco : Alamo Square Press, 1991) Davidson, Alex., The returns of love : letters of a Christian homosexual, (Downers Grove, Il. : Inter Varsity P., 1977, 1970) Dean, Amy, Proud to Be : Daily Meditations for Lesbians and Gay Men, (New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub, 1994) DeCosse, David E, "The Catholic case for inclusion", America May 8, 1993; 168:16 p. 15-16 [Abstract from electonic database]: The Catholic church's reponse to the exclusion of the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (ILGO) by the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) in New York City's St Patrick's Day parade is discussed. A close look at this affair reveals the strength of the Catholic case for inclusion. Elred, Stephen, "Gay Rights/Gay Plight: An Open Letter to Cardinal Bernardin--& a Response", Commonweal Dec 26, 1986; 113:22 p. 680-682 [Abstract from electronic database]:In an open letter, Stephen Elred responds to Joseph L. Bernardin's comments against gay rights legislation by proclaiming the support of gay and lesbian persons by God. Bernardin defends his position by relating homosexuality to US culture, theology and spirituality. Espy. James W., "Continuing the Discussion `Homosexuality and the Church'", Christianity and Crisis 37:9 & 10 (May 30 & June 13, 1977), 116-117 Ferm, Dean W., Alternative Lifestyles Confront the Church, (New York: Seabury, 1983) Churches which fail to meet needs no people who are not part of the traditional family. Field, David, The Homosexual Way, A Christian Option?, (Bramcote : Grove Books, 1976; rev.ed, (Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1979)) Fisher, David H. "The Homosexual Debate: A Critique of Some Recent Critics", St. Luke's Jouraal of Theology 22 (1979), 176-84 Fox, Tom, "Inside NCR: On Celebrating Gay Gifts", National Catholic Reporter Jul 31, 1992; 28:35 p. 2 [Abstract from electonic database]: A Vatican document that seems to discriminate against gay and lesbian members of the Roman Catholic Church is discussed. US Catholics seem to have come a lot further and a lot faster than the Vatican in dealing with homosexuals. Franklin, Patrick, "Religion: Bond or Bondage for Gays", The Advocate 306 (1980), 21-23 Gays should avoid religions with a record of persecution, inc. Judaism and Christianity. Garanzini, Michael J., Psychodynamic Theory and Pastoral Theology: An Integrated Model., Journal of homosexuality, 18: 3/4 (1989), 175 Garvey, John, "Gays & Straights Together", Commonweal Mar 22, 1991; 118:6 p. 186-187 [Abstract from electronic database]:Traditional Christianity has been right to say that outside of marriage people should not have sexual intercourse. However, for Christians to judge homosexuals is to miss what is meant by humanity's fall. Gay Christian: the bulletin of the Gay Christian Movement, (London, 1978-) Gearhart, Sally "The Lesbian and God the Father or All the Church Needs is a Good Lay", Radical Religion 1 (Spring 1974) Geis, Sally B. and Donald Messer, eds., Caught in the Crossfire : Helping Christians Debate Homosexuality, (:Abingdon Pr, 1994) Review Lambda Book Report May 1994; 4:4 p. 46 Geyer, Marcia Lee, Human Rights and Homophobia, (Los Angeles: Universal Fellowship, 1977) Advice on coping with homophobia from MCC. Giurlanda, Paul, "What about our church's children?", America May 8, 1993; 168:16 p. 12-14 [Abstract from electonic database]: Some experts believe that youth who think they are gay are three times more likely to kill themselves, although once they are dead, they cannot be questioned about it. The need to teach children in the Catholic church about homosexuality is discussed. Harvey, John F., "Reflections on a Retreat for Clerics with Homosexual Tendancies", Linacre Quarterly 46 (May 1979) One of the worst people to lead such a retreat, discusses it. Prolific anti-gay writer and Catholic priest in New York. Harvey, John F., The Homosexual Person : New Thinking in Pastoral Care, (San Francisco : Ignatius Press, 1987) Harvey is the founder of Courage, an organization which attemptes to persuade its members to forego sexual relations. He represents Current Catholic conservtive views on homosexuality. He does not believe, by the way, that homosexuals can be changed into heterosexuals. He has been saying the same things since the 1950s. Hilton, Bruce., Can homophobia be cured? : wrestling with questions that challenge the church, (Nashville : Abingdon Press, 1992) Hunt, George W, "Of Many Things", America Nov 11, 1989; 161:14 p. 310 [Abstract from electronic database]:Results of the "U.S. Catholic" October 1989 issue's readers' poll regarding public policy towards homosexuals betray a consistent pattern of positive and generous sentiments. Some of the results are presented. Hunt, Mary, "On Religious Lesbians: Contradictions and Challenges", in Denis Altman, at al, Homosexuality, Which homosexuality? International Conference on Gay and Lesbian Studies, (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij An Dekker.Schorer; London: GMP, 1989), 97-138 Ide, Arthur Frederick., Homosexuals anonymous : a psychoanalytic & theological analysis of Colin Cook & his cure for homosexuality, (Garland, Tex. : Tangelwuld, 1987) Itkin, Mikhail., The Radical Jesus & Gay Consciousness : Notes For A Theology Of Gay Liberation. 2d ed., (Long Beach CA: Communiversity West, 1972) By a counter-culture Syrian Orthodox priest. Jaekel, Hans Georg, Ins Hetto gedraengt - Homosexuelle berichten, (Hamburg: Lutherisches Verlagshous, 1978) Inlcudes 10 personal accounts by gays and lesbians. Johnston, Maury, Gays Under Grace : A Gay Christian's Response To The Moral Majority, (Nashville, Tenn. : Winston-Derek, c1983) Jones, Clinton, Understanding Gay Relatives and Friends, (New York: Seabury, 1978) By an Episcopal priest from Conneticut. Jones, H. Kimball. Toward a Christian understanding of the homosexual, (New York, Association Press,1966) Jones, Joe R., "Christian Sensibility with Respect to Homosexuality", Encounter 40 (1979), 209-21 Kelly, George A. , The Political Struggle of Active Homosexuals to Gain Social Acceptance, (Chicago: Franciscan Herald, 1975) Krody, Nancy E. "An Open Lesbian Looks at the Church", Foundations: Baptist Jornal of History and Theology 20:2 (April-June 1977), 148-62 Kuhn, Donald. The Church and the Homosexual: A Report on a Consultation, (San Francisco: Glide Urban Center, 1965) Early positive statement from the early clerical support days of the gay movement in San Francisco. Leopold, Kathleen and Thomas Orians, eds., Theological Pastorial resources: A Collection of Articles on Homosexuality from a Pastoral Perspective, (Washington DC : Dignity. 1981) Lindsell, Harold, 'Homosexuals and the Church", Christianity Today 17:15 (Sept 1973), 8-12 Negative view. Lucas, Donald S., ed., The Homosexual and the Church, (San Francisco: Mattachine Society, 1966) Responses from 40 gay men about religion. McGuire, Daniel, "The Morality of Homosexual Marriage" in Robert Nugent, ed., A Challenge to Love: Gay and Lesbian Catholics in the Church, (New York: Crossroad, 1987) Maddocks, Lewis I., "The Law & the Church vs. the Homosexual", In Ralph W. Weltge, ed., The Same Sex: An Appaisal of Homosexuality, (Philadelphia: The Pilgrim Press, 1969), 95-112 Macgregor, Alan, "Dilemmas, Disappointments", Times Literary Supplement Mar 9, 1990; :4536 p. 260 [Abstract from electronic database]:Alan Macgregor reviews "Gay Christians: A moral dilemma," by Peter Coleman. Marchand, Philip, "Sexism and the Church", Chatelaine Sep 1988; 61:9 p. 122-125+ [Abstract from electronic database]:Attitudes of five Canadian church denominations on the topics of women in the church, sexual equality, contraception, abortion and homosexuality are discussed. The denominations examined are the United Church, Jewish, Anglican, Baptist and Roman Catholic. Mickey, Paul A., Of Sacred Worth, (Nashville : Abingdon Press, 1991) Mickley, Richard R., Christian sexuality : a reflection on being Christian and sexual, (Los Angeles : Universal Fellowship Press, 1975) Manual for local Church groups, Mollenkott, Virginia R., Sensuous Spirituality : Out From Fundamentalism, (New York : Crossroad, 1992) Monette, Paul, The Last Watch of the Night, (1993) Monette, whose books on his lover's death from AIDS have been widely read, was virulently anti-Catholic in his biography Becoming a Man. In these essays, he discusses some of his experiences with gay clergy during his illness. His attitude now seems more positive. Moore, Paul, Take a Bishop Like Me, (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1979) By the former Anglican bishop of New York, and a winner of the Dignity/New York Gormley Prize. Discusses his ordination of Mother Ellen Barret, the first openly lesbian priest. Nash, James L., "On the Air: No Room for Dialogue", Commonweal 121:2 (Jan 28 1994), 8-11 Catholic University theologian complains that gay rights advocates will not talk to him as he questions their existence. Article in an infamous Commonweal special on homosexuality which had no openly lesbian or gay contributors. Nickel, Jeffrey, "On Sodom and Gomorrah", Christopher Street Mar 2, 1992; 14:17 p. 9-12 [Abstract from electronic database]:In the 20th century, the dilemma facing Christianity is whether or not to accord full respect to gay people. The refusal of Christians to accept homosexuality is discussed. Nugent, Robert, Jeannine Grammick and Thomas Oddo, Homosexual Catholics: New Primer for Discussion, (Washington DC: Dignity, , 1980) On Church teaching, scripture, civil rights and ministry. Nugent, Robert, ed., A Challenge to Love: Gay and Lesbian Catholics in the Church, (New York: Crossroad, 1987) Important and indepth essays on social, theological and pastoral perspectives on homosexuality. Articles by Gregory Baum, Margaret farely, Matthew Faix, John McNeill, Daniel Maguire, Gabriel Moran, Evelyn and james Whitehead, Mary Hunt and Basil Pennington. New Blackriars July/August 1990, Special Issue: Christians and AIDS: An Anglo-French assessment A series of article on Christians and AIDS, largely by Dominican thinkers. O'Brien, Dennis., "How Big is the Table: Choice & Sexuality", Commonweal 121:2 (Jan 28 1994), 14-16 Review of Bruce Bawer, A Place at the Table: The Gay Individual in American Society, (New York: Poseidon: 1993) in an infamous Commonweal special on homosexuality which had no openly lesbian or gay contributors. The reviewer, president of the University of Rochester, concludes that "heterosexuality...symbolizes a larger, perhaps even darker and more mysterious scenario of humankind". Sees homosexuals as "straights light". Odenwald, Robert, The Disappearing Sexes, (New York: Random House, 1973) The Other Side: A Magazine of Christian Discipleship, 81 (June 1978), Issue devoted to "the gay person's lonely seacrh for answers". Pattison, Fred L., Handbook for gay Christians, (Phoenix, Ariz. : Agape Pub., 1960-1975) Pennington, Sylvia, But Lord, they're Gay : a Christian Pilgrimage, (Hawthorne, CA : Lambda Christian Fellowship, 198?) Pittenger, W. Norman , Gay lifestyles : a Christian interpretation of homosexuality and the homosexual, (Los Angeles, Calif.: Universal Fellowship Press, 1977) Preston, D., The Gay Bible, (s.l. : s.n., 1978) Pruitt, Dusty, "Get me to the church on time", Advocate: Jul 27, 1993; :634 p. 5 [Abstract from electronic database]:The conflict between many Christian clergy and the gay population is discussed. Attending church can give gays the strength to battle prejudice; God created gays and lesbians in His image. Scanzoni, Letha, and Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, Is the Homosexaul My Neighbor? "Another Christian View", (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1980) This book lists 4 pages of titles of recommended reading. Sherman, Sarah, "Lesbianism and the Vatican" Free to Be Ministers of the Gospel", in Jeaninne Grammick and Pat Furey, eds., The Vartican and Homosexuality: reflections to the "Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral care of Homosexual Persons", (New York: Crossroad, 1988) Shin, Roger, "Homosexuality: Christian Conviction and Inquiry", In Ralph W. Weltge, ed., The Same Sex: An Appaisal of Homosexuality, (Philadelphia: The Pilgrim Press, 1969), 43-54 Smith, Leon, ed., Homosexuality, in search of a Christian understanding : Biblical, theological-ethical, and pastoral care perspectives, (Nashville : Discipleship Resources, c1981) Smith, Nadine, "Homophobia: Will it divide us?", Essence Jun 1994; 25:2 p. 128 [Abstract from electronic database]:Organizations around the US are soliciting blacks to align themselves with right-wing groups against gays and lesbians of all colors. The rift that homophobia could cause in the black community is discussed. Thompson, Mark, ed. Gay Spririt: Myth and Meaning, (New York: St Martins Press, 1987) Takes the view that gay people's spirit has always worked in culture, generating creative and soulful energy. An anthology from mnay points of view. Tivnan, Edward, "Homosexuals and the Churches", New York Times Magazine Oct 11, 1987; p. 2 [Abstract from electronic database]:The debate between various Christian denominations on the issue of homosexuality is examined. Trombos, Cornelius J.B.J., ed., Pastorale zorg voor homofielen, (Utrecht: Spectrum, 1968) Wagenaar, Theodore C. and Patricia E. Bartos, "Orthodoxy and Attitudes of Clergymen towards Homosexuality and Abortion", review of Religious Research 18:2 (Winter 1977), 114-25 Wakelee-Lynch, Joe, "Should I Stay or Should I Go?", Utne Reader Jan 1992; :49 p. 40-42 [Abstract from electronic database]:The question of whether or not gays and lesbians have a home in the Christian churches is not a narrow conflict: Homosexuality has become one of the most hotly debated issues in almost every denomination. Wigney, Trevor J., "Mates and Lovers: Theological Perspectives on Gay Relationships in Australia", St. Mark Review 106 (June 1981), 24-35 Churches have misnamed gays and aided bigotry. Woods, Richard, Another Kind of Love: Homosexuality and Spirituality, rev. ed., (Garden City NY: Doubleday, 1978) By a Dominican priest. Wood, Robert, Christ and the Homosexual, (New York: Vantage Press, 1960) Wright, Elliott, "The Church and Gay Liberation", The Christian Century, 88:9 (March 3, 1971), 281-85 Early post-Stonewall effects. Zahn, Gordon C, "Let's Support Civil Rights for Homosexuals", US Catholic Oct 1989; 54:10 p. 13-18 [Abstract from electronic database]:Given that homosexuals are still persons, despite their behavior, it verges on scandal that the Catholic Church is one of the last major opponents of legislation that protects the basic human rights of homosexuals. This issue is examined C: Sexuality in Other Religious Traditions Allony, Nehemiah, "The `Zevi', Hebrew Poetry in Spain", Seferad 23 (1963), pp. 311-321 Citron, Aaron, "Aspects of Love in the Hebrew Poetry of Moslem Spain", Literature East and West 11 (1967), pp. 119-125 Balka, Christie and Andy Rose, Twice Blessed : On Being Lesbian, Gay, and Jewish, (Boston : Beacon Press, 1989) Of cognate interest. Beck, Evelyn Torton, eds., Nice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology, 2nd ed., (Trumansburg, NY: The Crossing Press, 1984, c. 1982) Cabezon, Jose Ignacio, ed., Buddhism, Sexuality and Gender, (Albany NY: SUNY, 1992) Articles by Leonard Zwilling and Paul Gordn Schalow look at homosexuality in Buddhist writings and practice. Jewish Communal Affairs Dept., the American Jewish Committee , Homosexuality, the Jewish perspective, (New York : The Dept., 1977) Lamm, Norman., "The new dispensation on homosexuality: a Jewish reaction to a developing Christian attitude", Jewish life 35::3 (1968) ,11-16. Lamm, N., "Judaism and the Modern Attitude to Homosexuality", in Jewish Bioethics, ed. F. Rosner & J.D. Bloch, (New York: Sanhedrin Press, Hebrew Publishing Co, 1979), 197-218 Prager, Dennis, "Homosexuality, the Bible, and us--A Jewish perspective", Public Interest Summer 1993; :112 p. 60- 83 [Abstract from electronic database]:Jewish principles on homosexuality are addressed, and Judaistic and Christian opposition to this sexual orientation is discussed. The question of whether or not homosexuality is inborn is presented. Roth, Norman, "Deal Gently with the Young Man: Love of Boys in Medieval Hebrew Poetry of Spain", Speculum 57 (1982), pp. 21-50 Roth, Norman, "Satire and Debate in Two Famous Medieval Poems from al-Andulus: Love of Boys vs. Girls, the Pen and Other Themes", The Maghreb Review 4 (1979), pp. 105- 113 Schirmann, Jefim (Hayyim), "The Ephebe in Medieval Hebrew Poetry", Seferad 15 (1955), pp. 55-68 Schow, Wayne and Marybeth Raynes, Mormons and Same-Sex Orientation, (199?) Tucker, Gordon and Barry Freundel, "Homosexuality and Halachic Judaism--Two Views", Moment, Jun 1 1993 v 18 n 3, p. 40 A Conservative rabbi advocates expanding Jewish law to accommodate new understandings of homosexuality. An Orthodox rabbi rejects homosexual acts, but accepts individual homosexuals, whom he urges to change. VI LesBiGay Catholics A: Relations with the Hierarchy Berrigan, Daniel, "The Leveling of John McNeill", Commonweal 104 (1977), 778-83 On the mistreatment of Fr. John McNeill SJ over his book The Church and the Homosexual. Greeley, Andrew, The Catholic Myth: The Behavior and Beliefs of American Catholics, (New York : Collier/Macmillan, 1990) Greeley has been reported issuing homophobic comments about the "Lavendar Culture" in seminaries. Still, this is a very interesting discussion of what American Roman Catholics atually believe, with some discussion of attitudes towards gay people. Kenkelen, Bill, "San Francisco Archbishop Expels Dignity Chapter from City Church", National Catholic Reporter Dec 2, 1988; 25:7 p. 21 [Abstract from electonic database]: Nearly every Dignity chapter, a national organization of gay Catholics, including San Francisco and New York chapters, has been expelled. Though Dignity publicly questioned church sexual teachings, they never boldly opposed teachings. Reactions to the expulsion are discussed. McClory, Robert, "Bishops Buck Criticism, Attend Gay Symposium in Chicago", National Catholic Reporter Apr 10, 1992; 28:23 p. 6 [Abstract from electonic database]: Three US bishops attended a symposium in Chicago sponsored by New Ways Ministry, an educational and research organization on homosexuality and the Catholic church. The bishops voiced their support for the gay community. Ostling, Richard N., "Gays vs. the Vatican" Time Dec 5, 1988; 132:23 p. 60 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Vatican has targeted the US organization Dignity in its directive that withdraws support from organizations that oppose the Church's teachings on homosexuality. ; Dignity B: Organizations "A Better Course", Commonweal Sep 23, 1988; 115:16 p. 485- 486 [Abstract from electonic database]: Cardinal Bernadin of Chicago is commended by an editorial for moving sponsorship of the gay mass to a broad based parochial group. Baum, Gregory ,"Catholic Homosexuals", Commonweal 99 (1974): 147-81 Caglieri, Kevin, "Dignity: A Basic Ecclesial Community", Creation, (Sept/Oct 1990), 18-24 Article looking at the nature of Dignity, the lesbian and gay Catholic group, by a former national president of the organization, and a theologian in his own right. Calendar, A Publication of Dignity New York, "The Cathedral Project: A Special Issue", Vol 14:4, May-Jun 1988 Best published source material on the Dignity/New York campaign against the exclusion of lesbian and gay Catholics by the Archdiocese of New York. Includes statements from the leaders of the protests, and submitted court documents. "Can Gays and Lesbians Come out to Be Faithful Catholics?", US Catholic Aug 1992; 57:8 p. 6-13 [Abstract from electonic database]: In an interview, Jeannine Gramick discusses how she began working with gay and lesbian Catholics, Catholic church teaching on homosexuality, the needs of gay and lesbian parishioners and homophobia in the Catholic Church. Davidson, David, "Dignity, Inc.: an alternative experience of Church", New Blackriars (1987) [No?], 192-201 Gogin, Kevin R, Changing images : women and gay men in the Catholic Church, Typescript. Thesis (M. S. T.)--Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, 1984. Grippo, Dan, "Why lesbian and gay Catholics stay Catholic", .U.S. Catholic,. Sep 1 1990 v 55:9, p.18 Even though they may not always be welcome, lesbian and gay Catholics believe their place in the church is worth holding on to Halloran, Joe, Understanding Homosexual Persons, (Hicksville NY:, Exposition Press, 1979) By a RC priest, on a years work with Dignity in the SF Bay area. "Healy Says He Regrets Dignity Ban", National Catholic Reporter Jun 15, 1990; 26:33 p. 7 [Abstract from electonic database]: Jesuit priest Timothy S. Healy is deeply troubled over the memory of having to tell the Georgetown University chapter of Dignity, an organization for homosexuals, that they could no longer hold Mass on campus. Healy feels that the Roman Catholic Church's ban on Dignity was "obscene." Insight (New York, N.Y. : 1976) New York, Dignity New York, inc. Dignity New York, P.O. Box 1554, FDR Station, New York, NY 10022. 4 v. ill. 29 "A quarterly of gay Catholic opinion." Kenkelen, Bill, "Dignity Proposes New Sexual Ethic", National Catholic Reporter Sep 8, 1989; 25:40 p. 6 [Abstract from electonic database]: At a recent meeting, Dignity, an organization of gay Catholics, passed a sexual-ethics manifesto. Dignity asserts that gay relationships, including sex, can be morally good. Kenkelen, Bill, "Dignity Considers Bolder Approach", National Catholic Reporter Sep 15, 1989; 25:41 p. 3 [Abstract from electronic database]:Dignity, a gay Catholic organization that has been increasingly ostracized from Catholic dioceses, is considering taking bolder action. Dignity branches all over the US are considering outing gay clergy who hide their sexual orientation while attacking gay people who do not. McNaught, Brian, "Gay and Catholic" in Betty Berzon and Robert Leighton, eds, Positively Gay, (Millbrae, CA: Celestial Arts, 1979), 56-64 This collection also has articles on Protestantism, Judaism and a host of non-religious issues. Miller, Neil, In Search of Gay America: Women and Men in a Time of Change, (New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989; pb New York: Harper & Row/Perennial) Miller has four chapters on religion and gays: on a United Methodist minister; on Fr. Bill Dorn, a Dignity priest in Minneapolis ; on More Light Presybyterian churches; and on Washington DC Metropolitan COmmunity Church. Nugent, Robert, and Jeannine Grammick, Building Bridges : Gay & Lesbian Reality and the Catholic Church, (Mystic, Conn. : Twenty-Third Publications, c1992.) Reviews Lambda Book Report Mar 1992; 3:3 p. 47-48 Levesque, Irma, SIECUS Report Apr 1992; 20:4 p. 22 Primiano, Leonard Norman, "Normative Religion vs. Vernacular Religion: Notes on the Study of Philadelphia's Gay Catholics", Paper presented at American Folklore Society Annual Meeting, Alberquerque New Mexico 23 October 1987. Dignity/Philadelphia served as a case study of "vernacular religion". Stephens, Michael., Gay Catholics in Britain : the story of Quest, 1973-83, (London : Quest, 1983) Quest is a British Lesbian and Gay Catholic group which has maintained good relations with the British hierarchy - at the expense of not forthrightly saying "Gay is God". This account of its first ten years is a short, detailed, but adequately told narrative. The biggest crisis was the 1976 Vatican Declaration on Sexual Ethics - until then it seems, activists had thought change would be rather rapid. Micheal Stephens was the founder (?) and major figure in Quest during these years. Unsworth, Tim, "Gay Catholics at Mass Clinging to Hem of Worn Garments", National Catholic Reporter Aug 16, 1991; 27:37 p. 8 [Abstract from electonic database]: A mass held for gays and lesbians in a Tudor Gothic church brings 200 Christians who pray to a God who accepts them as they are. Homosexual Catholics who are seeking expression of their beliefs are discussed. Vidulich, Dorothy, "Gay Group Says 'Outing' Bishops Is out of Bounds", National Catholic Reporter Aug 14, 1992; 28:36 p. 3 [Abstract from electonic database]: Dignity/USA, the national organization for gay and lesbian Roman Catholics, has challenged recent threats by gays and lesbians to reveal the names of gay Catholic bishops. The threats came in response to a recently publicized Vatican document on homosexuality and civil law that rationalizes church opposition to laws forbidding discrimination based on sexual preference. Wagner, Glenn, "Integration of one's religion and homosexuality: A weapon against internalized homophobia?" Journal of Homosexuality 1994; 26:4 p. 91- 110 [Abstract from electonic database]: A study looks at the relationship between internalized homophobia and the process of integrating one's religious faith and homosexuality by comparing levels of internalized homophobia among male participants of Dignity, an organization of Catholic gay men and lesbians, with a community of gay men with Catholic Wilson, Nancy L, "A Gay Witness to Pope John Paul II", Christian Century Oct 7, 1987; 104:28 p. 845-846 [Abstract from electonic database]: In an editorial, a member of Dignity International discusses why the Catholic gay-rights group accepted an invitation to attend a recent prayer service in the presence of Pope John Paul II, known for