When Christianity and Homosexuality Collide: Understanding the Potential Intrapersonal Conflict

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1382-1402

  Subhi, Nasrudin ^a   Geelan, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Christianity; conflict; homosexuality; interview

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

ADULT; CHRISTIANITY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869743255     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2012.724638     Document Type: Article

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