The politics of counter-rejection: Gay christians and the church

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 47-63

  Yip, Andrew K T ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Church; Gay; Homosexuality; Politics; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRISTIAN; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY; THEOLOGY;

EID: 0033043549     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v37n02_03     Document Type: Article

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