his negative attitude toward homosexuals. Windsor, Pat, "Dignity, Church Find Ways to Peacefully Coexist", National Catholic Reporter Aug 16, 1991; 27:37 p. 7-8 [Abstract from electonic database]: All but a handful of US dioceses and archdioceses have expelled Dignity, a national Catholic gay organization, from church buildings. The healing of the rift between the church and Dignity is discussed. C: Spirituality Hunt, Mary E., "Valuing the Widow's Mite: The Contributions of Lesbian and Gay People to the Church Throughout the Ages", Empathy 1990 v 2:2, p.70 Stuart. Elizabeth, Daring to Speak Love's Name: A Gay and Lesbian Prayer Book, (1993) Reviews Boyd, Malcolm, Lambda Book Report Jul 1993; 3:11 p. 35 Woods, Richard, et al., "Towards a Gay Christian Ethic", Insight: A Quarterly of Lesbian/Gay Catholic Opinion 3:2 (spring-Summer 1979), 5-12 Zanotti, Barbara, ed., A Faith of One's Own: Explorations by Catholic Lesbians, (New Ways Ministry?) D: Biography Alves, Julio, "Recollections of a Young Catholic Sodomite", Christopher Street Jun 8, 1992; :180 p. 8-9 [Abstract from electonic database]: A gay man who grew up in Portugal discusses being banished from the Catholic Church when he laughed at the parishoners who were kissing a papier-mache likeness of Jesus Christ. Duffy, Michael, "A Flagship Heels to Starboard", Time Oct 14, 1991; 138:15 p. 82 [Abstract from electonic database]: The appointment of the conservative Andrew Sullivan as the editor of the traditionally liberal "New Republic" is discussed. The outspokenly gay English Catholic conservative is profiled. Giovanni, Leo, Gay and Still Catholic: A Journey Home, (1992) Reviews Craft, Carolyn, , Library Journal Feb 1, 1992; 117:2 p. 99 Deeley, Mary, Booklist Mar 1, 1992; 88:13 p. 1181 Holtz, Raymond C., Listen to the stories : gay and lesbian Catholics talk about their lives and the church, . (New York : Garland, 1991) McNaught, Brian., A Disturbed Peace : Selected Writings of an Irish Catholic Homosexual, Washington, DC : Dignity, c1981. McNaught, Brian., On being gay, (New York : St. Martin's Press, 1988) Merrett, Jim, "Confessions of a Lapsed Catholic", Advocate: May 9, 1989; :524 p. 48-49 [Abstract from electronic database]:A man recalls a childhood friend's encounter with a priest during confession in which the priest asked questions that elicited candid responses. Alhthough the priest never molested the boy, it was not for a lack of interest. SUBJT: Clergy ; Homosexuality Stahel, Thomas H, "'I'm here': An interview with Andrew Sullivan", America May 8, 1993; 168:16 p. 5-11 [Abstract from electonic database]: During an interview, Andrew Sullivan, editor of "The New Republic," discusses what it is like to be gay in the Catholic church. Tucker, Scott, "True confessions", Humanist Sep 1993; 53:5 p. 45-46 [Abstract from electonic database]: A gay activist who was once a member of the Catholic church discusses his experience with the church. Even where gays must differ sharply with religious people, certain tactical alliances are possible. Walter, Dave, "Battling the Church", Advocate May 9, 1989; :524 p. 25 [Abstract from electonic database]: A homosexual describes how he came to sever his relationship with the Catholic Church because of the Vatican's homophobia. Religion's inordinate influence over society and individuals is the most serious threat to gay people and others. Rosser, B. R. Simon., Gay Catholics down under : the journeys in sexuality and spirituality of gay men in Australia and New Zealand, (Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1992) Accounts of the lives of lesbian and Gay Catholics in Australia and New Zealand. VII LesBiGay Other Christians A: Relations with Church Government "ABC on Sexuality", Christian Century Jul 24, 1991; 108:22 p. 713 [Abstract from electronic database]:Delegates at the Jun 1991 biennial meeting of the American Baptist Church affirmed a statement of concern on human sexuality and appointed a task force to develop a Christian perspective on sexuality. Bennett, Gail, "Church of England Synod Reaffirms Sexual Morality", Christianity Today Jan 15, 1988; 32:1 p. 46- 48 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Church of England has reaffirmed its support for biblical sexual morality. This has raised opposition from the Gay Christian Movement. Burgess, John P, "An interminable debate? Can't stop talking about sex", Christian Century Jul 28, 1993; 110:22 p. 732-734 [Abstract from electronic database]:When the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) met at the beginning of Jun 1993, two matters were especially pressing: a major restructuring of the denominational offices and a slew of presbytery overtures dealing with the ordination of homosexuals. Carey, John J, "Body and Soul: Presbyterians on Sexuality", Christian Century May 8, 1991; 108:16 p. 516-520 [Abstract from electronic database]:The chairman of the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s Special Committee on Human Sexuality discusses the group's Feb 1991 report, "Keeping Body and Soul Together: Sexuality, Spirituality, and Social Justice." The controversial report repudiates the hegemony of white middle-class culture and advocates the ordination of homosexuals. Carey, John J, "Sexuality: What We Couldn't Say", Christianity & Crisis Aug 19, 1991; 51:12 p. 258-259 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Special Task Force on Human Sexuality for the US Presbyterian Church discussed many issues regarding the complexities of human sexuality. Many issues, however, were too problematic for the task force to address with church audiences, including sex and singleness, gay and lesbian issues, monogamy, bisexuality and others. "Chilstrom: Read the sexuality report", Christian Century Nov 17, 1993; 110:33 p. 1154 [Abstract from electronic database]:Herbert Chilstrom, a bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of", America, has urged members to read for themselves the proposed statement on human sexuality. Chilstrom says that the news media has misrepresented what the document actually means. "Church leaders on gay issue", Christian Century Mar 3, 1993; 110:7 p. 233 [Abstract from electonic database]: The controversy among religious leaders over the proposal to allow gays to serve in the military is discussed. Fundamentalists and conservative evangelicals have condemned the proposal, while liberal Jewish and mainline church leaders generally support it. Catholic leaders took different positions on the issue. Crew, Louie, "At St. Luke's Parish: The Peace of Christ is Not for Gays", Christianity and Crisis 37:9-10 (May 30- June 13, 1977) Founder of the Anglical group Intregrity on his harrassment at a local church. Culp, Kris, "The Disciples Vote: Discovering Politics", Christianity & Crisis Jan 13, 1992; 51:19 p. 406-408 [Abstract from electronic database]:The recent defeat of Michael Kinnamon, the nominee for general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), is discussed. The election became the context in which the Disciples considered issues of sexuality and sexual orientation that have recently been divisive for other mainline Protestant denominations. Driver, Tom F, "Presbyterians, Pagans, and Paglia", Christianity & Crisis Feb 3, 1992; 52:1 p. 19-21 [Abstract from electronic database]:Camille Paglia's assault on the Presbyterian Church's report on human sexuality is discussed. Paglia is against a feminist analysis of sexuality and attacks it broadside in arguments as full of fury as they are empty of substance and sense. Edwards, James R, "Eros Deified Illustration", Christianity Today May 27, 1991; 35:6 p. 14-15 [Abstract from electronic database]:An examination of the report of the General Assembly Special Committee on Human Sexuality of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is presented. According to an editorial, the report is a wholesale departure from the heritage of the Christian church. "ELCA prepares sex statement", Christian Century Nov 3, 1993; 110:31 p. 1080-1081 [Abstract from electronic database]:A proposed statement on human sexuality by the Evangelical Lutheran Church, entitled "The Church and Human Sexuality: A Lutheran Perspective," is discussed. Frame, Randy, "Sexuality Report Draws Fire Photograph", Christianity Today Apr 29, 1991; 35:5 p. 37-38 [Abstract from electronic database]:Controversial report "Keeping Body and Soul Together: Sexuality, Spirituality and Social Justice" has provoked quite a stir among Presbyterian Church (USA) members. The report", Advocates full acceptance, including ordination, of practicing homosexuals. Frame, Randy, "Presbyterian Assembly Rejects Sexuality Report Photograph", Christianity Today Jul 22, 1991; 35:8 p. 37-38 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Presbyterian Church USA is sending mixed signals. Although the Church has rejected gay ordination, a report by a denominational task force on human sexuality has discarded traditional norms by disallowing the idea that sex be confined to the institution of marriage. Feuerherd, Joe, "AACC Takes Own Tack on Clergy, Sexuality, Sacraments", National Catholic Reporter Feb 16, 1990; 26:17 p. 5 [Abstract from electronic database]:The doctrines of the African-American Catholic Congregation (AACC) are given. These doctrines differ from those of the Roman Catholic church with respect to celibacy, race, sex and birth control. Gittings, Jim, "A Bonfire in Baltimore Illustration", Christianity & Crisis May 27, 1991; 51:8 p. 172-177 [Abstract from electronic database]:In 1987, a Presbyterian Special Task Force on Human Sexuality published a 173-page, 7,779-line report on the subject and has recommended that the General Assembly approve it for study and response within two years. The report is discussed. Gros, Jeffre, "Gay Church in the NCC", Christianity and Crisis 43 (May 2 1983), 167-71 On the long running attempt by MCC to join the National Council of Churches. See also Christianity Century 99 (April 14 1982), 461-62, (December 1 1982), 122-23, 100 (April 6 1983) 299-300, (June 1 1983), 539-40 Heddendorf, David, "A Pagan Protests Presbyterian Sex", Christian Century Feb 26, 1992; 109:7 p. 213-215 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial notes that a human sexuality report by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1991 created an uproar within the denomination. Camille Paglia dissects the sexual ethics report created by the church's liberal academic theologians. Irel, Roger D., "Minority Ministry: A Definition of Territory", International Review of Modern Sociology 9 (1979), 193-209 Four kinds of gay religious groups: gay churches, gay caucuses, gay interdenominational groups, ex-gay groups. "Lutherans critical of sexuality report Illustration", Christian Century Mar 23, 1994; 111:10 p. 306 [Abstract from electronic database]:Reaction to a Evangelical Lutheran Church in", America statement on human sexuality is discussed. Among both lay people and clergy, reaction to the statement has been quite negative. "Lutherans hail, dismiss, sexuality task force", Christian Century Apr 13, 1994; 111:12 p. 377-378 [Abstract from electronic database]:A task force that drafted a statement on human sexuality for the Evangelical Lutheran Church was dismissed from any further work on the document. A conservative outcry led church officials to appoint a new consulting group to oversee preparation of a second draft. Marcum, John P, "Family, Birth Control, and Sexuality in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): 1880-1980", Encounter Spring 1991; 52:2 p. 105-145 [Abstract from electronic database]:The positions, views and concerns regarding birth control, childbearing, marriage, divorce, the family and sexuality found in the Disciples of Christ Christian Church are examined. Resistance to change has been strongest toward sexuality. "More reaction to ELCA sexuality report", Christian Century Dec 22, 1993; 110:37 p. 1295-1296 [Abstract from electronic database]:The controversy surrounding the Evangelical Lutheran Church in", America's draft of a report on human sexuality is discussed. The furor over the report illustrates that the subject of sexuality is a great struggle for Lutheran churches. CORP : Evangelical Lutheran Church in", America Lebacqz, Karen, "Sex: Justice in Church and Society", Christianity & Crisis May 27, 1991; 51:8 p. 174-175 [Abstract from electronic database]:Kudos are given to the report on human sexuality prepared by the Presbyterian Church. The report, offered as a guide to reflection and decision, is discussed. LeBlanc, Doug, "Episcopal seminary opens housing to same-sex couples", Christianity Today Mar 7, 1994; 38:3 p. 45 [Abstract from electronic database]:The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church recently revised a housing policy to permit "committed same-sex couples" to live in seminary housing. However, cohabitating heterosexuals will find no room in seminary housing. Lindermayer, Vivian, "Presbyterian Bravery Under Fire", Christianity & Crisis May 27, 1991; 51:8 p. 163 [Abstract from electronic database]:A two-year study and report of the Presbyterians' Special Committee on Human Sexuality has been tabled because informal coalitions of presbytery and synod executives have decided that Presbyterians were not ready. The committee's lack of courage is discussed in an editorial. Moore, Allen J, "Teen-age Sexuality and Public Morality", Christian Century Sep 9, 1987; 104:25 p. 747-750 [Abstract from electronic database]:The church must play a role in helping youth find constructive solutions to the ambiguities and confusions of sex. Sexual activity among teenagers and the spread of AIDS instead of the spread of morality is discussed. Neff, David, "How Lutherans justify sex Illustration", Christianity Today Dec 13, 1993; 37:15 p. 16-17 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial discusses the response by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to homosexuality. In its statement on religious ethics, the ELCA condemned homosexuality by advocating same-sex relationships. Ostling, Richard N, "What Does God Really Think About Sex?", Time Jun 24, 1991; 137:25 p. 48-50 [Abstract from electronic database]:By a 534-to-31 vote the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church voted in Jun 1991 to reject a controversial report that would ask the church, for the first time, to bestow acceptance upon sex outside of marriage. Issues of religion and sexuality are discussed. Paglia, Camille, "The Joy of Presbyterian Sex", New Republic Dec 2, 1991; 205:23 p. 24-27 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Presbyterian Church's 200-page report, "Keeping Body and Soul Together," is far from being a liberal manifesto on sexuality; in fact, it is a repressive, reactionary document which sounds like something out of "Father Knows Best." Schaeffer, Pamela, "Presbyterians Reach Consensus", Christian Century Jul 20, 1988; 105:22 p. 662-663 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.) was able to reach consensus on a number of controversial issues at its 200th General Assembly. The issues included nuclear arms, civil disobedience, abortion, and human sexuality. "UMC on Homosexuality", Christian Century Mar 13, 1991; 108:9 p. 289-290 [Abstract from electronic database]:The United Methodist Committee to Study Homosexuality recently approved a resolution recommending that the denomination drop its condemnation of homosexuality as "incompatible with Christian teaching." Walker, Richard L, "Churches at Odds over Theory and Practice of Sexuality", National Catholic Reporter Oct 4, 1991; 27:43 p. 5 [Abstract from electronic database]:Decisions by top policy-making bodies of several major US Protestant denominations had a heavier-than-usual airing recently because of the contentious nature of proposals to alter official church teaching on sex-related issues. The controversy over the theory and practice of sexuality in the Protestant church is discussed. Watts, Gary L, "A Critique of 'Keeping Body and Soul Together': An Empty Sexual Ethic", Christian Century May 8, 1991; 108:16 p. 520-521 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Presbyterian Church's recent report "Keeping Body and Soul Together" is criticized for rejecting a 2,000-year tradition of Christian sexual ethics and offering no alternative ethic. Woodward, Kenneth L, "Roll over John Calvin", Newsweek May 6, 1991; 117:18 p. 59 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Presbyterian Church (USA) is set to discuss a paper at its upcoming convention which could change how the church views human sexuality. Many concepts such as fornication and homosexuality may be accepted. B: Organizations Affirmation, Gay and Lesbian Mormons, After Marriage What, (Los Angeles: Affirmation, 1980) Personal testimonies. Anderson, Scott, "Gay Religious Groups Call for Acceptance", The Advocate 288 (Mar 20 1980), 22-23,47 Looks at various groups that grew up after Stonewall. Birchard, Roy, "Metropolitan Community Church: Its Development and Significance", Foundations: Baptist Journal of Histroy and Theology 20:2 (April-June 1977), 127-32 A short account of MCC's history. Enroth, Ronald M., and Gerlad E. Johnson, The Gay Church, (Grand Rapids MI: Eerdmans, 1974) From a fundamentalist ngative point of view. FitzGerald, Frances, Cities on a hill : a journey through contemporary American cultures, (New York : Simon and Schuster, 1986). Gearhart, Sally & Bill Johnson, "The Gay Movement in the Church", in Sally Gearhart & Bill Johnson, eds., Loving Women/Loving Men: Gay Liberation and the Church, (San Francisco: Glide Foundation, 1974) Gittings, Barbara G. , " The Homosexual and the Church", In Ralph W. Weltge, ed., The Same Sex: An Appaisal of Homosexuality, (Philadelphia: The Pilgrim Press, 1969), 145-156 Johnson, William B., "Protestantism and Gay Freedom", in Betty Berzon and Robert Leighton, eds, Positively Gay, (Millbrae, CA: Celestial Arts, 1979), 65-78 Perry, Troy D. and Thomas L.P. Swicegood, Don't Be Afraid Anymore : The Story of Reverend Troy Perry and the Metropolitan Community Churches, (New York: St Martins Press, 1990) A recent history of MCC. Swicegood, Thomas L.P., Our God Too, (Pyramid Books, 1974) Early history of MCC. Tobin Kay and Randy Wicker, The Gay Crusaders, (New York: Paperback Library, 1972) Includes an account of Troy Perry and the MCC. Wickliff, James, ed., In Celebration, (Oak Park IL: Integrity, 1975) Papers fronm Integrity from first national convention. First half is and opening address by Norman Pittenger. Williams, H. A. (Harry Abbott), The Gay Christian Movement and the education of public opinion, Michael Harding memorial address; 2, (London: Gay Christian Movement, 1979) C: Spirituality Bawer, Bruce, A Place at the Table: The Gay Individual in American Society, (New York: Poseidon Press, 1993) Bawer presents the case for gay conservatism. he is an active Anglican and discusses, religion, gay marriage, and the churches as concerns for gay people. Bogle, Darlene., Strangers in a Christian land, (Old Tappan, N.J. : Chosen Books, 1990) Comstock, Gary David. "Aliens in the Promised Land?: Keynote Address for the 1986 National Gathering of the United Church of Christ's Coalition for Lesbian/Gay Concerns", Journal of Homosexuality 18: 3 / 4 (1989), 133 Davidson, Alex, The returns of love: letters of a Christian homosexual, (London, Inter-Varsity P., 1970) Fortunato, John, Embracing the Exile: Healing Journeys of Gay Christians, (New York: Seabury Press, 1982) Glaser, Chris., Come Home! : Reclaiming Spirituality and Community as Gay Men and Lesbians, (San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1990) Glaser, Chris., Coming Out to God: Prayers for Lesbians and Gay Menm Their Families and Frined, (Louisvill KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 199?) Perry, Troy D. and Thomas L.P. Swicegood, Profiles in Gay and Lesbian Courage, (New York: St Martins Press, 1991) Reinhardt, Madge., The year of the silence, (St. Paul, Minn. : Back Row Press, 1978) Thompson, Mark, "Getting in the Habit to `Give Up Guilt'", The Advocate 311 (Feb 19 1981), T11-13 On the "Sisters of perpetual indulgence. Thumma, Scott, "Negotiating a Religious Identity: The Case of the Gay Evangelical",Sociological Analysis Winter 1991; 52:4 p. 333-347 [Abstract from electronic database]:The process by which persons reconstruct their Evangelical religious identity to include the formerly incongruent homosexual identity is examined. Members of one gay conservative Christian organization, Good News, are profiled in the way they come to desire, construct and solidify a gay Evangelical identity. D: Biography Boyd, Malcolm and Nancy L. Wilson, eds. Amazing grace : stories of lesbian and gay faith, (Freedom, CA : Crossing Press, c1991) Crew, Louie, ed., A Book of Revelations, (New York?: Integrity, 1991) 52 biographies of lesbigay Episcopalians. There is study guide is intended primarily for heterosexual Episcopalians. The guide comes with copies of A Book of Revelations~ and may be ordered from any bookstore, e.g., Trinity Bookstore, 175 Ninth Avenue, NYC 10011, 212-645-1984. Integrity/Canada, Our Stories, (no details) biographies of lesbigay Episcopalians. Marcus, Eric, Making History : The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, (New York: Harper Collins, 1992) Includes interviews with an ex-nun (Jean O'Leary), Bishop Spong, and Damien Martin, who was involved in Dignity/New York in its early years. Has some interesting comments on early Dignity history. White, Mel, Stranger at the Gate : To Be Gay and Christian in America, (New York : Simon & Schuster, c1994) Autobiography and more of one of the leading speechwriters for right-wing evangelicals, who recently came out as gay. Reviews Arnold, Lee, Library Journal May 1, 1994; 119:8 p. 114 Boyd, Malcolm, Lambda Book Report May 1994; 4:4 p. 17- 18 Murchison, William, National Review Jun 27, 1994; 46:12 p. 65 Olson, Ray, Booklist Apr 1, 1994; 90:15 p. 1409 Sims, Patsy, "Going public", New York Times Book Review May 8, 1994; p. 7, 7:2 E: Lesbian and Gay Marriages Butler, Becky. ed., Ceremonies of the Heart : Celebrating Lesbian Unions, (:Publishers Group West/Seal Press/Feminist Press, 1990) Callahan, Sidney, "Why I changed my mind: Thinking about gay marriage", Commonweal Apr 22, 1994; 121:8 p. 6-8 [Abstract from electonic database]: A Catholic discusses what led him to change his mind on gay marriage. Once oppossed to the idea, he later came to accept it. Cherry, Kittredge and James Mitulski, "Committed Couples in the Gay Community", The Christian Century. Feb. 28 1990 v 107:7, p.218 Kittredge Cherry and James Mitulski, pastor of MCC/San Francisco, report on the "holy unions" that the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches performs for same-sex couples. Digitale, Robert, "San Francisco Set to Define 'Family'", Christianity Today Oct 20, 1989; 33:15 p. 44-46 [Abstract from electonic database]: The November 7, 1989 referendum on San Francisco CA's proposed "domestic partners" law is opposed by the Roman Catholic Church as well as evangelicals. The proposed law, which is supported by the gay community, would afford legal recognition to unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples. Sherman, Suzanne, Lesbian and Gay Marriage : Private Committements, Public Ceremonies, (Philadelphia: Temple Univ Press, 1992) Uhrig, Larry J., The two of us : affirming, celebrating, and symbolizing gay and lesbian relationships, (Boston : Alyson Publications, 1984) Uhrig, Larry J., Sex positive : a gay contribution to sexual and spiritual union, (Boston : Alyson Publications, 1986) VIII Lesbian and Gay Clergy and Religious A: Roman Catholic 1: Women Baldwin, Monica, I Leap Over the Wall, (New York; Signet, 1950) A nun describes 28 years in the cloister (1913-41). Pp 82-84, 87, 187-88 and chapter 14 all mention particular freindships and love between women. Berstein, Marcell, ed., The Nuns, (New York: Bantam, 1976) Based on conversation with 500 nuns. Discusses lesbianism p 108. Brownsworth, Victoria, "Lesbian Nuns: Closted in the Cloister", Philadelphia Gay News, May 2-15 1980, pp 16- 17 and May 30-June 12 1980, pp. 12, 15 First discussion to appear in print. Cruikshank, Margaret, "Cloister Convents: Breaking Silence" , Gay Community News (Boston), April 30 1983, 8-9 Cruikshank, Margaret, ed, The Lesbian Path, (San Francisco: Double Axe Books, 1981) Includes essays by four lesbian ex-nuns. Curb, Rosemary and Hannah Blue Heron, "Sister Mystics", WomenSpirit (Fall 1984), 41 Describes how asceticism and Catholic mysticism have been transformed inro lesbian spirituality. Curb, Rosemary, "Lesbian Nuns: Patriarchal Suppression or Matriarchal Comunity", Womens Studies Quarterly (Summer 1985) Curb, Rosemary and Nancy Manahan, eds, Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence, (Naiad Press, 1985) Accounts by former and current Lesbian nuns of their lives and experiences. Great pictures. Good bibliography by Nancy Manahan, largely included here, apart from newspaper articles Reviews Boswell, John, "Old Habits, New Habits", New Republic Jan 6, 1986; 194:1 p. 36-39 Kennedy, Eugene, "Books: Homosexual Priests & Nuns-- Two Assessments", Commonweal Jan 26, 1990; 117:2 p. 56-58 Griffin, Mary, The Courage to Choose: An American Nun's Story, (Boston: Little, Brown, 1975) Discuses fear of lesbian relationships behind "particular friendship rules. Nuscera, Maria, "Lesbian and Celibate: Journeys in the Dark", Images 2:1 9March 1984), 2-3 A nun's struggles with sexual relationships and celibacy. Wong, Mary Gilligan, Nun, (San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983) Memoir of covent years (1961-1968). Accounts of particular friends 119-125, and 224-226 and a discussion of gay men and lesbians in religiou life (380-382) 2: Men Bootsma, Emiel, "Catholic Bishop Ordains Openly Gay Dutchman", Advocate Nov 3, 1992; :615 p. 31 [Abstract from electonic database]: The ordination of Antoine Bodar, who is openly gay, by Dutch Roman Catholic bishop Hei Bomers is discussed. The ordination comes only three months after the Vatican sent an antigay message to its clergy worldwide. Brown, Howard, Familiar Faces, Hidden Lives: The Story of Homosexual Men in America Today, (New York: Harvest/HBJ, 1977) Chapter 10 "Religion" contains interesting interviews with a gay Roman Catholic priest and a gay Rabbi. DeStefano, George, "Gay under the Collar: The Hypocrisiy of the Catholic Church", The Advocate 439 (Feb 4 1986), 43- 48 Estimates gay priests, nuns, and brothers at 30-60% of total. Dlugos, Tim, "A Cruel God: The Gay Challenge to the Catholic Church", Christopher St 4:9 (Sept 1979), 20-39 Long article which argues that there is much homosexual activity going on in Church institutions. Based on on interviews and personal experience. Gallagher, John, "Forgive me father", Advocate: Apr 6, 1993; :626 p. 36-41 [Abstract from electronic database]:James Harry Reyos is profiled. Reyos confessed to killing Patrick Ryan, a Catholic priest, with whom he allegedly had sexual relations. Some believe he is innocent and only confessed because of his guilt feelings about his homosexuality, which is forbidden in Native American culture. "Gay Catholic priest with AIDS (R-3683) Television Program: Donahue Aug 23, 1993; Program :3800 p. [Abstract from electonic database]: A priest discusses the priesthood, the Roman Catholic Church, sin and other topics. Gittings, Jim, "Clergy and Sexuality: The Pot Still Simmers", Christianity & Crisis Jul 20, 1992; 52:11 p. 250-252 [Abstract from electonic database]: Many different Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches are wrestling with the problem of deciding how to deal with gays and lesbians in their congregations. Roman Catholic bishops seem to be split almost in half as far as deeming gay and lesbian committed relationships morally acceptable is concerned. Gramick, Jeannine, ed. Homosexuality in the priesthood and the religious life, (New York : Crossroad, 1989) Reviews Kaganoff, Penny, Publishers Weekly Aug 11, 1989; 236:6 p. 453 Kennedy, Eugene, , Commonweal Jan 26, 1990; 117:2 p. 56- 58 McNeill, John J, , Advocate Jan 2, 1990; :541 p. 61 Griffin, David R., "Ordination for Homosexuals, Yes", Encounter 40 (1979), 265-72 Greeley, Andrew, "Bishops Paralyzed over Heavily Gay Priesthood", National Catholic Reporter Nov 10, 1989; 26:4 p. 13-14 [Abstract from electonic database]: A double standard on celibacy is one result of the development of a heavily homosexual priesthood. The Roman Catholic church leadership is not responding to the issue, and it is said that this makes the church guilty of destroying everything for which the Catholic priesthood once stood. Guirdham, Arthur, Christ and Freud: A Study in Religious Experience and Observance, (London: Allen and Unwin, 1959) "Homosexuality in Clericalism", pp 122-28 Honeffer, August, Der Priester, seine Vergangenheit und sine Zukunft, 2 vols. (Jena: Euegn Diederichs, 1912) Vol. 2 discusses homosexuality among priests. Hooydunk, Jan van, ed., Homo en pastor, (Amersfoort: De Horstink, 1983) Based on a survey of 350 Utrecht diocese priests. Huddleston, Mary Anne, "Sex, Sense and the Celibate Priesthood America Dec 1, 1990; 163:17 p. 422-425 [Abstract from electronic database]:The issue of celibacy in the priesthood is analyzed. Optional marriage will not necessarily resolve the clerical vocation crisis. Many normal men do find peace in celibate priesthood. "'If you don't know what hurts me, how can you truly love me?'", National Catholic Reporter Dec 18, 1992; 29:8 p. 14-15 [Abstract from electonic database]: An unsigned open letter to the pope from a gay priest who is on a leave of absence from the ministry is presented in light of the pope's letter of Jun 25, 1992 to the", US Catholic bishops. In that letter, the pope urged the", US Catholic Bishops to", Advocate legal discrimination against gays and lesbians under certain circumstances. The anonymous gay priest shares his own personal Johnson, Toby, "Monks, Mystics & Men's Communities", OUT- LOOK Summer 1988; 1:2 p. 75-79 [Abstract from electronic database]:Celibacy, a word borrowed from the monastic tradition, has come to mean among gay men the decision not to be sexually active. Christian sex-negative attitudes in the culture cause people to view celibacy as a great sacrifice. Kenkelen, Bill, "Gay Rights Efforts Embroiling Church and Gay Priests", National Catholic Reporter Oct 5, 1990; 26:43 p. 6 [Abstract from electonic database]: Gay rights and the involvement of the Catholic church in issues of homosexuality are explored. While acceptance of homosexuality is increasing, hate crimes and violence is growing. Reaction to gay priests is discussed. Kenkelen, Bill, "For Philly's Gay Priests, Life in the Shadows", National Catholic Reporter Oct 5, 1990; 26:43 p. 5-7 [Abstract from electonic database]: Gay priests in the Philadelphia archdiocese, the nation's fourth-largest, are profiled. Sociologists estimate that 20% of the nation's priests are homosexual if Philadelphia is typical. Gay priests must hide their identity outside the city's gay subculture, which is explored from the priests's perspective. Kraft, William F., Sexual Dimensions of the Celibate Life, (Kansas City KN: Sheed, Andrews and McMeel, 1979) See, "Homogenitalism", pp 151-62 Kraft, William F., "Homosexuality and Religious Life", Review for Religious 40 (1981), 370-81 Lefevere, Patricia, "Religious Gather to Discuss Gay Issues", National Catholic Reporter Oct 20, 1989; 26:1 p. 3-4 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Friars of the Atonement Novitiate conference organized by the Catholic Coalition drew 125 people to discuss homosexuality among Catholic clergy and nuns. The conference was characterized as open and educational with a focus on human dignity. Garneau, George, "Reverend Targeted in Story Charges Racism Editor & Publisher Sep 30, 1989; 122:39 p. 16-17+ [Abstract from electronic database]:The "Washington Post" story alleging that George A Stallings Jr, the Roman Catholic priest that broke away to establish his own Afro-American congregation, had sex in 1977 with a then 16-year-old altar boy has drawn a great deal of criticism. The paper had no named sources and the altar boy waited 12 years to report it. McBrien, Richard P, "Homosexuality & the Priesthood", Commonweal Jun 19, 1987; 114:12 p. 380-383 [Abstract from electonic database]: An examination of the questions that have been brought to light concerning gay priests and gay seminarians is provided. Among the list of questions that need to be answered are how many gay priests/seminarians there are and how many are sexually active. Osborn, Ronald E.,, "Ordination for Homosexuals: A Negative Answer Qualified by Some Reflections", Encounter 40 (1979), 245-63 Osting, Richard N, "The Battle Over Gay Clergy", Time Nov 13, 1989; 134:20 p. 89-90 [Abstract from electonic database]: Demands for toleration of homosexuality in the clergy is shaking many North", American churches. A lesbian couple is about to be ordained in the Lutheran Church and reports of homosexuality in the Roman Catholic clergy are widespread. Rabinowitz, Seymour, "Developmental Problems in Catholic Seminarians", Psychiatry 32 (1969), 107-17 Sees homsexuality as a psychopatholgy of seminary life. Ryland, Tim, "Therapist says gay ministries subvert doctrine", National Catholic Reporter May 7, 1993; 29:27 p. 14-15 [Abstract from electonic database]: In an interview, Joseph Nicolosi discusses homosexuality, the priesthood and his work as a psychotherapist of homosexual priests. Nicolosi says gay ministry offices, such as the one in Los Angeles, subvert Catholic teachings. Sipe, A. W. Richard, A secret world : sexuality and the search for celibacy, (New York : Brunner/Mazel, c1990) Reviews Gill, James J, Commonweal Feb 8, 1991; 118:3 p. 109-110 Kelly, James R, Contemporary Sociology Jul 1991; 20:4 p. 634-635 Sipe, A W Richard, "Celibacy and imagery: 'Horror story' in the making", National Catholic Reporter Jul 2, 1993; 29:33 p. 5 [Abstract from electronic database]:Muddled and distorted thinking and practice in the areas of celibacy and sexuality have caused much heartache for Catholic clergy. The argument that celibacy is required for the priest because he offers the Eucharist is criticized. "Stallings Denies Charge of a Homosexual Relationship", Jet Sep 25, 1989; 76:25 p. 38 [Abstract from electronic database]:George A. Stallings Jr, the Black Catholic priest who had his priestly functions suspended when he defied orders not to establish an unauthorized "African-American Catholic congregation," has denied charges of a homosexual relationship with a 16-year-old altar boy. Stuart, Elizabeth, Chosen : Gay Catholic Priests Tell Their Stories, (London ; New York, NY : G. Chapman, 1993). Unsworth, Tim, "In the 1990s, seminaries still struggling to come to terms with sexuality issues", National Catholic Reporter May 13, 1994; 30:28 p. 9-12 [Abstract from electronic database]:Catholic seminaries continue the struggle to come to terms with the issues surrounding sex. Many seminaries have become up to 50% homosexual, and there is a great deal of tension between the homosexual and heterosexual factions. Wagner, Richard, Gay Catholic Priests : A Study of Cognitive and Affective Dissonance, (San Francisco, CA : Specific Press, c1981) Windsor, Pat, "Study: 'Half of U.S. Priests Slipped on Celibacy'", National Catholic Reporter Aug 24, 1990; 26:38 p. 6 [Abstract from electronic database]:A study on priesthood and celibacy reports that half of US Catholic priests have been sexually active during their priesthood. The study characterized the church's view of sexuality as immature and underdeveloped. It is said that the celibacy issue will not be resolved until it is openly discussed in the Christian community. Wolf, James G., ed. Gay priests, (San Francisco : Harper & Row, c1989). Reviews Blauner, Bob, American Journal of Sociology May 1991; 96:6 p. 1602-1603 Kennedy, Eugene, Commonweal Jan 26, 1990; 117:2 p. 56- 58 MacLeod, James Michael, "Religion: Gay Priests", Library Journal Jan 1990; 115:1 p. 115 McNeill, John J, , Advocate Jan 2, 1990; :541 p. 61 Woods, Richard, Gay Christians, theology, ministry and spirituality, (Chicago, Ill. : Thomas More Association, [between 1970 and 1979]). 2 sound cassettes. Woods, Richard, OP,"Gay Candidates, the Religious Life and the Priesthood", Call to Growth/Ministry IV:4 (Summer 1979), 24-34 Says their is no intrinsic reason gay and lesbian candidates should not be admitted to the ministry and religious life. Woodward, Kenneth L, "Gays in the Clergy", Newsweek Feb 23, 1987; 109:8 p. 58-60 [Abstract from electronic database]:Catholic and Protestant churches are being forced to acknowledge that some of their clergy are not only practicing homosexuals but in need of church support. The controversy over the issue is described. B: Anglican Boyd, Malcolm, Look back in joy: A Celebration of Gay Lovers, (San Francisco : Gay Sunshine Press, 1981) Boyd, Malcolm, Gay Priest: An Inner Journey, (New York: St. Martins Press, 1986) Autobiography of a gay Episcopalian Priest. Reviews Stuttaford, Genevieve, "Nonfiction--Gay Priest Publishers Weekly Aug 29, 1986; 230:9 p. 381 Boyd, Malcolm, "Telling a Lie for Christ" in Mark Thompson, ed. Gay Spririt: Myth and Meaning, (New York: St Martins Press, 1987), 78-87 Boyd, Malcolm, Take off the masks : the classic spiritual autobiography : revised, with a new epilogue, (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993) Bull, Chris, "Judas Priest? Gay Cleric's Coarse Talk About Mother Teresa Lands Him in Hot Water", Advocate: Mar 13, 1990; :546 p. 8-10 [Abstract from electronic database]:Robert Williams, a newly ordained gay Episcopal priest, was forced to resign his ministry for challenging church teachings about sexuality. The controversy surrounding his remarks is discussed. Clark, Joe, "Gay Priest Fights the Anglican Church", Advocate: Mar 24, 1992; :599 p. 53 [Abstract from electronic database]:The internal church court trial of Jim Ferry, a 39-year-old Anglican priest who is charged with violating church guidelines by maintaining a gay relationship while in the priesthood, is discussed. Ferry claims that the church is punishing him for being open about his sexuality and is perpetrating a "conspiracy of silence". Ferry, James, In the Courts of the Lord: A Gay Priest's Story, (1994) Reviews Kriz, L, Library Journal Feb 15, 1994; 119:3 p. 164 "Gay Priest Resigns", Christian Century Feb 7, 1990; 107:5 p. 119 [Abstract from electronic database]:J. Robert Williams, a self-avowed practicing homosexual, has resigned from the Oasis, the Diocese of Newark's ministry to gays and lesbians. Williams' ordination in Dec 1989 had been denounced by traditionalist Episcopalians. "Gay Ordination Criticized", Christian Century Mar 7, 1990; 107:8 p. 240-241 [Abstract from electronic database]:Presiding Bishop Edmond Browning and the top leaders of the Episcopal Church criticized the ordination of Robert Williams, an openly homosexual noncelibate priest. Williams was ordained by Bishop John Spong on Dec 16, 1989. Heyward, Carter, "Coming Out: Journey wothout Maps", Christianity and Crisis 39:10 (June 22 1979), 153-56 By a Lesbian faculty member and priest at the Episcopal Divinity School. Kratt, Mary, "Church 'Always Resistant to Change'", Christian Century 97 (1980), 237-38 Lesbian priest visits home church. Michaud, Christopher, "Hot Under the Collar: Dissident Episcopal Priest Raises More Cain ", Advocate: Mar 27, 1990; :547 p. 12-14 [Abstract from electronic database]:The ordination of Robert Williams as the first openly non-celibate gay Episcopal priest sparked waves of controversy. He discusses his views on sexual behavior and church doctrine in an interview. Petrow, Steven, "A Book of Common Sense", Advocate: Jul 14, 1992; :607 p. 77 [Abstract from electronic database]:Robert Williams, an openly gay, sexually active Episcopal priest who was discharged from his duties after some highly inflammatory remarks about monogamy and sex, is profiled, and his new book on gay Chrisitianity, "Just as I Am: A Practical Guide to Being Out, Proud, and Christian," is discussed. "Princeton declaration opposes ordaining gays", Christian Century Jun 2, 1993; 110:18 p. 592-593 [Abstract from electronic database]:More than 100 people affiliated with Princeton Theological Seminary, including three top administrators, have signed a declaration supporting the Presbyterian Church USA's stand against the ordination of practicing homosexuals. Christian ministry is not a civil right; therefore, ordination of homosexuals is not a civil right. Scott, David. A., "Ordaining a Homosexual Person: A Policiy Proposal", St. Luke's Journal of Theology 212:3 (June 1979), 185-96 OK if cleric remains in the closet! Sherwood, Zalmon O, Kairos, confessions of a gay priest, (Boston : Alyson Publications, 1987) Review Mutter, John, Publishers Weekly Feb 27, 1987; 231:8 p. 160 Spong, John S, "A Priest Dies of AIDS", Christian Century Oct 24, 1990; 107:30 p. 959-960 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial notes that Christians should be aware that as a society and a church our words, deeds, denial, rejection, dishonesty and violence kill our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters every day. The experience of a gay priest is recounted. Walter, Dave, "Losing Faith in a Gay Priest", Advocate: Mar 13, 1990; :546 p. 30 [Abstract from electronic database]:Episcopal priest Robert Williams sparked controversy by attacking the church's views on sexuality. The position that this kind of scandal was uncalled for and unproductive is argued. White, Gayle, "Episcopalians Stand Pat on Homosexuality", The Christian Century. Aug 7 1991 v 108:23, p.740 After intense debate on issues relating to homosexuality--including ordination of gay people and blessing of same-sex unions--the Episcopalians at their General Convention in Phoenix largely reaffirmed the ambiguous status quo. Reporting on that debate is Gayle White, who covers religion for the Atlanta Journal- Constitution. Williams, Robert, Just As I Am : A Practical Guide to Being Out, Proud, and Christian, (New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993) Combined biography and essays by the openly gay man ordained a priest by Bishop John Spong of the Anglcan diocese of Newark. Reviews Stuttaford, Genevieve, Publishers Weekly Apr 6, 1992; 239:17 p. 42 Olson, Ray, , Booklist May 1, 1992; 88:17 p. 1565 Woodward, Kenneth L, "The Fall of a Gay Priest", Newsweek Feb 12, 1990; 115:7 p. 61 [Abstract from electronic database]:Robert Williams, a gay priest in the Episcopal Church, has resigned from his post as executive director of The Oasis. His remarks about celibacy and monogamy got him into trouble. Younger, Jeremy, "The Freedom to Love", New Statesman Feb 26, 1988; 115:2970 p. 14-15 [Abstract from electronic database]:Jeremy Younger, a gay priest of the Church of England, writes about the factors involved in his decision to resign as a priest. C: Other Christian Anderson, Mary Williams, "Chaplain to a Priesthood", Christian Century Sep 19, 1990; 107:26 p. 824-825 [Abstract from electronic database]:The experience of a minister who served as co-chaplain of the North American Assembly of Lutherans Concerned, a ministry of gay and lesbian people, is reported in an editorial. Aquino, Jorge, "Gay Issues Kept Alive for Presbyterians", The Christian Century, Feb. 05 1992 v 109:5, p.117 In calling a gay pastor, a Rochester, New York, church has put the ordination of homosexuals on the front burner for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). "Big church battles over gay clergy" Time, Nov13 1989 v 134:20, p.89 As Lutherans brace for the ordination of a lesbian couple, Catholics face new reports indicating widespread homosexuality among priests. Can-and should- the age-old barrier be dropped In: Bewster, Ralph Henry, The 6000 Beards of Athos, (London: L and V Woolf, 1935) Contains info on the exclusively male Monastic republic in Greece. Braun, Theodore A, "When a Church Supports a Lesbian Seminarian", Christian Century May 17, 1989; 106:17 p. 516-517 [Abstract from electronic database]:A lesbian seminarian had her stipend from the church taken away when she admitted her homosexuality. Her local church supported her in compliance with the spirit of the national policy of the United Church of Christ. Carroll, William, "God as Unloving Father", Christian Century Mar 6, 1991; 108:8 p. 255-256 [Abstract from electronic database]:In an editorial, a gay clergyman says that his conversion experience required that he accept himself as God created him and not as something he was not. Denman, Rose Mary, Let my people in : a lesbian minister tells of her struggles to live openly and maintain her ministry, (New York : Morrow, 1990) reviews Hovey, Gail, Christianity & Crisis Jul 2, 1990; 50:10 p. 230-231 Taylor, Maurice, Library Journal Dec 1989; 114:20 p. 128-129 DiMaria-Kuiper, Johannes W. , Hot under the collar : self- portrait of a gay pastor, (Columbia, Mo. : Mercury Press, 1983) Early, Tracy, "The Struggle in Denominations: Shall Gays Be Ordained?", Christianity and Crisis 37:9/10 (May 30 1977), 118-22 Survey of Protestant churches. Glaser, Chris., Uncommon Calling : a gay man's struggle to serve the Church, (San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1988) Howie, Bill, "Video Reviews -- God, Gays, and the Gospel / A Lesbian in the Pulpit", Library Journal Mar 1, 1992; 117:4 p. 131 Johnson, William B., "The Saga of Bill Johnson", Trends 5 (July-August 1973), 3-9 By first openly ordained gay pastor of the United Church of Christ. McManus, Chris, "God and Man at Harvard", Christopher Street May 25, 1992; :179 p. 10-12 [Abstract from electronic database]:In an interview, Peter J. Gomes, minister of the Memorial Church at Harvard College, discusses the reasons he spoke out against the ideas published by "Peninsula," coming out and being gay and Christian. "Ministry and Sexuality", Christian Century May 4, 1988; 105:15 p. 449 [Abstract from electronic database]:Three gay candidates for ordination in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have ingnited a controversy that has resulted in a ruling that in the future candidates will be asked more explicit questions about their sexual lives. Perry, Troy, with Charles L. Lucas, The Lord is My Shepherd and He Knows I am Gay, (Austin TX: Liberty Press, 1987, first ed. Nash Press, 1972) Autobiography and account of his organizational activities by founder of the Metropolitan Community Church. Pifer, John, "A Church Divided" Maclean's Sep 5, 1988; 101:37 p. 56 [Abstract from electronic database]:The issue of whether or not to ordain homosexuals as ministers has divided the United Church of Canada. Ward, W. Ralph, "Uunited Methodists Won't Ordain Homosexuals", United Methodist Today 2:6 (June 1975), 77-83 By the bishop of the New York area - opposed to gay pastors. Wolff, Derek, "Keepers of the Keys", Maclean's May 1, 1989; 102:18 p. 20 [Abstract from electronic database]:Thirty-five of Canada's 4,200 United Church congregations have seceded since the United Church's general council decided to allow the ordination of homosexuals. IX Sexual Abuse in the Roman Catholic Church Bergman, Brian, "Sex, Gays and Religion", Maclean's Feb 17, 1992; 105:7 p. 16-17 [Abstract from electronic database]:Anglican minister James Ferry, Lutheran minister Stan Richards and former United Church minister John Howard discuss the discrimination they have faced as gay men of the cloth. The debate surrounding the views of these churches on homosexuality is addressed. "Bernardin lawsuit begs serious questions", National Catholic Reporter Dec 3, 1993; 30:6 p. 24 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial notes that internal church reaction to charges of sexual abuse by clerics has bred external action against the church. Some immediate observations that Steven J. Cook's sexual abuse lawsuit against Joseph Bernardin plays out are examined. Blaine, Barbara, "Abused by Priest, She Sought Healing Process", National Catholic Reporter Nov 3, 1989; 26:3 p. 7 [Abstract from electronic database]:A woman who was sexually abused as a child by a priest relates her difficulties in trying to resolve situation. After fighting with the religious community, she finally received a satisfactory solution. Berry, Jason, Lead us not into temptation : Catholic priests and the sexual abuse of children, (New York : Doubleday, c1992) Berry, a New Orleans journalist, claims not to be anti- gay and blames child abuse on repression. Nevertheless he repeatedly comes back to the large number of gay seminarians as the cause of the problem. In doing so he also recounts much of recent Dignity history. Reviews Steinfels, Peter, "Needed: A firm purpose of amendment", Commonweal Mar 12, 1993; 120:5 p. 16- 18 Shupe, Anson, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Mar 1994; 33:1 p. 93-94 Berry, Jason, "Investigating child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church", IRE Journal Jan 1993; 16:1 p. 10-11 [Abstract from electronic database]:The investigation of the indictment of Father Gilbert Gauthe in Lafayette LA on charges that he sexually molested 11 altar boys is discussed. The attempts of the church to coverup the facts made the case difficult. Berry, Jason, "Listening to the survivors: Voices of people of God", America Nov 13, 1993; 169:15 p. 4-9 [Abstract from electronic database]:The need for the Roman Catholic Church to listen to the stories of parishioners who as children became victims of priest sexual improprieties is discussed. Most survivors of priest sexual abuse simply want a dialogue of truth and desire the church to respond sympathetically to their suffering. "Bishops conference to address issue of sexual abuse", Radio Program: All Things Considered--NPR Nov 15, 1993; Program :1302 p. -- [Abstract from electronic database]:Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests say they want the Church to stop treating them like pariahs. The Church says policies and attitudes are changing, but admits the process has been slow and painful. Buckley, William F Jr, "The church's newest cross", National Review Apr 26, 1993; 45:8 p. 63 [Abstract from electronic database]:Sex scandals in the church are discussed. The Vatican needs to speak out on the issue of Catholic priests guilty of sexual abuse. Burbank, James, "New Mexico reels in wake of sex allegations against Santa Fe prelate", National Catholic Reporter Mar 19, 1993; 29:20 p. 5-6 [Abstract from electronic database]:Five women in the Santa Fe NM archdiocese say they had sexual relations with Archbishop Robert F. Sanchez, the first US-born Hispanic archbishop. The allegations are detailed, and