Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 History and Participants; 3 Research Methodology; 4 General Conference 2000: Selected Field Notes; 5 Analytic Perspectives: Culture Wars; 6 Analytic Perspectives: Homophobia and Heterosexism; 7 Analytic Perspectives: Social Closure; 8 Analytic Perspectives: Contradictory Institutional Logics; 9 Implications and Possibilities; Appendix 1: Homosexuality-Related General Conference Votes, 1972-2004; Appendix 2: Sample General Conference Petitions on Homosexuality
Summary
The United Methodist Church has been in conflict over lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender inclusion issues since 1972. In this groundbreaking book, Udis-Kessler examines this struggle, analyzing both sides of this divisive debate among one of the most prominent religious organizations in the United States
