A Gay and Lesbian Congregation Seeks Social Justice for Other Marginalized Communities

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 193-206

  Johnston, Lon B ^a   Jenkins, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community building; Faith based community practice; Gay and lesbian; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248605814     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v16n03_13     Document Type: Article

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