New York Cardinal John O'Connor's comments on the Sanchez case and other allegations of sexual misconduct by Catholic clergy are included. Bull, Chris, "Hustler's Story: Apocrypha Or Gospel Truth? Famed New York Priest Enters the Shadow of the Valley of Scandal", Advocate Feb 13, 1990; :544 p. 14-15` [Abstract from electonic database]: Roman Catholic priest Bruce Ritter was accused by 26-year-old gay hustler Kevin Lee Kite of paying him for sex. The controversy surrounding this allegation is discussed. Burkett, Elinor and Frank Bruni, A gospel of shame : children, sexual abuse and the Catholic Church, (New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1993) More critical than Berry. Reviews Abrahms, Sally, New York Times Book Review Nov 7, 1993; p. 7, 20:4 Messer, Donald E, Christian Century Apr 6, 1994; 111:11 p. 361-363 Shupe, Anson, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Mar 1994; 33:1 p. 93-94 Stuttaford, Genevieve, , Publishers Weekly Oct 4, 1993; 240:40 p. 62 Cage, Mary Crystal, "Seminaries review screening of applicants in wake of sex scandals involving priests Photograph", Chronicle of Higher Education Jul 28, 1993; 39:47 p. A29-A30 [Abstract from electronic database]:In order to reassure their parishioners and the public in the wake of sex scandals involving priests, the Roman Catholic Church is scrutinizing its procedures for screening applicants to seminaries and theology schools. These schools already require an in-depth psychological examination before admission, but the Church wants "Cardinal Bernardin's defense", National Catholic Reporter Dec 3, 1993; 30:6 p. 7-8 [Abstract from electronic database]:Excerpts from a news conference held on Nov 15, 1993 at which Joseph Bernardin, a popular and respected Catholic cardinal, defended himself against sexual abuse charges are presented. Castelli, Jim, "Abuse of faith Illustration", US Catholic Sep 1993; 58:9 p. 6-15 [Abstract from electronic database]:There are hundreds of known cases of Catholic priests having sex with minors, and church members are angered and confused by reports. Efforts by the church to punish and treat offending priests and to prevent further sexual abuse are discussed. "Catholicism and sexual abuse", Christian Century Jan 27, 1993; 110:3 p. 77-78 [Abstract from electronic database]:Felony charges have been filed against two Wisconsin friars accused of sexually abusing students at St. Lawrence Seminary. Some church leaders have betrayed parishioners' trust by covering up such misconduct. "Catholic bishops sued under RICO act", Christian Century Jul 14, 1993; 110:21 p. 707-708 [Abstract from electronic database]:Three men, including a Roman Catholic priest, have filed suit against the", US Catholic bishops, charging them with obstruction of justice and racketeering in their response to allegations of sexual abuse. The suit is believed to be the first brought by a Catholic priest against bishops of his church as well as the first suit against bishops under RICO. Charlie, Robert, La chastete clericale, (Brussels: Librarie Socialiste de Henri Kistemaeckers, 1878) Attack on vices of clergy in France and belgium - including supposed attacks on boys. Typical anticlerical writing. Chua-Eoan, Howard, "After the fall", Time May 9, 1994; 143:19 p. 56-58 [Abstract from electronic database]:Faced with lawsuits and struggling to treat clerics accused of sexual abuse, the Catholic Church lags behind in forging a policy on priestly pedophilia. The lawsuits and the Church's remedies are discussed. "Church acting to stop sex abuse, says bishop", Christian Century Aug 25, 1993; 110:24 p. 811 [Abstract from electronic database]:Archibishop William Keeler recently told members of the Knights of Columbus that the Catholic Church has done more than any other institution to deal with the problem of child sex abuse. "Church bankruptcy may be a hidden blessing", National Catholic Reporter Jan 14, 1994; 30:11 p. 20 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial discusses the possibility that the Santa Fe NM archdiocese may go bankrupt in light of Lloyds of London and Interstate Insurance's refusal to pay around $50 million in claims to child sex abuse victims who were violated by archdiocese clergy. Bankruptcy might be a hidden blessing for the archdiocese. "Clergy sex abuse widespread, says priest", Christian Century Apr 14, 1993; 110:12 p. 392-393 [Abstract from electronic database]:Andrew M. Greeley, a priest-sociologist, believes that child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy is much more pervasive than had been previously thought. Greeley's projections for the magnitude of clergy sex abuse are discussed. Corry, John, "Roman scandals Illustration", American Spectator Feb 1994; 27:2 p. 76-77 [Abstract from electronic database]:The mainstream press and the Catholic Church are not getting along, with a church official charging that the media's presentation of the church amounted to "caricature." The media's coverage of allegations of Joseph Bernardin, a Catholic cardinal in Chicago, is a glaring example. Dolan, Jay P, "Betrayed by their protectors", New York Times Book Review Feb 28, 1993; p. 7, 20:2 [Abstract from electronic database]:Jay P. Dolan reviews the book "Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Catholic Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children" by Jason Berry. Dreese, John J, "The other victims of priest pedophilia: An inheritance squandered Illustration", Commonweal Apr 22, 1994; 121:8 p. 11-14 [Abstract from electronic database]:Those Roman Catholic priests who have misused their positions to defile children have brought shame upon the whole priesthood. Priests who have not committed the crimes are deeply hurt. Edwards, Robin T, "Bishops weather storm, address family issues", National Catholic Reporter Dec 3, 1993; 30:6 p. 3-4 [Abstract from electronic database]:The charges against Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago, the most senior active bishop and a prominent leader in the church's efforts to deal with clergy sex abuse, overshadowed the annual fall meeting of the", US Catholic bishops. However, the bishops kept to their agenda, touching on issues likely to hit close to home for many Catholics. Flaherty, Sandra, Woman Why Do You Weep? Spirituality for Survivors of Church Sexual Abuse (Paulist, 1992) Fox, Thomas C, "As nation discusses pedophilia, even pope admits it's a problem", National Catholic Reporter Jul 2, 1993; 29:33 p. 2-3 [Abstract from electronic database]:The problem of pedophilia among US clergy of the Roman Catholic Church is discussed. Pope John Paul II is aware of the problem and issued a statement announcing the formation of a joint committee of Vatican and US experts to examine how church law can better deal with the problem. Fox, Thomas C, "Bernardin: 'I have never abused anyone' ", National Catholic Reporter Dec 3, 1993; 30:6 p. 3, [Abstract from electronic database]:The news media's response to litigation filed against Chicago Cardinal Joseph Bernardin in which Steven J. Cook alleges that Bernardin sexually abused him between 1975 and 1977 is discussed. Fox, Thomas C, "Accuser's counsel a critic of Bernardin", National Catholic Reporter Dec 3, 1993; 30:6 p. 6 [Abstract from electronic database]:The involvement of Wisconsin priest Charles Fiore in the sex abuse case against Joseph Bernardin is discussed. Fiore counseled Steven J. Cook, who claims that Bernardin sexually molested him when he was a teen, and has been a bitter critic of the Chicago prelate for many years. Fraze, Barb, "Canadian bishops move vigorously on sex abuse problems", National Catholic Reporter Jul 2, 1993; 29:33 p. 3 [Abstract from electronic database]:Bishops in Canada have moved quickly and vigorously to address child sex abuse problems among its clergy. A list of recommendations made to Canadian bishops for properly addressing the problem is presented. Giles, Thomas S, "Coping with sexual misconduct in the church", Christianity Today Jan 11, 1993; 37:1 p. 48-49 [Abstract from electronic database]:The issues surrounding clerical misconduct and sexual abuse are discussed. Victims find clear-cut policies are only a place to start. Glass, Charles, "Betrayed by perverts and crooks", Spectator Feb 12, 1994; 272:8640 p. 16-18 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Roman Catholic priesthood is in a state of crisis unprecedented in its history, and the institution as it is known may be dying out. Recent sex scandals and other problems besetting the priesthood are discussed. Greeley, Andrew M, "Contraception a baby among church's sins", National Catholic Reporter Oct 15, 1993; 29:44 p. 18-21 [Abstract from electronic database]:The history of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the contraceptive revolution is discussed. The church had lost the support of the majority of Catholic women in their attitudes toward birth control and the purpose of sex in 1963--and arguably long before that--and was losing the support even of the most devout women, especially those born in the 1940s. Hansen, Mark, "Church wins ruling", ABA Journal Feb 1993; 79 p. 38 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has been involved in a bitter battle with Cook County State's Attorney Jack O'Malley over the confidentiality of church files dealing with accusations of sexual abuse against priests. The archdiocese has won the first round as a circuit judge ruled that subpoenaed files are protected by pastoral privilege. Harris, Michael, Unholy Orders. Tragedy at Mt Cashel (1990) "'I trusted him": Sally Jessy Raphael Apr 19, 1994; TV Program :1465 p. -- [Abstract from electronic database]:Women talk about having been sexually molested by their pastors. They allege that pastors tried to engage them in acts from fondling to intercourse at a church in Georgia. Critics say it is the women's fault. Johnston, Rosemary, "Parents of molested sons tell of alienation from the church", National Catholic Reporter Dec 17, 1993; 30:8 p. 6 [Abstract from electronic database]:The parents whose sons were molested by Franciscans are disappointed by the response to the charges and have become alienated from the church. The parents found later that the St. Anthony's seminary friar had been accused of child abuse in another case 12 years earlier. Kaganoff, Penny, "Paperbacks -- Paper Dolls: A True Story of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Mormon Neighborhoods by April Daniels and Carol Scott", Publishers Weekly May 31, 1993; 240:22 p. 46 It seems the issue is not only with Roman Catholics. Loftus, John Allan, "A Question of Disillusionment: Sexual Abuse among the Clergy", America Dec 1, 1990; 163:17 p. 426-429 [Abstract from electronic database]:Sexual abuse among the Roman Catholic clergy is discussed. Sexual orientation, homosexuality and mandatory celibacy among the clergy are discussed in relation to sexual abuse. McCann, Eamonn, "Northern exposure", New Statesman & Society May 27, 1994; 7:304 p. 12-13 [Abstract from electronic database]:Derry Northern Ireland has been devastated by revelations of child sex abuse involving about 90 children in two series of incidents that may be unrelated. Many of the incidents involved children from Catholic-run schools and a Catholic-managed youth club, and the Catholic Church has been implicated in a cover-up of the abuse. MacLoughlin, James, "Just following orders: The politics of pedophilia", National Catholic Reporter Apr 16, 1993; 29:24 p. 15 [Abstract from electronic database]:The internal failure of the Roman Catholic Church to deal with the problem of pedophilia by its clergy is discussed. The church has tolerated pedophilia for centuries and has shaped its policy on it based on canon law rather than on conscience. Martinez, Demetria, "'60 Minutes' sex-abuse investigation raises speculation in Albuquerque", National Catholic Reporter Mar 12, 1993; 29:19 p. 5 [Abstract from electronic database]:Catholics in Albuquerque NM were very concerned over a sex-abuse scandal after attorneys for the Catholic Church tried to silence an attorney involved in 28 sexual abuse cases. The concern of Catholics there became more intense after a crew from "60 Minutes" tried to interview those who were victims of sexual abuse by the clergy. "Moving beyond denial, sex abuse examination begins", National Catholic Reporter Jul 2, 1993; 29:33 p. 24 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial discusses the need to deal with clergy child sexual abuse in the Catholic church. It is possible that Catholic church structures and its clerical state, its isolation of priests and its sexuality teachings contribute to the problem. "Pedophilia Crisis", Christian Century Jan 20, 1988; 105:2 p. 48 [Abstract from electronic database]:Priestly pedophilia is a growing crisis in the Catholic Church according to the", National Catholic Reporter. The NCR also accuses the church of covering up the problem. "Pilarczyk Supports PR Move, Nay-Says Eucharist Concerns", National Catholic Reporter Jun 15, 1990; 26:33 p. 8-9 [Abstract from electronic database]:In an interview, Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk talks candidly about public relations, women's issues, the celibate priesthood, homosexuality and sexual child abuse. Press, Aric, "Priests and abuse", Newsweek Aug 16, 1993; 122:7 p. 42-44 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Catholic Church is facing its worst clerical scandal in modern times as allegations of sexual abuse by priests destroy the moral authority of the Church. The charges of sexual abuse by Catholic priests is examined, and the subsequent reaction by the Church is discussed. "Priests & Sex", Commonweal Nov 20, 1992; 119:20 p. 3-4 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial discusses the sexual molestation accusations against Catholic priests and asserts that Church teaching must modify its ways of dealing with the topic of sexuality. The Church hierarchy has failed to address the causes of such behavior. "Priests sexually abusing kids and getting away with it" : Donahue Mar 24, 1993; TV Program :3692 p. -- [Abstract from electronic database]:Experts and victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests discuss the problems of pedophile priests, their personal experiences and the Catholic church's inappropriate responses to the problem. Rigali, Norbert J, "Church responses to pedophilia", Theological Studies Mar 1994; 55:1 p. 124-139 [Abstract from electronic database]:Major responses to the Catholic Church in Canada and the US to the recently uncovered instances of sexual abuse of minors by priests and brothers are examined. Reese, Thomas J, "Bishops speak in public session of sexual abuse", America Jul 3, 1993; 169:1 p. 4-6 [Abstract from electronic database]:At their spring general meeting held Jun 17-19, 1993, US bishops discussed sexual abuse by priests, liturgy and health- care reform, among other topics. A think tank of 31 experts and sexual abuse victims called for standardized and improved methods of screening candidates for the priesthood. Rosetti, Stephen, Slayer of the Soul. Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church (Twenty-third Publications, 1990) "Sex More Controversial Than Drugs at Bishops' Meeting", National Catholic Reporter Nov 23, 1990; 27:5 p. 5 [Abstract from electronic database]:A bishops' meeting in Washington DC, at which their document on human sexuality was discussed, produced more debate on the topic of sex than it did on substance abuse. The controversial document is discussed, as are other topics voted on by the bishops. "Sins of a father", America Jun 19, 1993; 168:21 p. 3 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial discusses increased incidences of child sex crimes committed by Catholic priests and details efforts to remedy the problem. The idea that such crimes cannot happen has been dispelled. X Modern Backlash A: Roman Catholic Barnhouse, Ruth Tiffany, Homosexuality: A Symbolic Confusion, (New York : Seabury, 1976) Trickle down psychological myths. A good title. Barnhouse, Ruth Tiffany and Urban T. Holmes, eds., Male and Female, (New York : Seabury, 1977) Bull, Chris, "Catholic officials' opposition raps Boston partners bill", Advocate Jun 18, 1991; :579 p. 19 [Abstract from electonic database]: The opposition by the Roman Catholic Church to Boston's domestic- partnership bill, which gives legal recognition to same- sex couples, is discussed. Church officials said that the extension of the title "family" to gay and lesbian couples would undermine the family. Bull, Chris, "Connecticut bishops' silence clears path for gay rights bill", Advocate May 21, 1991; :577 p. 17 [Abstract from electonic database]: Connecticut recently became the fourth state to pass a gay rights law. Many believe that because the Roman Catholic church took a neutral stance in this election the bill passed. Bull, Chris, "Minnesota court nixes bias award to gay Catholics", Advocate Jul 30, 1991; :582 p. 21 [Abstract from electonic database]: A Minnesota appeals court recently overturned a discrimination award against the Roman Catholic Church. The court's decision, which is likely to further confuse the relationship between the church and Dignity, a gay Catholic group, is discussed. "Ex Cathedra", New Republic Apr 22, 1991; 204:16 p. 8-9 [Abstract from electonic database]: An editorial discusses the rift between the Catholic Church and homosexuals. A gay march in New York City, which was led by Mayor David Dinkins, resulted in insults from both sides. Carlin, David R Jr, "Where have the liberals gone?", Commonweal Mar 25, 1994; 121:6 p. 9-10 [Abstract from electonic database]: Gay rights activists who charged that the pope, the Catholic church and ancient Christian teaching are "homophobic" after Pope John Paul II issued a statement condemning same-sex marriages are implying that Catholics don't have a right to believe that homosexual conduct is immoral or to express their belief publicly. Catholics for A Free Choice, A New Rite: Conservative Catholic Organizations and their Allies, (Washington DC: Catholics for a Free Choice, 1994) "The Church in 1994": Charlie Rose Jun 21, 1994; TV Program :1143 p. -- [Abstract from electronic database]:Cardinal John O'Connor discusses the difficulties of preaching the beliefs of the Catholic Church in the context of 1994 US society. Abortion and homosexuality are issues on which Catholic beliefs remain unchanged. Colligan, James P., "What Kind of Mission? Gay Times at Maryknoll" Crisis : a journal of lay Catholic opinion, Jan 1 1991 v 9:1, p.14 Conn, Joseph L, "Playing Broadway", Church & State Jun 1993; 46:6 p. 4-6 [Abstract from electronic database]:With support and assistance from Cardinal John J. O'Connor and the Archdiocese of New York, Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition was a significant force in New York City's recent school board election. AIDS, sex education and homosexuality were the partnership's galvanizing issues. Conway, Ronald, "Papal obsessions", World Press Review Dec 1993; 40:12 p. 45 [Abstract from electronic database]:The papal encyclical "Veritatis Splendor" is discussed. The encyclical stands on two fundamental assertions--that certain acts are intrinsically evil and that the church's moral teachings are not negotiable. The church's stance on homosexuality is examined. Cornwell, John, "Dispatches: The infallible man", Vanity Fair Sep 1993; 56:9 p. 104-122 [Abstract from electronic database]:In Aug 1993, Pope John Paul II visited the US for the first time in six years. Criticisms of his papacy are discussed, and his conservative views on women in the clergy, birth control and homosexuality are presented. "Court Tells Church What to Do", Christianity Today Apr 8, 1988; 32:6 p. 48 [Abstract from electonic database]: A DC court has ruled that a Roman Catholic church must provide support services to a student gay-rights group even if the group's purpose conflicts with the Church's teaching. Cramer, Jerome, "Academic Freedom and the Catholic Church", Educational Record Spring 1986; 67:2-3 p. 30-37 [Abstract from electronic database]:Charles Curran, who was recently banned from teaching theology at Roman Catholic colleges and universities, is profiled. Curran was expelled because of his liberal teachings on homosexuality, abortion and divorce. Dannemeyer, William, Shadow in the Land : Homosexuality in America, (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1989) Homophobic congressman published by the leading publisher, along with TAN books, of the Catholic right. Du Mas, Frank M., Gay is Not Good, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1979), A variety of arguments by a psyhchologist. Fahey, John F., "It's time to stop parading our prejudices". U.S. Catholic, Aug. 01 1991 v. 56:8, p.28 Catholic gay and lesbian activists may have stirred up some trouble, but can't the Catholic Church understand why? Gallagher, John, "Vatican Statement Condones Antigay Discrimination", Advocate Aug 25, 1992; :610 p. 21 [Abstract from electonic database]: A document from the Vatican that condones discrimination against lesbians and gays is discussed. The document urges bishops to take an active position against nondiscrimination laws, and activists say that this document represents a new level in Roman Catholic leaders' stance toward gay rights. Goldstein, Richard, "My Sin", Village Voice Apr 9, 1991; 36:15 p. 42 [Abstract from electonic database]: When Baptist minister Calvin Butts accused John Cardinal O'Connor of failing to speak out against antigay violence, he was saying much more. Butts was affirming that gay people are entitled not just to physical safety but to full civil rights. The churches' stances on gay rights are examined. Gray, Malcolm, "Conflict with the Vatican", Maclean's Dec 1, 1986; 99:48 p. 70-72 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Washington DC meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops debated some hot topics--including political activism and the needs of homosexuality--highlighting the distancing of American Bishops from the Pope. Harding, Rick, "Minneapolis panel: Catholic officials violated bias law", Advocate Jan 1, 1991; :567 p. 20 [Abstract from electonic database]: The Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission of Minnesota ruled Nov 26, 1990 that the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Minneapolis-St Paul violated a municipal gay rights ordinance when it expelled the Minneapolis chapter of the gay group Dignity from a church-owned facility. The ruling is discussed. Hirschorn, Michael W., "Georgetown U. Won't Appeal Ruling Requiring Equal Treatment of Homosexuals", Chronicle of Higher Education Apr 6, 1988; 34:30 p. A27-A28 [Abstract from electronic database]:Georgetown University has agreed not to appeal a DC Court of Appeals ruling that grants homosexual groups equal treatment at the Roman Catholic institution. Hirschorn, Michael W, "Homosexual Groups Granted Equal Treatment but Not Official Recognition at Georgetown U.", Chronicle of Higher Education Dec 2, 1987; 34:14 p. A33-A36 [Abstract from electronic database]:The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that Georgetown University, a Catholic school, must give equal treatment to homosexual student groups, but need not recognize them officially. Lefevere, Patricia, "Gay, Catholic Struggle Moves into N.Y. Courts", National Catholic Reporter Apr 15, 1988; 24:25 p. 4 [Abstract from electonic database]: The struggle between gay Catholics and the church is discussed. The Catholic church does not accept homosexuality, a stance that has resulted in courtroom battles in New York. Leo, John, "The Gay Tide of Catholic-Bashing", US News & World Report Apr 1, 1991; 110:12 p. 15 [Abstract from electonic database]: Attacks on the Roman Catholic Church by gay activists should be condemned the way that attacks on gays are. Savage mockery of Christianity is now a conventional part of the public gay culture. Leo, John, "Is Anti-Catholicism Becoming Respectable?", Reader's Digest (Canadian English Edition) Dec 1991; 139:836 p. 43-44 [Abstract from electonic database]: Gay rights activists have launched what appears to be a hate campaign against the policies of the Roman Catholic Church. The press is accused of sympathizing with these actions instead of condemning them. Lernoux, Penny, People of God: The Struggle for World Catholicism, (New York: Viking, 1989) Contains and interesting chapter on "The Roman Restoration in the United States, and Cardinal Raztzinger's attack on Dignity. Main, William, "Gay But Unhappy: A New Approach May Offer Hope for Homosexuals", Crisis : a journal of lay Catholic opinion. Mar 1 1990 v 8:3, p.32 McMillen, Liz, "Liberal Theologian May Sue Catholic University over Suspension", Chronicle of Higher Education Jan 21, 1987; 33:19 p. 13, 16 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Reverend Charles E. Curran, a liberal theologian under fire from the Vatican, is considering a lawsuit against Catholic University, which has temporarily suspended him and canceled his courses. The controversy over Curran's teachings about sexuality is presented. Minkowitz, Donna, "The time for self-hate on the gay and lesbian Left is over.", Advocate Dec 3, 1991; :591 p.31 [Abstract from electonic database]: Many lesbians and gays have worked hard for the Committee in Solidarity With the People of El Salvador (CISPES), only to be silenced by heterosexual comrades afraid of offending Salvadorans or the Catholic Church. A look at the need for straight Leftists to work on homosexual needs is presented. "Newspaper report: Gay pol compared cleric to Hitler", Advocate Apr 10, 1990; :548 p. 19 [Abstract from electonic database]: Ernest Reaugh, the gay liaison to New York state senate Democratic leader Manfred Ohrenstein, was called on by state Republican legislators to apologize or face suspension after comparing Roman Catholic cardinal John O'Connor to Adolf Hitler. Oliphant, Lincoln C., "What Churches Can Expect From "Gay Rights" Laws: A Preview Of Iowa's Sexual Orientation Bill", The Catholic Lawyer, 1990 v 33:2, p.87 "Pope Backs Hate Crimes", Nation Aug 17, 1992; 255:5 p. 157 [Abstract from electonic database]: An editorial discusses the Vatican's recent directive instructing US bishops to oppose laws protecting gay rights. Once again the news media has been silent on the Church's latest hate crime. Rodkin, Dennis, "Tales out of school", Advocate Apr 10, 1990; :548 p. 40-42 [Abstract from electonic database]: Librarian Mark Henderson was fired by a Catholic high school because his name was allegedly on a "gay swap list." Henderson is pursuing a breach of privacy case against the school to find out more about the mysterious list, which may have been a list found by police in a murdered friend's apartment. "Rome on Gay Rights", Christian Century Aug 12, 1992; 109:24 p. 739 [Abstract from electonic database]: A new Vatican document that opposes civil rights legislation for homosexuals is discussed. The Roman Catholic Church asserts that restricting the rights of homosexuals is sometimes necessary to protect the common good as represented by the traditional family. "Rome's New Catechism", Christian Century Dec 9, 1992; 109:36 p. 1126-1127 [Abstract from electronic database]:The recently released "Catechism of the Catholic Church," which outlines Roman Catholic doctrinal positions, is discussed. The positions articulated in the document cover issues such as capital punishment and homosexuality. Potts, Timothy C., "Joseph Ratzinger and the New Inquisition", European Gay Review 2 (1987), 90-104 An account of the 1986 "Letter on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual People", with a discussion of Cardinal Ratzinger's changing attitudes. Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal withVittorio Messori, The Ratzinger report : an exclusive interview on the state of the Church, trans.Salvator Attanasioand Graham Harrison, (San Francisco : Ignatius Press, 1985) Fascinating interview with formerly liberal theologian who has lead Roman Catholic crackdown under John Paul II and head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Ratzinger's views on the American Catholic community are very interesting. He sees massive departures, and the survival of a rump of about 15 million "faithful". He seems to view this with equanimity. "Resolution riles pontiff", Advocate: Apr 5, 1994; :652 p. 18 [Abstract from electronic database]:In his Feb 20, 1994 homily at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II attacked a nonbinding European Parliament resolution recommending that gay and lesbian couples be allowed to marnr ry and adopt children. Rueda, Enrique F., "The Homosexual Network: Private Lives and Public Policty, (Old Greenwich CT: Devin Adair, 1982) By a Cuban Roman Catholic priest, at 680 pagse this is the largest assemblage of anti-gay arguments. Spaeth, Robert L, "Cloud over St. Cloud: What Are the Issues?", Commonweal Dec 5, 1986; 113:21 p. 646-648 [Abstract from electronic database]:George Speltz, Minnesota diocesan bishop, reacted in two ways to William Dorn, a member of the pastoral staff of Christ Church Newman Center in St Cloud MN who wrote an article entitled "How Should the Church Minister to Homosexuals?". The issue and the Catholic church attitude toward homosexuality are discussed in an editorial. Steichen, Donna, Ungodly Rage: The Hidden Face of Catholic Feminism, (San Francisico: Ignatius, 1991) Avicious and disgusting booke, issued by one of the Catholic right gutter-presses, which attempts at times to equate feminism with witchcraft. Steichen is willing to slur Catholic women with no evidence [for instance Sr. Elizabeth Johnson of Fordham University is simply included in Stiechen's lists with no comment as to what she did "wrong"]. Predictably attacks St. Jeannine Grammick, New Ways Ministry, (pp. 341ff), Mary Hunt and WATER (pp 343ff.). Tuller, David, "New Country, Old Problems", Advocate Aug 13, 1992; :609 p. 44-45 [Abstract from electonic database]: Gays and lesbians in Lithuania report that their situation may be getting worse instead of improving despite the new independence of the country. The reemergence of the Catholic Church may be the barrier. Gay rights in Lithuania are discussed. Vidulich, Dorothy, "Vatican Strikes at Legal Protection for Gays ", National Catholic Reporter Jul 31, 1992; 28:35 p. 9 [Abstract from electonic database]: Many gays and lesbians have called a statement from the Vatican discriminatory toward them. This may result in the public revelation of names of gay Catholic bishops. Woodward, Kenneth L, "Mixed blessings", Newsweek Aug 16, 1993; 122:7 p. 38-41 [Abstract from electronic database]:Pope John Paul II's visit to the US will be met with opposition to Catholic Church policies concerning abortion, birth control, women's equality and homosexuality. The disagreement of US Catholics with Church policy is discussed. B: Other Christian Anderson, William L, "Onward, Christian soldiers?", Reason Jan 1994; 25:8 p. 28-34 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Christian Coalition is risking offending its base membership by trying to attract new members. Executive director Ralph Reed says too much emphasis has been placed on abortion and homosexuality, and the organization must expand to other areas, including free trade, line-item veto and taxes. Armstrong, Herbert, The Missing Dimension in Sex, (Pasadena: Ambassador College Press, 1971) Anti-gay views of founder of Worldwide Church of God (publishes the Plain Truth) Bahnsen, Greg L., Homosexuality, a Biblical view, (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Book House, 1978) Reportedly a "standard" Evangelical account. Calls for criminal anctions against gays and legal discrimination in housing and employment. Bauer, Gary, "The American Church--Challenges for the 1990's: Family Challenges", Christian Herald Jan 1990; 113:1 p. 20-21 [Abstract from electronic database]:The 1990s will see a growing clamor for redefining "family" as "domestic partnerships" so homosexuals and unmarried homosexual couples can receive the same benefits as traditional families. A prominent Christian offers suggestions on ways the broken family can meet the challenge of restoring itself. Blair, Ralph, Homophobia in the Church, (New York : the authoer, 1979) Brookheiser, Richard, "Are There Episcopalians in Foxholes?", National Review. Jul 29 1991 v 43:13, p.24 The Episcopal Church has everything-homosexual and women priests, the occasional Shinto shrine-but it is running out of people. Richard Brookhiser asks whether a church more anxious about niceness than sin can offer food for the soul. Brown, Stephen, "Welcoming the sexually tempted", Christianity Today Apr 5, 1993; 37:4 p. 17 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial argues that Christians must hate the sin of homosexuality but still have love towards the homosexual, not hate. Christians need more grace from God to love those who don't know Christ as savior. Bryant, Anita., The Anita Bryant Story, (Old Tappan, N.J. : Revell, 1977) Bryant, Anita., At Any Cost, (Old Tappan, N.J. : Revell, 1978) Account by the woman who began the anti-gay backlash with her attack on Dade County equal rights laws in 1977. See Also: Cliff Jahr, "Anita Bryant's Startling Reversal", Ladies Home Journal 97 (December 1980), 60- 68 Bull, Chris, "Christian Church rejects candidate over pro- gay views", Advocate: Dec 3, 1991; :591 p. 17 [Abstract from electronic database]:The selection of pro-gay biblical scholar Michael Kinnamon as president and general minister of the Christian Church was rejected by the denomination's general assembly. The decision is discussed. Bull, Chris, "Reading, 'riting, and Robertson", Advocate: Jun 29, 1993; :632 p. 36-37 [Abstract from electronic database]:Three gay or lesbian candidates were elected to local school boards in New York City during May 1993 elections, much to the dismay of the Christian Coalition's Pat Robertson. It is said that the election results may advance acceptance of the multicultural Children of the Rainbow curriculum. Cameron, Paul and Kenneth P. Ross, "Social Psychological Aspects of the Judeo-Christian Stance toward Homosexuality", Journal of Psychology and Theology 9 (1981), 40-57 Early articleb by a psychologist, later disbarred, who has become a mainstay of recent Radical Religious Right bile against gay people. "Christian right's set of strategies may obscure a more sinister goal Illustration ", National Catholic Reporter Mar 4, 1994; 30:18 p. 20 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial notes that the Christian rights battles on public issues may hide a hidden agenda. Library bashing and gay bashing may be strategies of domination. Clendinen, Dudley, "The righteous stuff", Lear's May 1993; 6:3 p. 54-59+ [Abstract from electronic database]:Faith, family and community form an incendiary mix at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Virginia Beach VA, fueling the battle against abortion, homosexuality and a so-called pagan president. The church's born-again fundamentalist Christian approach is discussed. Colson, Charles, "A Remedy for Christian "Homophobia": Coercive Enlightenment Illustration", Christianity Today Jul 15, 1988; 32:10 p. 72 [Abstract from electronic database]:The recent court ruling requiring Georgetown University to fund a gay student organization is examined in terms of the implications for churches and religious groups. "Constitutional limits on anti-gay-rights initiatives", Harvard Law Review Jun 1993; 106:8 p. 1905-1925 [Abstract from electronic database]:In Nov 1992, Colorado voters approved Amendment Two, a measure promoted by right-wing, Christian fundamentalist groups that repealed existing gay-rights laws and banned all future such laws. It is argued that Amendment Two and similar measures violate the federal constitution. Dallas, Julia, "Born Gay? How politics have skewed the debate over the biological causes of homosexuality" , Christianity Today. Jun. 22 1992 v 36:7, p. 20 Dann, Steve, "That Ye Be not Judged", Advocate: Aug 29, 1989; :532 p. 40-42 [Abstract from electronic database]:Letters between a gay man and his born-again Christian aunt are offered. Their differing views of life and love are discussed. S Diamond, Sara, "Change in strategy", Humanist Jan 1994; 54:1 p. 34-36 [Abstract from electronic database]:Concerns over the Christian right's efforts to recruit new members outside of its traditional all-white base of support are examined. Central to the Christian right's new quest for racial diversity within its ranks is the drive to split gay-rights', Advocates from their natural allies in communities of color. Diamond, Sara, "Watch on the right: The Christian right's anti-gay agenda", Humanist Jul 1994; 54:4 p. 32-34 [Abstract from electronic database]:The Christian right's agenda for the Nov 1994 elections is discussed. Right-wing Christians are keeping gay-rights groups on the defensive by introducing ordinances and statutes that pre-empt existing antidiscrimination laws. Duncan, Richard F, "Who Wants to Stop the Church: Homosexual Rights Legislation, Public Policy, and Religious Freedom", The Notre Dame Law Review. 1994 v 69:3, p.393 Flaell, Jerry, Listen America, (Garden City NY: Doubleday, 1980) On homosexuality pp.181-86. Faris, Donald L., Trojan horse : the homosexual ideology and the Christian church, (Burlington, Ont. : Welch Publishing, 1989) Fleming, Richard, "The most christian coach in the land", Village Voice Dec 29, 1992; 37:52 p. 148-150+ [Abstract from electronic database]:Bill McCartney, head coach of the University of Colorado football team, has repeatedly declared that homosexuality is an abomination. McCartney's religious fervor is discussed. Frame, Randy, "Christians Discover All Politics Is Local Illustration", Christianity Today Dec 14, 1992; 36:15 p. 50 [Abstract from electronic database]:The top political issues of the church in 1992 are discussed. Efforts to address homosexuality and the church/state debate ranked among the top issues. "Gay Clout Assailed", Christianity Today Mar 5, 1990; 34:4 p. 36 [Abstract from electronic database]:Rep William Dannemeyer has assailed the homosexual community for launching an assault on traditional family values. Dannemeyer urges the Christian community to fight the growing political homosexual clout. Gay, Craig M, "The Rise and Fall of the New Christian Right ", American Journal of Sociology Jan 1990; 95:4 p. 1107- 1109 [Abstract from electronic database]:Craig Gay reviews "The Rise and Fall of the New Christian Right: Conservative Protestant Politics in", America, 1978- 1988," by Steve Bruce. NAMES: Bruce, Steve Gowers, Mark, "Homophobia as a Family Value?", Christopher Street Apr 27, 1992; :177 p. 11-12 [Abstract from electronic database]:The way that right wing groups such as the Traditional Values Coalition promote a family values message filled with homophobia is discussed. Listening to those who espouse homophobia as a "family value" assures only one thing: straight kids will be raised as bigots, and gay kids will grow up to hate themselves. Goldberg, Steven, "Is Homosexuality Normal", Policy Review 21 (1982), 119-38 Tries to argue that "abnormality" is fine as a judgemental concept. A Seculae backlash. Haffner, Debra W, "My Family Values", SIECUS Report Aug 1992; 20:6 p. 12 [Abstract from electronic database]:Many who claim to be Christian and pro-family express hatred and intolerance toward people with family values that differ from theirs. Anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality and anti-sexuality education forces must not be allowed to define the dialogue on family values. Hardesty, Nancy A, "Evangelical Women Face Their Homophobia", Christian Century Sep 10, 1986; 103:26 p. 768 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial discusses the recent meeting of the Evangelical Women's Caucus International--a controversial meeting at which the members took a pro-gay rights stance. Herman, Didi, "The Christian right and the politics of morality in Canada", Parliamentary Affairs Apr 1994; 47:2 p. 269-279 [Abstract from electronic database]:Liberalism has dominated public debate and policy concerning such issues as abortion, education, public health and homosexuality in Canada. Right-wing Christian groups and their role in Canadian abortion and homosexuality issues are discussed. Hunt, Scott A, "American Christendom and Gay Rights", Christopher Street Sep 30, 1991; 14:6 p. 22-25 [Abstract from electronic database]:Homosexuality and the Christian church in the US are discussed. The power of the Christian faith in the US contributed greatly to the promulgation of the laws and social attitudes against homosexuality in the critical period of the creation of the US. Johnson, Barbara F. Where Does a Mother Go To Resign, (Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship, 1979) Anti-gay statement by some poor kid's parent. Jones, Arthur, "Christians want right books in libraries ", National Catholic Reporter Mar 4, 1994; 30:18 p. 5 [Abstract from electronic database]:Fairfax County VA's library system has purchased over 100 books that offer the conservative Christian perspective that homosexuality can be cured. Christian activists had suggest the acquisition. Jones, Arthur, "Christian right sees Clinton as top target", National Catholic Reporter Mar 4, 1994; 30:18 p. 6 [Abstract from electronic database]:Pres Clinton has placed himself in opposition to conservative Christians who disagree with many of his pro-gay policies. The Christian Coalition is prepared to fight many of Clinton's policies. Jones, Stanton L, "Homosexuality According to Science Illustration", Christianity Today Aug 18, 1989; 33:11 p. 26-29 [Abstract from electronic database]:Recent research in the area of homosexuality is examined in order to better understand Christianity's current position on the issue and how that position might have to be altered. Kirkpatrick, Curry, "Devilishly Different", Sports Illustrated Nov 25, 1991; 75:23 p. 62-73 [Abstract from electronic database]:Duke Blue Devils' Christian Laettner combines good looks with a hunger for competition and attention that has created some bizarre rumors about him. Laettner enjoys the notoriety, and admits to having started the talk about his being gay as a joke to startle some football players. Kirk, Jerry R., The Homosexual Crisis In The Mainline Church : A Presbyterian Minister Speaks Out, (Nashville : T. Nelson Inc., 1978) La Haye, The Unhappy Gays: What Everyone Should Know About Homosexuality, (Wheaton IL: Tyndale House, 1978) Includes a plan for overcoming homosexuality! Levin, Michael, "Why Homosexuality is Abnormal", The Monist 67 (1984), 1251-83 Tries to argue that homosexuality is a misuse of bodily parts. Perhaps he also opposes typing? Lovelace, Richard F., Homosexuality and the Church, (Old Tappan, N.J. : F. H. Revell, 1978) Martz, Larry, "Trouble on the Far Right", Newsweek Apr 14, 1986; 107:15 p. 24-25 [Abstract from electronic database]:Enemies ranging from gay activists to Norman Lear's People for the", American Way are scoring hits on evangelical politicians. Organizations such as the Christian Broadcasting Network and the", American Coalition for Traditional Values are making budget cuts and becoming more commercial. Maudlin, Michael G., "John Stott Speaks Out.", Christianity Today, Feb. 08 1993 v 37:2, p.37 The evangelical elder statesman talks about Third World Christians, Charismatics, gender roles, and homosexuality. Minkowitz, Donna, "The Christian right's antigay campaign", Christianity & Crisis Apr 12, 1993; 53:4 p. 99-104 [Abstract from electronic database]:Although the Clinton Administration appears to support the gay rights movement, its enemies are organized to an unprecedented degree on the state and local levels. The political tactics of Pat Robertson's right-wing Christian Coalition are discussed. Mooney, Carolyn J, "Attack on homosexuality angers divinity students", Chronicle of Higher Education May 11, 1994; 40:36 p. A38 [Abstract from electronic database]:Yale University's Divinity School associate dean Philip Turner was among 21 Christian and Jewish scholars who signed a statement condemning homosexuality. This has prompted anger among gay-rights groups and some divinity school students. Morris, Paul, Shadow of Sodom: Homosexuality and the Church, (Wheaton IL: Tyndale House, 1978) Nash, Ian, "Sex Is not Safe in the Classroom", Times Educational Supplement Dec 6, 1991; :3936 p. 6 [Abstract from electronic database]:Christian fundamentalists are pressuring schools to restrict sex education, especially anything to do with AIDS and homosexuality. "NEA Seeks Dialogue", Christian Century Jul 29, 1992; 109:23 p. 708 [Abstract from electronic database]:Anne-Imelda Radice, acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), is seeking to establish a dialogue with Christian leaders who are seeking the NEA's abolition. Christian groups have denounced the NEA for making grants to artists whose work they consider blasphemous or pro-homosexual. Nickel, Jeffrey, "On pseudo family values", Christopher Street Sep 14, 1992; :187 p. 7-9 [Abstract from electronic database]:Despite the fact that Republicans profess "family values," their attitudes toward gays have been perverted into an atmosphere in which gay children can see absolutely no future for themselves. The homophobia of the conservatives is discussed. Peterson, Robert W, "Blinded by Christian science?", Advocate: Apr 10, 1990; :548 p. 14 [Abstract from electronic database]:Officials at the Christian Science Church's publishing company promised not to discriminate against gay employees of their "Monitor Radio" public radio news program, but they would not say whether the promise will apply at the church's other media properties. The promise seems to end a long battle between gay Philpott, Kent., The Gay Theology, (Plainfield, N.J. : Logos International, 1977) Testimonies from people who supposedly changed their homosexuality. Piccone, Paul, "The actuality of traditions", Telos Winter 1992; :94 p. 89-102 [Abstract from electronic database]:The "new politics" that have emerged since the 1960s are discussed. Radical gay politics is only a part of a broader and tendentially totalitarian phenomenon expressed in the resurgence of Christian and Muslim fundamentalism as well as various nationalisms. Poland, Larry W, "Persecution", Christian Herald Sep 1990; 113:5 p. 5 [Abstract from electronic database]:In the US, persecution of Christians comes from verbal attacks of homosexual and lesbian communities, radical civil libertarians, the pornography industry, TV and film industries and the political left. The ACLU's position on sex education and anti-Christian litigation are discussed. "Ralph Reed" Meet the Press Nov 29, 1992; 92 p. 1-13 [Abstract from electronic database]:Tim Russert, David Broder and Albert Hunt interview Ralph Reed, executive director of the Christian Coalition, about whether the organization is political or religious, the role religion plays in US politics and the organization's position on homosexual rights. Rebeck, Victoria A, "Southern Baptists Draw Line on Local Autonomy", The Christian Century, Jul 1 1992 v 109:21, p.636 Surveys the mood at the Southern Baptist Convention, which enacted its first nonfinancial test of membership when it voted to exclude churches that endorse homosexual behavior", Rodgers, William D. The Gay invasion : a Christian look at the spreading homosexual myth, (Denver: : Accent Books, c1977) Written by a lay advertizing executive. Rose, Terence B. "Emerging Social Problems in Jamaica and Their Pastorial Implications", Carribbean Journal of Religious Studies 6 (1985), 29-45 Complains of acceptance of gays in Jamaica! Odd because this remains one of the most homophobic of countries. Rust, Michael, "Gay rights in bottom of 9th", Insight Nov 9, 1992; 8:45 p. 10-13+ [Abstract from electronic database]:In Oregon, a measure to prohibit government from promoting homosexuality has voters on both sides saying individual rights are at stake. The battle that has ensued over the referendum's passage or defeat by both gay rights activists and Christian fundamentalists is discussed. Scanzoni, Letha, "Conservative Christians and Gay Civil Rights", Christian Century 93:32 (October 13, 1976), 857-62 Looks ta 1975 conflict in Bloomington IN over a gay rights law. "Speaking out: Don't lie to homosexuals", Christianity Today May 17, 1993; 37:6 p. 17 [Abstract from electronic database]:Christians do a disservice to homosexuals if they condone their lifestyles. The church should not focus solely on acceptance of the person without recognizing the sinfulness of his or her behavior. Stackhouse, Max L., "Thirty-eight Theses on Christian Social Ethics and Sexuality with Particular Reference to Issues Posed by Gay and Lesbian Advocates in Church- related Institutions", This World., Sprg 89:25, p.119 Sullivan, Robert, "An army of the faithful", New York Times Magazine Apr 25, 1993; p. 6, 33:2 [Abstract from electronic database]:The growing political power of the Christian Coalition, a conservative group that is trying to force a halt to what it sees as a militant homosexual agenda and the decline of traditional morality, is discussed. Though it claims tax-exempt status as a religious-education organization, its critics argue that its political- training seminars, fund-raising techniques and support Tapia, Andres, "Homosexuality debate strains campus harmony", Christianity Today Nov 22, 1993; 37:14 p. 38- 40 [Abstract from electronic database]:Christian college campuses have become the setting for a struggle over homosexuality, involving free-speech rights, academic freedom and theological beliefs. "UMC Evangelicals Dissent", Christian Century Feb 5, 1992; 109:5 p. 120 [Abstract from electronic database]:The gap between evangelicals and liberals in US Protestant churches shows no signs of closing. A group of prominent United Methodist evangelicals recently issued a statement on Christian sexual morality that specifically condemns homosexuality. "UMC on Homosexuality", Christian Century May 20, 1992; 109:18 p. 536-537 [Abstract from electronic database]:At its quadrennial meeting in Louisville KY recently, the governing body of the United Methodist Church has reaffirmed that the practice of homosexuality is "incompatible with Christian teaching." Webster, Alexander F C, "Homosexuals in uniform?", Christianity Today Feb 8, 1993; 37:2 p. 23 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial challenges military chaplains' support of Pres Clinton's proposal to lift the ban on homosexuals who want to serve in the military. Homosexuality is morally wrong, and it is not