Title: Their own receive them not : African American lesbians and gays in Black churches /
Authors: Griffin, Horace L., 1961-
Publisher: Pilgrim Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Homosexuality Religious aspects Christianity; African Americans Religion; Gays Religious life United States.
Abstract: "In Their Own Receive Them Not, Griffin provides a historical overview and critical analysis of the black church and its current engagement with lesbian and gay Christians, and shares ways in which black churches can learn to reach out and confront all types of oppression - not just race - in order to do the work of the black community."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Introduction -- Religious and cultural reflections on race and homosexuality -- The Black church, the Bible, and the battle over homosexuality -- Natural law, procreation, and other Black church arguments against homosexuality -- Black, gay, and Christian in the Black church -- Passing, silence, denial, and gay deceptions in Black churches -- The Black church and AIDS -- The emergence of African American lesbian/gay Christian congregations in the United States -- Toward a true liberation theology for pastoral caregivers.