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Tables of Contents for This Remarkable Gift
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Conventions and abbreviations
ix
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction
xvi
Opening the dialogue
1
16
The Catholic situation today
Limitations of the teaching
Called to dialogue
Dialogue with the world
Dialogue within the Church
Dialogue with other Christians
A turning point
The meaning of words
A gay and Christian identity
17
21
The journey to self
The journey to God
Gay spirituality
Gay ministry
Gay relationships of love
AIDS: a shadow and a light on homosexuality
Contributing to the dialogue
A clash of loyalties
38
20
First steps towards change
The Scripture texts
The story of Sodom
Leviticus
The world of the New Testament
The Pauline Letters
Conclusions from the Bible
The unchanging teaching
Entering into dialogue
The Anglican Communion
Conflicting Christian responses
Finding a new direction
Developing Catholic sexual theology
58
17
Understanding the Scriptures
Building on tradition
Rethinking the situation
Charles Curran
Brave new thought
Pursuing dialogue
Uncertain bishops struggle as teachers and pastors
75
19
The Vatican teaching on homosexuality
The bishops of the United States of America
The American bishops speak to lesbians
The bishops of England and Wales
The bishops of Australia
The Magisterium and the interpretation of Scripture
The struggle to dialogue
Broadening the dialogue: the contribution of modern social theory
94
29
Sigmund Freud
Sciences of the mind
Eliminating disease
Jung and the Jungians
The Kinsey report
Biology
Bisexuality
Lesbianism
From homosexual to gay to queer
Contributing to the dialogue
Finding a new direction through dialogue
123
21
The many voices of dialogue
The dignity of gay and lesbian people
Why homosexuality?
The fruitfulness of love
Fundamental questions for dialogue
Hope for dialogue
Theologies of the twentieth century
A gay and lesbian theology
Consequences for the Church
Facing our prejudices
And so into the future
Notes
144
23
Bibliography
167
23
Index
190