homophobic or discriminatory to say so. White, John, Eros Defiled, (Downers Grove IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1977) Pp. 105-39 on his (regretted) gay past. Young, Perry Dean, God's Bullies: Native Reflections on Preachers and Politics, (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982) Looks at religious right lies. See esp 36-54, and 132- 52 on gay issues. C: Ex-Gay Movements Bethell, Tom, "Exodus Illustration", American Spectator Oct 1991; 24:10 p. 9-11 [Abstract from electronic database]:Interest in Exodus, a Christian group which aims to counsel homosexuals from the gay lifestyle through therapy, prayer and Bible references, is rising. Bret Lutz and Jim Johnson, two men who repudiated their gay lifestyle, are profiled. Blair, Ralph, Ex-Gay (New York: HCC, ,1982) A booklet that unequivocally repudiates the claim that sexual orientation can be changed through ministries to "ex-gays." Dr. Blair is a psychotherapist and the founder of the pro-gay Evangelicals Concerned. Bradford, Brice, et al, Healing for the Homosexual, (Oklahoma City: Presbyterian Charismatic Communion, 1978) Argues homosexuality can be and should be changed. Cook, Colin, ""I Found Freedom", Christianity Today Aug 18, 1989; 33:11 p. 22-24 [Abstract from electronic database]:One Christian shares his struggle with homosexuality and how he found heterosexual desire through God's healing grace. Consiglio, William., Homosexual no more, (Wheaton, Ill. : Victor Books, 1991) Dallas, Joe, "Born Gay? Photograph", Christianity Today Jun 22, 1992; 36:7 p. 20-23 [Abstract from electronic database]:The issue of whether homosexuality is inborn and should therefore be treated as a morally acceptable alternative to heterosexuality is explored, focusing on biblical treatment of the subject. Despite the conclusions research offers, genetic origins don't justify sinful behavior. "Gays turning straight": Donahue Oct 29, 1993; TV Program :3849 p. -- [Abstract from electronic database]:Christian fundamentalists who claim they used to be gay but changed their sexual orientation tell their stories. Koornstra, Andy, Homosexuality : Getting Free, Staying Free, (Shippensburg, PA : Destiny Image Publishers, 1991) Nicolosi, Joseph, and Lucy Freeman, Healing Homosexuality : Case Stories of Reparative Therapy, (:Jason Aronson Inc, 1993) Millen, Frederic, "Exodus cofounders tell ex-gay movement to get real", Advocate: Dec 4, 1990; :565 p. 39 [Abstract from electronic database]:Exodus, the most successful "ex-gay" fundamentalist organization in the US, is a nationwide coalition of evangelical ministries that embrace gays and lesbians wanting to change their sexuality. Two of Exodus's cofounders, Michael Bussee and Gary Cooper, have fallen in love and now say that Exodus is "homophobia with a happy face." Neff, David, "The New Ex-Gay Agenda", Christianity Today Mar 9, 1992; 36:3 p. 21 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial discusses the most misunderstood and mistrusted segment of the evangelical parachurch network, ex-gay ministries. Andy Comiskey, the founder of a Venice CA ex-gay ministry, discusses the new directions that these ministries need to take. Stafford, Tim, "Coming Out", Christianity Today Aug 18, 1989; 33:11 p. 16-21 [Abstract from electronic database]:After a decade of helping homosexuals leave the gay lifestyle, ex-gay ministries are still trying to determine the true extent of their effectiveness. D: Secular Gay Political Activity Against the Religious Right Brown, Rich, "P.O.V. Pulls Film Criticizing Catholic Church", Broadcasting Aug 19, 1991; 121:8 p. 34-35 [Abstract from electronic database]:Controversy over the airing of "Tongues Untied," a program about black homosexuals, has caused the PBS documentary series "P.O.V." to drop plans to air "Stop the Church," a program criticizing the Roman Catholic Church. Brown, Rich, "P.O.V. Gets More Money, More Flak", Broadcasting Nov 18, 1991; 121:21 p. 26-31 [Abstract from electronic database]:The controversial documentary series "P.O.V." has received two large grants that will enable the program to continue despite outcry from many sectors against the subjects it portrays. The show has dealt with homosexuality in the black community and has criticized the Catholic Church. Buckley, William F Jr, "Mayor Dinkins's discovery" National Review Feb 15, 1993; 45:3 p. 63 [Abstract from electonic database]: New York City mayor David Dinkins' decision to permit a gay and lesbian group to march in a parade sponsored by a Catholic organization sparked a lot of controversy. Reasons why this was a politically and morally wrong move on the mayor's part are discussed. Bull, Chris, "Mass Action: A Raucous Disruption at St. Patrick's Cathedral Divides New York Gays", Advocate Jan 16, 1990; :542 p. 6-10 [Abstract from electonic database]: The US's largest AIDS demonstration was staged in front of St Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan NY to protest Roman Catholic Cardinal John O'Connor's opposition to gay rights, abortion and AIDS eduction. The events leading up to the demonstration and Crimp, Douglas and Adam Rolston, AIDS Demo Graphics, (Seattle: Bay Press, 1990) Ostensibly a discussion of ACT UP's graphics, in reality a short history of ACT UP/NY demonstrations 1987-1990. Includes a chapter (pp 130-141) on the 1989 "Stop the Church" demonstration directed against Cardinal O'Connor. Cunneen, Joseph, "'Stop the Church,' on ACT-UP Stoppage, Stopped by PBS", National Catholic Reporter Aug 30, 1991; 27:38 p. 15 [Abstract from electronic database]:Cunneen reviews the documentary "Stop the Church," directed by Robert Hilferty, a controversial film that will probably be shown on PBS depsite being canceled the first time around. Dawson, Robert, "Report from Boston Cathedral: Act-Up Acts Out--Crossing the 'Revulsion Threshold'", Commonweal Sep 14, 1990; 117:15 p. 476-477 [Abstract from electonic database]: ACT-UP's protest against the ordination of Cardinal Bernard Law at Boston MA's Holy Cross Cathedral is discussed. ACT-UP says it was protesting Law's anti-gay policies, but it was actually attacking Catholicism itself. Gallagher, John, "Greeted with a yawn", Advocate: Sep 21, 1993; :638 p. 24-27 [Abstract from electronic database]:Few gay rights protesters showed up in Denver when Pres Clinton meet Pope John Paul II. Several groups were expected, but they failed to show up. Gibeau, Dawn, "Pope to meet thousands of youths in Denver", National Catholic Reporter Mar 19, 1993; 29:20 p. 10 [Abstract from electronic database]:Pope John Paul II will join thousands of young people in Denver for World Youth Day in Aug 1993, despite a plea by gay-rights organizations to boycott Colorado. Several events that will take place on World Youth Day and plans for funding them are discussed. Kenkelen, Bill, "Protesting Gay Activists Up the Anti ", National Catholic Reporter Dec 22, 1989; 26:10 p. 3-4 [Abstract from electonic database]: Protest actions against the Catholic church were simultaneously held in Los Angeles, New York City and Washington DC by gay activists on Dec 10, 1989. These protests were sparked by the US bishops' refusal to endorse dissemination of information about the role of condoms in preventing AIDS transmission. Peterson, Robert W, "Seattle is split over "kiss-in" that went wild", Advocate: Oct 9, 1990; :561 p. 20 [Abstract from electronic database]:A lighthearted "kiss-in" protest by gays and lesbians in Seattle sparked a weeks-long debate about tactics used among Seattle's gay and lesbian activists. The protest, aimed at members of the fundamentalist Christian youth group Go '90, is discussed. Unsworth, Tim, "Irish gays busy dodging croziers and shillelaghs", National Catholic Reporter Apr 23, 1993; 29:25 p. 16 [Abstract from electronic database]:The trials of being an Irish Catholic homosexual are discussed. The Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization was founded in 1988 to promote community among Irish homosexuals. Woods, Chris, "Activists exorcise Church of England", Advocate: Sep 24, 1991; :586 p. 51 [Abstract from electronic database]:Gay and lesbian protesters calling themselves the Whores of Babylon, an affinity group of OutRage, staged a mock exorcism of evil spirits outside the ancestral home of the archbishop of Canterbury to expel the demon of homophobia. The group was set up to battle religious homophobia and has mainly targeted the Church of England. XI Christianity and AIDS Adams, Sandra C., AIDS and the Black church, "May 1989." Thesis (M.S.W.)--Southern Connecticut State University, 1989. (Ann Arbor, MI : University Microfilms International, 1989)AIDS Ministry Program, the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. For those we love : a spiritual perspective on AIDS, 2nd ed., expanded. (Cleveland, Ohio : Pilgrim Press, 1991) Arpin, Robert L., Wonderfully, fearfully made : letters on living with hope, teaching understanding, and ministering with love, from a gay Catholic priest with AIDS, (San Francisco:: HarperSanFrancisco,1993). Arterburn, Jerry, How will I tell my mother?, Rev. and expanded ed., (Nashville : Oliver-Nelson, 1990, 1988) Barnet, Robert J., "A Catholic Doctor Looks at AIDS in the U.S.A.", America, Feb 6 1993 v 168:4 , p. 6 Bonneau , Normand, AIDS And Faith, (Ottawa : Novalis, 1993) Callen, Michael. Surviving Aids, (New York: HarperCollins, 1990, pb New York: HarperPerennial, 1991) Book by a long term AIDS survivor [died 1994], which disscusses the importance of spirituality in the lives of those with AIDS. Crowther, Colin E., AIDS ; a Christian handbook, (London : Epworth, 1991) Coleman, Gerald D, "Can a Person With AIDS Marry in the Catholic Church?", The jurist, 1989 v 49:1, p. 258 "Consulting Stephen's Experience: Pastoral Care of Homosexuals", America Nov 22, 1986; 155:15 p. 313-314 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial discussing pastoral care and the role of the church in the life of homosexuals with AIDS is presented. SUBJT: Christianity ; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ; AIDS ; Homosexuality Cullen, Trevor, AIDS, a Christian response, (Malawi? : s.n., 1991? (Balaka, Malawi : Montfort Missionaries) Drane, James F., "Condoms, AIDS and Catholic ethics", Commonweal. Mar 22 1991 v 118:6 , p. 188 "Filipinos battle church, ignorance to fight AIDS", : Health Works--CNN Dec 4, 1993; TV Program :197 p. -- [Abstract from electronic database]:The Roman Catholic Church is adamant in its opposition to the Philippine government's attempts to educate its people on AIDS prevention. The Church strongly stands against the use of condoms, a key to safe sex. Flynn, Eileen P., AIDS : a Catholic Call for compassion, (Kansas City, MO : Sheed & Ward, 1985) "Forty Hours", U.S. Catholic, Nov 1 1989 v 54:11 , p.20 By night and by day parishioners of one San Francisco parish pray for an end to the AIDS epidemic. A new look at an old devotion with text by Tom McGrath and drawings by Franklin McMahon. "How to heal a church with AIDS, " U.S. Catholic, Jan 1 1990 v 55: 1, p. 18 When people ask Lou Tesconi how he got AIDS, he tells them. But first he tells them a thing or two about judgment. The editors interview the founder of Damien Ministries. Iles, Robert H., The Gospel imperative in the midst of AIDS, (Wilton, Conn. : Morehouse Pub., 1989) Kenkelen, Bill, "Sister Rises Above New York Homophobia", National Catholic Reporter Jun 30, 1989; 25:34 p. 14 [Abstract from electronic database]:Patrice Murphy is a nun living in New York City whose work with AIDS patients has gone a long way in dispelling some of the myths associated with the disease. Murphy and her work are profiled. Koch, Kurt, 1950-, AIDS, eine traurige Chance? : christlich- ethische Orientierungen, (Freiburg Switzerland : Kanisius, 1987)9 Long, Ronald E., AIDS, God, and faith : continuing the dialogue on constructing gay theology, (Las Colinas, TX : Monument Press, 1992) Marty, Martin E., "Tears", Christian Century Nov 30, 1988; 105:36 p. 1111 [Abstract from electronic database]:A commentary expresses hope that the christian church will eventually learn to understand and embrace homosexuals dying of AIDS rather than shunning them. Nel, Francois Pierre, "AIDS agency's board would mask gay role, North Carolinians say", Advocate Aug 13, 1991; :583 p. 19 [Abstract from electonic database]: A brouhaha focuses on a Roman Catholic nun's leadership of a Charlotte NC AIDS services group. The city's gays and lesbians feel the board is trying to downplay the role that gay men play in the group. "On Reading Documents and Making Distinctions", America Feb 13, 1988; 158:6 p. 131 [Abstract from electronic database]:An editorial addresses the need to read documents carefully to avoid confusing the church's stand on one issue with its stand on another. Particular reference is given to recent statements on AIDS and on homosexuality. "One of Our Own: One Man's Struggle with AIDS", Christianity Today Feb 3, 1989; 33:2 p. 56 [Abstract from electronic database]:Scott Cox, a Christian who is gay and a former IV drug user, has tested positive for the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV). His comments on AIDS are featured in an interview. Ostling, Richard N, "The Bishops' Split on AIDS Photograph Time Dec 28, 1987; 130:26 p. 64 [Abstract from electronic database]:US Catholic bishops released a position paper on AIDS. Conservatives and liberals debated issues of condom use and homosexuality. SUBJT: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ; AIDS ; Christianity ; Birth control ; Condoms ; Homosexuality ; Clergy Perry, Shireen, In sickness and in health. His name was Mark : a story of love in the shadow of AIDS, (Leicester, England : Frameworks, 1990; orig. pub.Downers Grove, Ill. : Intervarsity Press, 1989) Porter, David, "AIDS Epidemic Grows, But Is The Church Ready?", Christianity Today Feb 17, 1989; 33:3 p. 42 [Abstract from electronic database]:Churches are advised to prepare to deal with an increasing number of AIDS cases despite reports that the spread of the disease is leveling off. Quinn, John R, "The AIDS Crisis: A Pastoral Response Illustration", America Jun 21, 1986; 154:24 p. 504-506 [Abstract from electronic database]:The role of the Catholic clergy as counselors and confidants for AIDS patients is discussed. The AIDS problem evokes a theological conflict between the necessity for Christian compassion and the Church's traditional condemnation of homosexuality. Russell, Letty M., ed., The Church with AIDS: Renewel in the Midst of Crisis, (1991) Reviews Towne, Edgar A, Encounter Spring 1991; 52:2 p. 219-220 Sorrentino, Mary Ann, "AIDS May Splint Church's Fractured View of Sexuality", National Catholic Reporter Apr 7, 1989; 25:24 p. 32 [Abstract from electronic database]:The implications of AIDS for Catholic priests are discussed. It is said that the church has a long history of denial where human frailties are concerned, and that the inclusion of priests in the ranks of those suffering with AIDS may be a call for Catholics to try to understand sexuality and its consequences. Stulz, James, "Toward a Spirituality for Victims of AIDS Illustration", America Jun 21, 1986; 154:24 p. 509-511 [Abstract from electronic database]:Comparisons between dying AIDS patients and Jesus Christ are offered. The trauma of AIDS has brought many homosexuals, once rejected by the Catholic church, back to a religious life. Sunderland, Ronald and Earl E. Shelp, AIDS and the church, (Philadelphia : Westminster Press, 1987) Tillman, William M., AIDS, a Christian response, (Nashville, Tenn. : Convention Press, 1990) Thomas, Lillian, "In Short: Good-Bye, I Love You", New York Times Book Review Sep 21, 1986; p. 27 Unsworth, Tim, "We come here to live, not to die", U.S. Catholic, Sep 1 1991 v 56: 9, p. 28 Faced with death, the AIDS patients at Bonaventure House turn to their faith for comfort. Walter, Alfred., AIDS als Versuchung : christliche Existenz und schwere Krankheit, (Munchen : Kaiser, 1989) Windsor, Pat, "Dioceses Differ on AIDS Education ", National Catholic Reporter Jun 2, 1989; 25:32 p. 4 [Abstract from electronic database]:AIDS education in Catholic schools in Boston and Milwaukee demonstrates the variety of approaches different dioceses are using. While both dioceses affirm church teaching on sexuality and promote abstinence as the best way to prevent transmission of AIDS, Boston schools do not teach about condom use, but Milwaukee schools do. Wood, Glenn G., The AIDS epidemic : balancing compassion & justice, (Portland, Or. : Multnomah, 1990) XII Lesbian and Gay Catholic Novels, Short Stories and Plays Argis, Henri D', Sodome, (Paris, Piaget, 1888) Argis, Henri D', Gomorrhe, (Paris, Charles, 1889) Bell, Amy., Sodom and Gomorrah. (New York, 1971 20, Typescript, rev. and annotated in ms. Promptbook; includes light cues and stage directions. Produced at Dramatis Personae, N. Y. C., Oct. 1, 1971) Benard, Robert, A Catholic Education, (New York: Laurel Leaf/Dell, 1982) Young pious Catholic goes to seminary and falls in love with another student. What should he do? Bloxam, John Francis, The Chameleon, (1894), partly reprinted as "The Priest and the Acolyte" in Brian Reade, ed., Sexual Heretics: Male Homosexuality in English Literature from 1850-1900, (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1970), 349-60 An extraordinary story of love between a homosexual priest and an acolyte which is discovered and ends with both dying in a suicide pact, the death being administered via an intinction of poison in a consecrated Chalice used at a final mass said together. Carson, Michael, Brothers in Arms, (New York: Pantheon, 1988; now pub by Plume. British version called Sucking Sherbet Lemons) Story of a Liverpool Catholic teenager with two desires - the Church and other men. Well written, both funny and poignant at times. Clarke, Peg, Potted Love, (Sydney: Crescent Press, 1980) Story of a relationship between a nun and a senior student at an Australian boarding school Cowell, Stephanie, Nicholas Cooke: Actor, Soldier, Physician, Priest, (1993) Diderot, Denis, The Nun, (original La Religeuse, various editions) Novel by great Enlightenment thinker, depicts pathological lesbianism in a religious atmosphere. A deeply anti-Catholic novel. Firbank, Ronald, Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli, (in five novels) (New York: New Directions, 19??) Fraser, Antonia, Quiet as a Nun: A Tale of Murder, (New York: Viking, 1977) Much speculation about past and present "particular friendships" Gide, Andre, Saul, (Paris: Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1922) Based on the Biblical story. Gide considered it his great contribution to homosexual literature. Glubka, Shirely, "Bless me Sister....", Conditions 9 (1983) 46-55 Short story by a lesbian ex-nun about her sexual relationship with another nun. Godden, Rumer, In This House of Brede, (New York: Viking, 1969) Novel about a middle aged women who enters a Benedictine convent. Includes a stoy of a particualr friendship between a professed sister and a novice. Made into a film with Diana Rigg. Hernandex Cata, Alfonso, El Angel de Sodoma, (Madrid: Mundo Latino, 1928) Hesse, Hermann, Naziss und Goldmund, Berlini: S. Fischer, 1931; various english translations) Two medieval monks, with a homosexual undertheme. Considered one of Hesse's finest works. Hulme, Kathryn, The Nun's Story, (Boston: Little, Brown. 1956) Classic novel. Not explicitly lesbian but described intense same-sex relationships. later made into a film. Kazantzakes, Nikos, Sodoma kai Gomora. English. Two plays, trans. Kimon Friar, (St. Paul, Minn. : North Central Pub. Co., 1982) Lersch, Susan, Sisters, Stonewall Repertory Theater, New York City, 1983 Play about convent life, including lesbian freindship and sexual experience. Reviews by Theresa Mancus, Images 1:3 9 (December 1983) Lodge, David, How Far Can You Go, (London: 1980) Comic novel which follows a group of 1950s London Catholic students through the changes of the 1960s and 1970s. Has a gay character who becomes an Episcopalian. Macaulay, Rose, The Towers of Trebizond, (London: Collins, 1956) The story of a trip to Turkey to convert Turkish Muslim women to High-Anglicanism so as to liberate them from the oppression of patriarchy. It is not always clear what the gender of the narrator is, or what the sexual sins involved are. The book is simply fabulous! Marlowe, Jane R., "Hail Mary", in Focus; A Journal for Lesbians Nov-Dec 1979, 3-9 Story of a nun meeting her convent lover, now an ex- nun. Maupin, Armistead, Tales of the City (series) This series of six soap-operish novels is completely entrancing. Maupin is hostile to religion in general, but there is much here for the Catholic reader - Michael's fundamentalist parents, the sisters of perpetual indulgence, an entire plot set in San Francisco's Grace Cathedral - and a gay-ish Catholic Television priest. Montley, Patricia, Sister-Rites, 1983 Play about a reunion of a convent class with their novice mistress. Church pressure on one nun to give up her work in gay ministry creates a crisis. Murdoch, Iris, The Bell, (London: Chatto & Windus, 1958) The Bell is the story of an Anglican lay monastery, awash with issues of homosexuality and passion. Virtually all of Murdoch's novel's have strong non- stereotyped gay characters. O'Brien, Edna, "Sister Imelda", The New Yorker, Nov 9 1981, 48-58 Intense relationship between a nun and high school senior through the student's eyes. Ricardo, Jack, Death with Dignity, (Austin TX: Banned Books, 1991) A mystery novel set in a Dignity chapter in south Florida! Plante David, The Catholic, (New York: Atheneum, 1986, c.1985: now pub. by Plume) Story of a very uneasy Catholic gay man, written in the "gay lyrical" style seen in authors like Andrew Holleran and Edmund White. Renault, Mary, The Charioteer, (New York: Pantheon: 1959) Story of a male love affair in World War II. Neither partner is Catholic, but one is a Quaker and issues familair to gay Catholics are raised by one of the best modern lesbian authors Rolfe, Frederick (Baron Corvo), Hadrian VII, (London: Chatto & Windus, 1904: many later reissues) Rolfe was a Roman Catholic convert who lived on a gondola in Venice seducing Italian men. He was also obsessed with the Church. This novel is a fantasy, written in the super-intellectual language of late Victorian educated English converts, in which the narrator - a layman - is elected pope, and what he does in that position. Spark, Muriel, The Abbess of Crewe, (New York: Vikiing, 1974) Novel about Watergate. Lesbian hints pp. 21, 33, 62 Warren, Patricia Nell, The Fancy Dancer, (1976; now pub. by Plume) Story of a gay Catholic priest in Montana, and his love affair with a Native American. Warren, Patricia Nell, The Beauty Queen, (197?) Novel about a beauty queen who begins an anti-gay crusade based on her Christian religious convictions.. Could have some connectiuon to Anita Bryant! Waugh, Evelyn, Brideshead Revisted, (London: Chapman & Hall, 1945; now pub by Penguin) Catholic aristocrat at 1930's Oxford University, and his relationship with a middle class Protestant who is eventually overtaken by grace! [TV series of the book also worth seeing.] White, Antonia, Frost in May, (London: 1933; repub. London: Virago, 1978, also New York: Dial, 1980) A work of art. Set in a Catholic girls school in the interwar years, it describes the resistence and overcoming of a student by the closed minds and crabbed attitudes thrust on her that nearly kill her soul. Four of the girls defy the rules and form loving "couples". [TV series made.] Winterton, Jeannette, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, (New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985) The story of a young lesbian being brought up by an outrageously evangelical aunt in postwar Lancashire. Wonderful observant writing from one of the stars of modern British literature. [TV series almost as good as the book.] XIII Lesbian and Gay Christian Movies and TV Some, but not all, listings and comments come from the The GLBO-Centered Film List compiled by Frank Swilling (30 Jun 94), Minotaur@cup.portal.com Black Narcissus, 195? UK (Movie), set in an Anglican convent in the Himalayas, portrays intense emotions between the sisters. A stunning movie shot entirely in studio. The Boys in the Band, Willaim Friedkin, 1970 USA (Movie), was the first Hollywood movied in which all the main characters were gay. The leading figure - Michael - a a tortured and torturing gay Catholic. The movie was attacked by gay activists at the time, but, as gay filmographer Vito Russo pointed out, it gave ample evidence of what evil the closet inflicted, and why the closet had to be broken. The Boys of St. Vincents, Canada, (TV Series: released as a movie) looks at the issues of sexuality and repression, leading to sexual abuse, in a Canadian orphanage. Brideshead Revisited, Granada TV, UK , (TV series) based on Evelyn Waugh's novel La Cage aux Folles [Birds of a Feather] Edouard Molinaro, Director 1979 : France : 110 minutes : Gay/Gay Transvestite : Comedy : Renato's son is bringing his fiance's conservative parents home to meet the family : Renato (his gay father), and Albin (Renato's lover), an aging female impersonator who raised the boy as "her" son. Watch for the priest at the end! Caravaggio, Derek Jarman, Director 1986 : UK : 93 minutes, (Movie), about the life and loves of the painter Caravaggio. Citizen