{"product_id":"9781596272200-as-my-own-soul","title":"As My Own Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the removal of sexual orientation as a bar to ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), pending approval of a majority of presbyteries, and the Episcopal Church’s 2009 General Convention calling for the development of theological and liturgical resources for same-sex blessings, sexual orientation—especially with regard to marriage—is a central issue. Secularly, too, the topic is front-page news with the recent California same-gender marriage ruling and subsequent Proposition 8 vote and the update of the Massachusetts same-gender marriage law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book sets forth the case for religious institutions’ blessing of same-gender marriage, positing that same-gender marriage does not detract from the sacredness of heterosexual marriage, but rather enhances and nourishes the institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapters include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Claiming the Blessing” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “Deeper Than Scripture” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Traditional Family Values” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “The Sacred Source of Marriage” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “Sex and the Body of Christ” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “Marriage As a Spiritual Discipline” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chris Glaser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47356955459839,"sku":"9781596272200","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/9424\/5887\/files\/9781596272200.jpg?v=1771562407","url":"https:\/\/churchpublishing.org\/products\/9781596272200-as-my-own-soul","provider":"Church Publishing Incorporated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}