I'm trying to make the case that the church can indeed, from within its own resources, move out of a false, and often a hateful, characterization of and set of attitudes toward gay and lesbian people.
Give people a common enemy, and you will give them a common identity. Deprive them of an enemy and you will deprive them of the crutch by which they … - James Alison
Give people a common enemy, and you will give them a common identity. Deprive them of an enemy and you will deprive them of the crutch by which they …
- James Alison
The silence of those in positions of influence in the church who know, or have a strong suspicion, that being gay is a nonpathological minority varia… - James Alison
The silence of those in positions of influence in the church who know, or have a strong suspicion, that being gay is a nonpathological minority varia…
Part of my motivation in the search for a cause of being gay was the need to find "something that has gone wrong that I can put right," and it was go… - James Alison
Part of my motivation in the search for a cause of being gay was the need to find "something that has gone wrong that I can put right," and it was go…
My own belief is that being gay is a regularly occurring nonpathological minority variant in the human condition, and that an appropriate analogy is … - James Alison
My own belief is that being gay is a regularly occurring nonpathological minority variant in the human condition, and that an appropriate analogy is …
I'm trying to make the case that the church can indeed, from within its own resources, move out of a false, and often a hateful, characterization of … - James Alison
I'm trying to make the case that the church can indeed, from within its own resources, move out of a false, and often a hateful, characterization of …
I think I have quite traditional views on original sin, grace, and the real but difficult nature of we humans being able to learn something true abou… - James Alison
I think I have quite traditional views on original sin, grace, and the real but difficult nature of we humans being able to learn something true abou…
I'm not much of a multitasker, and when I'm in productive mode, organizational things suffer. - James Alison
I'm not much of a multitasker, and when I'm in productive mode, organizational things suffer.
I'm not sure that I've ever been drawn to the academic life as such. Theology has been a matter of survival for me. If I have a carapace of academic … - James Alison
I'm not sure that I've ever been drawn to the academic life as such. Theology has been a matter of survival for me. If I have a carapace of academic …
I'm honestly not sure that I've ever tried to talk as a theologian about "homosexual acts," per se. My disagreement with the current teaching of the … - James Alison
I'm honestly not sure that I've ever tried to talk as a theologian about "homosexual acts," per se. My disagreement with the current teaching of the …
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