Cohn, 1992 : Gay : Biographical Drama : Made-for-HBO movie about infamous lawyer Roy Cohn, a Jew who prosecuted the Rosenbergs, a queer-hating homosexual who was the prime shaker behind Senator Joe McCarthy's anti-communist & homosexual witch-hunt in the 1950's. Includes such delightful scenes as Cohn being entertained after dinner at J. Edgar Hoover's home by Hoover's true love -- Deputy FBI Director Clyde Tolson -- at the piano, and a restaurant scene with Cohn eating from the plate of one the other most influential right-wing closet-cases of the day: Francis Cardinal Spellman. Entre Tinieblas [Dark Habits] Pedro Almodovar, Director 1983 : Spain : 95 minutes : Lesbian : Drama : In a convent in Madrid, the Mother Superior has fallen in love with the female singer Yolanda. A hard-eged, intentionally offensive religious satire, not as original or as funny as Almodovar's later films. Extramuros, 1985 : Spain : Lesbian : Drama : A dark story of love and ambition behind convent walls. Sister Angela decides to fake stigmata to save her convent from ruin; her devoted lover reluctantly agrees. But Angela's scam brings them unexpected fame as well as new enemies who could destroy their relationship. Fated To Be Queer, Pablo Bautista, Director 1992 : 29 minutes (Movie): A moving documentary that illuminates issues and concerns for the Filipino American gay community. The Fourth Man [De Vierde Man], Paul Verhoeven 1983 : The Netherlands : 102 minutes , (Movie) about obsessive religious and sexual desire. Frost in May, UK, (TV series) based on Antonia White's novel of a Catholic girls' school. A Hard God, 1980 : Australia : 82 minutes : Gay : Drama :A depressing made-for-Australian-TV movie wherein a working class Catholic family in Sydney endure tough times and misery in the 1940s. In the middle of it all, the 16-year-old son tries to cope with falling in love with a male friend. Holy Mary , 1991 5 min, A collage film which intercuts images of Pope J.P. 2, Fashion Experts, and a sex- change medical specialist. The result: an outrageously funny look at gender, fashion, and the head of the world's largest gay sex club. The Hunting Season, Rita Moreira, Director 1992 : Brazil : 30 minutes : GLBO : Brazil's gay and lesbian population are being slaughtered in a ghastly series of hate crimes. Intercutting scenes from Hollywood movies (The Deer Hunter and Cruising), director Moreira stops people on the streets of Sao Paolo for a quick health check on the state of the nation. "They should be killed," is the most common reply. In the Name of the Father, 199? HBO, USA (TV Movie) concerns a sexually abusive priest and the way the hierarchy has hidden this problem while continuing to condemn adult sexual relationships. In This House of Brede, George Schaefer, Director 1975 : UK : 100 minutes : Lesbian : Drama : A young nun gets a crush on older one who wants to reciprocate but cannot. Law of Desire [Ley del Deseo] Pedro Almodovar, Director 1987 : Spain : 100 minutes : Gay/Transsexual : Comedy/Drama : Screwball tragicomedy centering on a gay film director, his transsexual brother (now a sister, who is played by a born-female actress), and two of his young lovers. Watch for Antonio Banderas and his frenetically Catholic mother. Lot in Sodom, James Watson and Leville Webber 1933 US, (Movie) set in Sodom with, according to Vito Russo, "glitter queens running the show". Mass Appeal, Gelnn Jordan 1984 US, (Movie), about a radical young seminarian in a rich parish and the challenge he presents to the comfortable old pastor. No Need to Repent: The Ballad of Rev. Jan Griesinger, 1989 : Lesbian :Reverend Jan Griesinger is an "out" minister in the United Church of Christ who has integrated her ministry, her politics and her personal life. The story of a courageous contemporary feminist, this film reveals some of the many levels of her activism. On Being Gay: A Conversation with Brian McNaught Ron Robin, Director 1986 : 86 minutes :(VHS Video), an exploration of a number of issues. Often used by groups wishing to explore gay and spiritual issues [more info from TRB Productions, Box 2362, Boston MA 02107) Gay : One Nation Under God, Teodoro Maniaci, Francina Rzeznick, and Zinka Benton, Directors 1993 : 83 minutes : GLBO : Focusing on the contemporary religious Right Wing proliferation of curative therapies for homosexuality, this riveting documentary offers historical context as well as a political analysis of this frighteningly large movement. Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, UK, (TV series) based on Jeannette Winterton's accoun of a young Lesbian's evangelical childhood. Not Catholic, but we understand! Salome's Last Dance, Ken Russell, Director 1988 : UK : Gay : Drama : A typical Russell extravaganza, wherein Oscar Wilde is invited to a bordello to view a wildly decadent version of his banned play "Salome". Seams, Karim Ainouz, Director 1993 : Brazil/USA : 30 minutes : GLBO : A personal account of Brazil's social and sexual constraints for women and gay men, seen through the eyes of the women in the director's family. Sebastiane, Derek Jarman 1977 90 mins UK, (Movie), unique movie with dialogue in Latin and actors nearly naked most of the tiime. Aimed at classicists, gay men, and Catholics. The story of St. Sebastian, who was sent to be outreaches of the Roman Empire after objecting to the murder of a young Christian page. There he carries on an affair with his commanding officer, whereupon he is brutally murdered by his jealous fellow soldiers. Stop the Church, 1991?, 23 mins US, (TV Documentary), looks at ACT-UP/New York's demonstration against Cardinal O'Connor. This was broadcast on PBS amidst great furor. It makes no attempt to be non-partisan. This Special Friendship [Les Amities Particuliers] Jean Delannoy, Director 1964 : France : 105 minutes : Gay : Drama : A relationship between an older boy and a younger boy at a strict Catholic boy's school ends in disaster when the priests voice their disapproval with increasingly heavy-handed tactics. XIV Longer Book Reviews of Some Especially Significant Books L. William Countryman, Dirt, Greed & Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today, (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988) by Paul Halsall Countryman is Professor of NT at the Episcoplian Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley. Countryman rejects attempts to deny that the NY has any relevance to the modern sex lives of Christians, or that it has only random and uncollected statements about sexuality. Rather he sees and unpacks a coherent sexual ethic. His first point is this: Human beings have various motivations from choosing between actions. One of these motivations can involve living up to a moral code. But another, and very important motivation, is the whole issue of "purity". Now "purity", in plain English "cleanliness", is not a moral category. To give an example: many Americans find the idea of eating snails repellent; but a significant number will actually try escargot at some time; few however will try the snail's near relative, the garden slug. Or try this: in most western countries people clean themselves after defecation with toilet paper; in Malta people often use a reusable sponge; while in much of the middle east people use their left hand and running water. None of this is "moral", but it does impinge on what is considered "clean" and "unclean". Now, cross-culturally, purity coded have been concerned with boundaries, and especially the boundaries of the human body. What goes in, and what goes out, is a major focus for regulation by such codes. Ancient Israel clearly had a very strong purity code. ALthough the texts, eg Leviticus, sometimes try to justify this code by reference to opposing the actions of surrounding pagans, this is clearly not the main motivation: "pigs" were used in sacrifices by pagans, and were forbidden to Jews. But doves and goats were also used by pagans, and were not forbidden to Jews. One important aspect of the Israelite purity code is the notion of completeness or wholeness. Only unblemished animals can be used for sacrifice and so on. This leads to some odd rules. Leprosy makes a person unclean - but as Lev 12:12-13 indicates - a person who is completely leprous is clean! [Leprosy here is referring to some disease other than Hanson's disease]. Purity codes tend to be taught very early and very proufoundly: mommy says "Don't touch that; it's dirty". As such they usually the codes usually seem very obvious, even "natural" to those trained in them. But such codes have nothing to do with specifically *moral* behaviour. I think the connection I would make between Countryman's argument and the self-revelaing activities of certain Catholics who condemn gays and lesbians as "dirty" are apparent. What concerns them is only marginally moral [and perhaps not at all - more later]: what does concern them is the notion of "dirt". Some just think sex is dirty, period; others are obessesed with excrement, with the supposedly fecal implication of gay male sex. It would not of course be an *immoral act* for a person to rub themselves all over in excrement, nor would it be *immoral* to drink urine every day [in fact a former Prime Minister of India, from a very different culture, did precisiely that]. Yet such activities, especially given the rather intense toilet training of 20-30 years ago, would seem very *dirty*. Countryman's second main point is this: "Purity", specifically the purity code of Israel, is not a concern for Christians. The Gospel and St. Paul both repeatedly either shoe Jesus transgressing purity codes or actually state that nothing is impure of itself. Countryman thinks that there is nothing to stop Christians observing purity codes of their local cultures, but that they cannot demand that other's, on pain of being Christian, keep such codes. Countryman goes through a great deal of biblical textual discussion on these points, which I urge people to read. The Third main point then, concerns what is demanded of a Christian by the NT. Countryman argues that respect from the property of others, including sexual property, is a basic teaching of the New Testament. From this he elaborates, again on a text by text basis, what the NT teaches about sexual morality. But there is a problem: "Property", especially sexual property, changes its meaning from one culture to another. This is a commonplace observation of almost all historoians and anthropologists. In England for instance it was long impossible for anyone but the Monarch to "own" land; what you could own were rights in the land; so one piece of land have various rights held in it by a chief landholder, a sub- tenant, and eventually the peasant who had rights to farm a particualr strip for a few years. All had some aspect of "ownership" in the land. In both ancient Israel and Greco- Roman antiquity, Counytyman points out that the owner of sexual property was the "family", especially the father. Sexual sins such a adultery are specifically concieved in the OT and NT as trespasses againt this property [if you do not agree with him here, please read the book: I think I am summarising it correctly]. But now, Countryman argues, the owner of sexual property in our society is the individual. As such NT teaching on sex needs to be re-explicated. For instance, Adultery is not now seen as an offence againt the family but as an offence against one's spouse and his/her property in you. In his final chapter then, he makes a number of specific recommendations. some of which are rather startling - I will leave that to be read! Countryman's book came out in 1988. It is without doubt a well appreciated, if not always agreed with book. In it he specifically agrees with John Boswell at some points, disagrees with him at others. He calls one article, by Hays, that many have seen as a major attack on Boswell, "useful but intemperate" and specifically points out how Hays failes to follow through his own logic: if Hays is correct in his interpretation of Romans 1, then any equation of "unnatural" and sinful is, to use Countryman's words, "extremely difficult", {p.114} Daniel A. Helminiak, What The Bible Really Says About Homosexuality, (San Francisco: Alamo Square Press, 1994) Fr. Helminiak is a Roman Catholic priest who workd with Dignity in Texas. He holds a Ph.D in theology, and in this book presents a summary for non-specialists, or recent work on the Bible and how it relates to homosexuality. Review from Passion: Christian Spirituality From A Gay Perspective 1:7 (July 1994) In a new book, What The Bible Really Says About Homosexuality, author Daniel Helminiak concludes that the Bible never addresses the question of whether gay and lesbian sex is right or wrong. If people wish to find that kind of clarity, he says, they must look elsewhere. In less than 100 pages, Helminiak summarizes the latest biblical scholarship in everyday English, and suggests that the scripture texts which people use to condemn homosexuality are not what they seem. He explains clearly the differences between a literal reading of the Bible [i.e. what the words, usually in an English translation, mean to a contemporary reader] and an historical-critical reading [i.e. what the words meant, in the original language, to the writer]. Using this historical-critical approach, Helminiak addresses each biblical text that has some clear or supposed negative reference to "homosexuality." In place of this generic topic, he suggests for each text, a precise concern of the writer, such as ritual purity, a cultural bias, or abusive sexuality. He also points out three positive relationships in the Bible that, as the least, are gay and lesbian friendly: David and Jonathan, Ruth and Naomi, and Daniel and the palace master at Nebuchadnezzar's court. This book is a good resource for lesbians and gays who want to keep informed themselves, are looking for an intellectual response to the Religious right, or are searching for a helpful book to pass on to parents and friends. [PASSION is published monthly. Copyright (c) 1994, by David Schimmel, all rights reserved. One year subscriptions to PASSION is $15.00 [US], $18.00 [Canada], $22.00 [Europe and Australia]. To request a free copy or to subscribe, write to [and make check, *in US funds*, payable to]: David Schimmel, 4520 N. Clarendon, #801, Chicago, IL 60640-6171.] Richard McBrien, Catholicism, rev. ed., (New York; Harper, 1994) Fr. McBrien was former head of the Theology department at Notre Dame, and is a leading voice in the liberal wing of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. This is the general book on Catholicism most likely to appeal to liberal Catholics, and lesbian and gay Catholcis, as a way of understanding the Catholic faith without the patriarchal tone of many official and semi-official catechisms. Be warned though, it is over 1200 pages long. Here is a review and commentary by Dwayne K. Lanclos (lanclosd@UNICOMP.NET) that appeared on the Internet Free Catholic List [catholic@american.edu].. The revised edition now begins with an introductory chapter "What is Catholicism?" with the material coming mostly from his previous concluding chapter. McBrien has also shifted the placement of several topics to better group and study related issues. Material on the sacreaments and worship has been rearranged and highlighted. Content changes include giving Spirituality much more emphasis and prominence to reflect recent interests. There is also a new emphasis on discipleship. McBrien now treats Mary in a section with the saints and as more an object of devotion than as a theological issue. The sections of philosophy, previously considered weak, have been beefed up. Scripture citations used the NewRSV. McBrien takes into account major contributions from feminist and liberation theology. New material is included in the chapters on both Christ and the church in current theology. McBrien has thoroughly reworked the chapter on the foundations of Christian morality. There are regular references to the new Catechism. Chapter summaries have been reduced and suggested reading lists updated. Discussion questions geared to an academic audience have been dropped, but those geared to parish use are retained. It is not as radical as it has been made out to be. McBrien covers a broad range of topics from a historical church persepective and tells how certain doctrines developed and where it stands now. If you want the historical perspective, look at McBrien. If you want an "authoritative" source for current Roman teaching , look at the new Catechism of the Catholic Church. Catholicism is not a catechism, not a place you go for answers or the official line. Robin Scroggs, The New Testament and Homosexuality: Contextual Background for Contemporary Debate, (Philadelphia: Fortress Press: 1983) by Paul Halsall Unlike Boswell who is a professional historian, a Catholic, and a gay man, Robin Scroggs is not homosexual, is professional biblical scholar, and a Pauline specialist. He is also straight. He is, or was at the time the book was written [I do not know if his situation has changed since] Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He is not a fundamentalist or literalist: by this I mean he eschews approaches which think discussions among Christians can be settled by appeals to "proof texts". He seeks, as he says to look at the context of what was said and why it was said. In this respect he is much less conservative than Boswell who is prepared to argue about the meanings of particular verses. I think Boswell may do this because, as a historian, he knows very well that this is how the New Testament has long be used by religious and ecclesiastical writers - viz. as a source of proof texts quoted without any relation to surrounding material. Scroggs is more more keen on looking at the rhetorical strategies of a writer, or at the writers' theologoical purposes. Both Scroggs and Boswell unite in understanding that a word or phrase used in the past may have differrent meanings [there is no "clear" word of Scripture in other words.] In his book then Scroggs, takes a very different appraoch to Boswell. Although Boswell did discuss the Biblical texts, and was clearly familiar with the Hellenistic and Jewish background, he spent a small amount of time on them - His book afterall was concerned with Homosexuality in the middle ages and trying to show that Christianity was NOT the cause of homophobia, although it may since have got caught up in society's homophobia. Scroggs is only concerned with the biblical texts. He looks at: Use of Bible in Recent Church Discussions; the Greek cultural background - a male society with an ideal of male beuty; Pederastic practices - especially certain degraded forms; the long standing "Great Debate" in the Greek world about pederasty as a good or bad thing [it was not universally approved of, as is sometimes thought]; Palestinian Judaism and its stern opposition to pederasty; Hellenistic Judaism and its vilification of pederasty [here Scroggs points out how little knowledge there is re. Hellen. Judiaism - almost all is drawn from just two authors, Philo and Josephus] - Scroggs concludes that neither Hellenistic or Palestinian Jews were concerned with issues of "nature", that they both saw pederasty as a Greek "problem" which was condemned by divine law; Scroggs then looks at the early Church and sees echoes of other traditions in its texts - in none of the three supposed references to homosexuality in Paul's writing does Scroggs see any ethical import; He has appendices on the interesting question of non-pederastic male homosexuality, on Female homosexuality in the Greco- Roman world, and on various modern psychological discussions of Greek and modern homosexuality. Scrogg's conclusions are somewhat different from Boswell, with whom he difers in emphasis and interpretation. Scroggs thinks quite simply that "homosexuality" as such is not discussed in the New Testament. What may be referred to on three occasions, none of them more than passing remarks, is *pederasty*, a practice that could be [like female prostitution] be extremely degrading in the Greek world, and a practice which Jews had long seen as asomething that distinguished them from the Greeks. Scroggs also show how Jewish authors before and contemporary to St. Paul, in their discussions of pederasty, used languages referring to adult males, language drawn from Leviticus. In discussions with simplistic biblical literalists, Boswell's work, despite its flaws, is more useful. It is also much broader in scope, beutifully written, and a truly groundbreaking work, full of humour and humanity. But purely on the Biblical issues, and in discussions with Christians who seen the Bible as the Divinely inspired word of God, but not something to be understood as series of proof texts, Scroggs books is probably more useful. It would form a good basis for a weekly discussion group for instance. There is, of course, no point discussing the Bible with proof-textors, who, rather simplistically, seem to expect serious people to take seriously their selective and contextless citations. XV Biblical Texts from King James Version Cited in Full Jewish Scriptures/Old Testament [From KJV] Genesis 13:13, 18:20-22, 19:4-8. 19:24-25, Sodom story Gen 13:13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. Gen 18:20-22 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. Gen 19:4-28 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. Gen 19:6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, Gen 19:7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. Gen 19:8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. Gen 19:9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. Gen 19:10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. Gen 19:11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door. Gen 19:12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: Gen 19:13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. Gen 19:14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. Gen 19:15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. Gen 19:16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. Gen 19:17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. Gen 19:18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: Gen 19:19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: Gen 19:20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. Gen 19:21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. Gen 19:22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Gen 19:23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. Gen 19:24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; Gen 19:25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. Gen 19:26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. Gen 19:27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: Gen 19:28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, Levitical code on anal sex Lev 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Lev 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Deuteronomy 22:25 Ban on transvestitism Deu 22:5 The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God. Deuteronomy 22:30 Fear of son seducing father? Deu 22:30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt. Deuteronomy 23:1 Eunuchs banned from people Deu 23:1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. Deuteronomy 23:17-18, "Sodomite" in English versions Deu 23:17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. Deu 23:18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God. But note Hebrew Deu 23:17 (Hebrew) . . . lo' qedeshah . . ben . yisra'el lo' . qadesh . . ben . yisra'el "qadesh, kaw-dashe'; ; a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (techn.) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry:--sodomite, unclean." Deuteronomy 29:23 Mention of Sodom Deu 29:23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: Deuteronomy 32:32 Mention of Sodom Deu 32:32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: Ruth 1:16-17, Ruth's pledge to Naomi Ruth 1:3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. Ruth 1:4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. Ruth 1:5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. Ruth 1:6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread. Ruth 1:7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. Ruth 1:8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.Ruth 1:9 The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. Ruth 1:10 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people. Ruth 1:11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? Ruth 1:12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons; Ruth 1:13 Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. Ruth 1:14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her. Ruth 1:15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. Ruth 1:16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Ruth 1:17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. Ruth 1:18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her. [Quite apart from the lesbian reading of this passage, note that the Bible has some problems here. Ruth becomes the grandmother of King David, but she is a Moabite women, and the Deuteronomic code and Nehemiah both comment about this. Deuteronomy and Nehemiah were written long after the Story of Ruth and reflect the problems - and nationalism - of post-exilic Judaism. Interestingly Deuteronomy and Nehemiah do not agree; buut Deuteronomy would exclude King David from the congregation of the Lord and Nehemiah would exclude Jesus of Nazareth. See: Deu 23:3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever: Neh 13:1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;] Judges 19:22-24, Gibeah story, compare Sodom Judg 19:22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. Judg 19:23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly. Judg 19:24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing. Judg 19:25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go. Judg 19:26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light. Judg 19:27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold. Judg 19:28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place. Judg 19:29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. Judg 19:30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds. I Samuel 18 on, II Samuel 1:26, David and Jonathan The Love Story and Covenant Between David and Jonathan 1 Sam 17:57-18:9 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite. And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. [Saul's daughter also falls in love with David in chapter 18] I Sam 19: 1-6 1 Sam 19:1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee. And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee- ward very good: For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past. I Sam 20:1-42 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will show it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him. Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father? And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and show it thee; The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will show it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not: But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies. And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth. But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away. And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever. So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty. Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day? And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem: And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table. Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness? For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die. And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done? And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David. So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame. And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee? And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city. And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city. I Sam 23:14-18 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth. And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. II Sam 1-27 2 Sam 1:1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me. So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord. Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword. And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed? And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed. And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! II Sam 9:1-13 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake? And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he. And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar. Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar. Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house. Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons. And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet. I Kings 14:24, 15:12, 22:46 KJ Version uses sodomites 1 Ki 14:24 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 1 Ki 14:24 . . . gam qadesh . . 'erets . . 'asah . . kol . tow'ebah . . gowy 'asher . yehovah yarash . paniym . ben . yisra'el 1 Ki 15:12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 1 Ki 15:12 . . 'abar . . qadesh . . . 'erets . cuwr kol . gilluwl . . 'ab. 'asah Note the Hebrew in all cases: qadesh, kaw-dashe'; from H6942; a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (techn.) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry:--sodomite, unclean. II Kings 23:7 KJ Version uses sodomites 1 Ki 22:46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 1 Ki 22:46 (HG) . . yether . . qadesh . sha'ar . . yowm . . 'ab 'aca' . ba'ar . . . 'erets Nehemiah 1:11 Nehemiah as a cup bearer Neh 1:11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. Neh 1:11 (HG) . 'adonay . 'anna' . . na' . 'ozen . qashshab . . tephillah . . 'ebed . . . tephillah . . 'ebed . chaphets . yare' . shem . tsalach . na' . . 'ebed . yowm . nathan . racham . . paniym . zeh 'iysh . . . . melek mashqeh mashqeh, mash-keh'; ; prop. causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by impl. (intrans.) drink (itself); fig. a well-watered region:--butler (-ship), cupbearer, drink (-ing), fat pasture, watered. [It has been argued that this means Nehemiah was a eunuch] Proverbs 10:9 Based on English usage Prov 10:9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. Isaiah 1:9 Mention of Sodom Isa 1:9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.Isa 1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. Isaiah 3:9 Mention of Sodom Isa 3:9 The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. Isaiah 13:19 Mention of Sodom Isa 13:19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. Isaiah 56:2-8 Eunuchs are blessed by God Isa 56:3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. Isa 56:4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; Isa 56:5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. Isa 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Isa 56:7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Isa 56:8 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him. [Compare Deuteronomy 23:1 which prohibts eunucgs from the congregation of the Lord.] Jeremiah 23:14 Mention of Sodom Jer 23:14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 49:18 Mention of Sodom Jer 49:18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. Jeremiah 50:40 Mention of Sodom Jer 50:40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein. Lamentations 4:6 Mention of Sodom Lam 4:6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. Ezekiel 16:49-50 Ezekiel says what was Sodom's sin Ezek 16:51 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. Ezek 16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. Ezek 16:50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good. Ezek 16:51 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. Daniel 1 Daniel and the chief eunuch Dan 1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. Dan 1:2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. Dan 1:3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; Dan 1:4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. Dan 1:5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. Dan 1:6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah,Mishael, and Azariah: Dan 1:7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. Dan 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Dan 1:9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. Dan 1:10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. Dan 1:11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, Dan 1:12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. Dan 1:13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.Dan 1:14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.Dan 1:15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.Dan 1:16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse. Dan 1:17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.Dan 1:18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. Dan 1:19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. Dan 1:20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. Dan 1:21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. The point here is that a: Daniel and the other young men were probably eunuchs, as was recognised by the early Christian commentators. There is also the "tender love" relationship between Daniel and the Chief eunuch. Compare also Deuteronomy 23:1 which prohibts eunucgs from the congregation of the Lord. Amos 4:11 Mention of Sodom Amos 4:11 I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. Zephaniah 2:9 Mention of Sodom Zep 2:9 Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. Deuterocanonical Books: [From New RSV] Wisdom 3:13-14 Barren women/ eunuchs blessed [Compare Deuteronomy 23:1 which prohibts eunuchs from the congregation of the Lord.] Wis 3:13 For blessed is the barren women who is undefiled, who has not entered into a sinful union, she will have fruit when God examines souls. Wis 3:14 Blessed also is the eunuch whose hands have done no lawless deed, and who has not devised wicked things against the lord; for special favor will be shownhim for his faithfulness and a place of great delight in the temple of the Lord. Wisdom 10:6-8 Destruction of Sodom. Wis 10:6 Wisdom rescused a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing; he escaped the fire that descended on the five cities. Wis 10:7 Evidence of their wickedness still remains; a continually smoking wasteland, plants bearing fruit that does not ripen, a pillar of salt standing as a monument to an unbelieving soul. Wis 10:8 For because they passed wisdom by, they not only were hindered from recognizing the good, but also left for humankind a reminder of their folly, so that their failures could never go unnoticed. Wisdom 19:13-14 Hositility to Guests at Sodom Wis 19:13 The punishments did not come upon the sinners without prior signs in the violence of thunder, for they justly suffered because of their wicked acts, for they practiced a more bitter hatred of strangers. Wis 19:14 Others had refused to receive guests when they came to them, but these made slaves of guests who were there benefactors. [The passaage is comparing the Egyptians unfavorably to the Sodomites.] Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 16:8 Arrogance of Lot's neighbors Sir 16:8 He did not spare the neighbors of Lot, whom he loathed on account of their arrogance. New Testament: [From KJV] Matthew 5:22 Jesus on rakah and moros Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Mat 5:22 (HG) . . lego . . . pas ho . orgizo . . adelphos eike . eike . . . enochos . . krisis . hos an . epo . . adelphos rhaka . . . enochos . . sunedrion. hos an . epo . moros . . . enochos . geenna pur rhaka, rhak-ah'; of Chald. or. [comp. H7386]; O empty one, i.e. thou worthless (as a term of utter vilification):-- Raca. moros, mo-ros'; prob. from the base of G3466; dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless, (mor.) blockhead, (appar.) absurd:--fool (-ish, X -ishness). [It has been argued that the word here mean something like "sissy" and "faggot". 'Moros" could mean "penetrator in Greek usage.] Matthew 10:15 Jesus on Sodom Mat 10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. Matthew 11:23-24 Jesus on Sodom Mat 11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. Mat 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. Matthew 19:3-5, Mark 10:5 Jesus on Genesis 1 and 2 Mat 19:3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? Mat 19:4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, Mat 19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Mark 10:5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. Mark 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. Mark 10:7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; Mark 10:8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. Mark 10:9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Matthew 19:12, Jesus on "eunuchs" Mat 19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven'ssake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. Mat 19:12 (HG) . . . . eunouchos hostis . houto gennao . . meter koilia . . . . eunouchizo hostis . eunouchizo eunouchizo . anthropos . . . eunouchos hostis .eunouchizo heautou eunouchizo . . basileia . ouranos . . . . dunamai . choreo . . . choreo . eunouchos, yoo-noo'-khos; from eune (a bed) and G2192; a castrated person (such being employed in Oriental bed- chambers); by extens. an impotent or unmarried man; by impl. a chamberlain (state-officer):--eunuch. Mark 6:11 Jesus on Sodom Mark 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. Mark 7:20-23 Jesus on clean bodies Mark 7:20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Mark 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: Luke 10:12 Jesus on Sodom Luke 10:12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. Luke 17:29 Jesus on Sodom Luke 17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Acts 8:26-39 Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch Acts 8:26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. Acts 8:27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, Acts 8:28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. Acts 8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. Acts 8:30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? Acts 8:31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. Acts 8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: Acts 8:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. Acts 8:34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Acts 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. Acts 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water:and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Acts 8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. Acts 8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. Romans 1:18-32 Paul on effects of idolatry Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Rom 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Rom 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Rom 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Rom 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Rom 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: Rom 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Rom 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Rom 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Rom 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. I Corinthians 6:9-10 Paul 's list of sins. 1 Cor 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 1 Cor 6:9 eido . . . . adikos . . kleronomeo . basileia . theos . . planao oute pornos oute eidololatres oute moichos oute malakos oute arsenokoites. . . arsenokoites pornos, por'-nos; from pernemi (to sell; ); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by anal.) a debauchee (libertine):--fornicator, whoremonger. moichos, moy-khos'; perh. a prim. word; a (male) paramour; fig. apostate:--adulterer. malakos, mal-ak-os'; of uncert. affin.; soft, i.e. fine (clothing); fig. a catamite:--effeminate, soft. arsenokoites, ar-sen-ok-oy'-tace; from G730 and G2845; a sodomite:--abuser of (that defile) self with mankind. Galatians 5:19-21 Another list of sins Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Ephesian 5:6 "shameful deeds at night" Eph 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Eph 5:7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them. Eph 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: I Timothy 1:9-10 Another list of sins 1 Tim 1:8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 1 Tim 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1 Tim 1:10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 1 Tim 1:9 eido touto . . nomos . . keimai . . dikaios . . . . anomos . anupotaktos . . asebes . . hamartolos . anosios . bebelos . patraloias . patraloias . metraloias . metraloias . androphonos 1 Tim 1:10 . pornos . . . arsenokoites . . arsenokoites . andrapodistes .pseustes . epiorkos aprosopoleptos . ei . . ei_tis heteros . . . antikeimai . hugiaino didaskalia hamartolos, ham-ar-to-los'; from G264; sinful, i.e. a sinner:--sinful, sinner. pornos, por'-nos; from pernemi (to sell; ); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by anal.) a debauchee (libertine):--fornicator, whoremonger. arsenokoites, ar-sen-ok-oy'-tace; from G730 and G2845; a sodomite:--abuser of (that defile) self with mankind. andrapodistes, an-drap-od-is-tace'; from a der. of a comp. of G435 and G4228; an enslaver (as bringing men to his feet):--men-stealer. II Peter 2:4,6-8 Mention of Sodom story 2 Pet 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 2 Pet 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; 2 Pet 2:6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 2 Pet 2:7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: Jude 6-7 Mention of Sodom story Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 1:7 hos . sodoma . gomorrha . . polis peri . . homoios tropos pareisphero . ekporneuo . ekporneuo . aperchomai opiso heteros sarx . prokeimai prokeimai . . deigma hupecho . dike . aionios pur heteros, het'-er-os; of uncert. affin.; (an-, the) other or different:--altered, else, next (day), one, (an-) other, some, strange. sarx, sarx; prob. from the base of G4563; flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extens.) the body (as opposed to the soul [or spirit], or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by impl.) human nature (with its frailties [phys. or mor.] and passions), or (spec.) a human being (as such):--carnal (-ly, + -ly minded), flesh ([- ly]). [Strange flesh here is taht of angels, noth other men,] Revelations 21:8, 22:15 The "abominable" and dogs" Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Rev 21:8 . . deilos . apistos . . bdelusso . phoneus . pornos . pharmakeus . eidololatres . pas pseudes . . . meros . . limne hos kaio . pur . theion hos . . deuteros thanatos bdelusso, bdel-oos'-so; from a (presumed) der. of bdeo (to stink); to be disgusted, i.e. (by impl.) detest (espec. of idolatry):--abhor, abominable. Rev 22:15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Rev 22:15 . exo . kuon . pharmakos . pornos . phoneus . eidololatres . pas ho phileo . poieo . pseudos kuon, koo'-ohn; a prim. word; a dog [hound] (lit. or fig.):- -dog. Pseudographia: Book of Jubilees 13:17, 16:5-6, 20:5-6 Sexual Interpretation of Sodom Jub 13:17 ...the men of Sodom were sinners exceedingly. Jub 16:5-6 ....the Lord executed his judgemenst on Sodm and Gemorrsh, and Zeboim, and all the region of the jordan, and he burned them with fire and brimstone, and destroyed them until this day, even as [lo] I have decalred unto thee all their works, that they are wicked and sinners exceedingly, and that they defile themselves and commit fornication in their flesh, and work uncleanness on the earth. And in like manner, God willexecute judgement on the places where thay have done according to the uncleanness of the Sodomites, like unto the judgement of Sodom. Jub 20-5-6 And [Abraham] told [his sons and grandsons] of the judgement of the giants, and the judgements of the Sodomites, how they had been judged on account of their wickedness, and had dies on account of fornication and uncleanness, and mutual corruption through fornication. "'And guard yourselves from all fornication and uncleanness, And from all pollution of sin, Lest ye make our name a course, And your whole life a hissing, And all your sons be destroyed by the sword, And ye become accursed like Sodom, Ans all your remnant as the sons of Gemorrah."' [This is a2nd Cent BCE Jewish text, survives in Ethiopian. Gives first sexual interpretation of Sodom story. Translation here quoted in D.S. Bailey, Homosexuality and the Western Christian Tradtion (London: 1955)] *A List of All the Eunuchs in the Bible* Note: The word for eunuch is translated by the word highlighted: In most cases in the Hebrew scriptures the root word is: cariyc, saw-reece'; or caric, saw-reece'; from an unused root mean. to castrate; a eunuch; by impl. valet (espec. of the female apartments), and thus a minister of state:--chamberlain, eunuch, office In Gen 40:1-23, 41:9, I Ki 10:5, 2 Chron 9:4, Neh 1:11 the root word is mashqeh, mash-keh'; from H8248; prop. causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by impl. (intrans.) rink (itself); fig. a well-watered region:--butler (-ship), cupbearer, drink (-ing), fat pasture, atered. It is less certain that this means "eunuch", although it is used about a variety of servants who would ofetn have been eunuchs. [think of Ganymede, cupbearer to the Greek Gods]. Potiphar Gen 37:36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard....Gen 39:1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. Pharoah's Butler Gen 40:1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and is baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. Gen 40:2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.....Gen 40:5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.....Gen 40:9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;....Gen 40:13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler....Gen 40:20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. Gen 40:21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:...Gen 41:9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: Two of Pharoah's Officers Gen 40:2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. Unspecified Pharoah's Officers Gen 40:7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? King Solomon's Cupbearers 1 Ki 10:5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. Unspecified Israelite Officer 1 Ki 22:9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. Unspecified Israelite Officer 2 Ki 8:6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. Unspecified Israelite Officers 2 Ki 9:31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?2 Ki 9:32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. 2 Ki 9:33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. 2 Ki 9:34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter. Israelites to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon 2 Ki 20:17 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. 2 Ki 20:18 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Nathanmelech the chamberlain 2 Ki 23:11 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. Officers of Jehoiachin 2 Ki 24:12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. 2 Ki 24:15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. Unspecified Officer 2 Ki 25:19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: Unspecified Israelite Officers 1 Chr 28:1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. King Solomon's Cupbearers 2 Chr 9:4 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. Unspecified Israelite Officer 2 Chr 18:8 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas Est 1:10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,....Est 1:12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.....Est 1:15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? Hege Est 2:3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them: Shasshgaz Est 2:14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name. Hegai Est 2:15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. Bigthan and Teresh Est 2:21 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. Est 6:2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana andTeresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, Est 4:4 So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not. Est 4:5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was. Unspecified Chamberlains Est 6:14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared. Harbonah Est 7:9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. Israelites to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon Isa 39:7 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Eunuchs to be Blessed in Isaiah Isa 56:3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. Isa 56:4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; Isa 56:5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. Eunuchs of Jeconiah Jer 29:2 (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;) Eunuchs of Jereusalem Jer 34:19 The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf; Ebedmelech the Ethiopian Jer 38:7 Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; Unspecified captains Jer 41:16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and thechildren, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon: Unspecified Eunuch Jer 52:25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. Nehemiah Neh 1:11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. Ashpenaz, Master of the King of Babylons Eunuchs Dan 1:3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; Daniel and the three young men Dan 1:4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach thelearning and the tongue of the Chaldeans....Dan 1:6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: Dan 1:7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven Mat 19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven'ssake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. Ethiopian Eunuch Acts 8:27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship.