Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
10-1999
Publication Information
First Things, October 1999, at 75 (book review).
Abstract
SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AMERICAN RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE. Edited by SAUL M. OLYAN and MARTHA C. NUSSBAUM. Oxford University Press. 260 pp. $29.95.
The editors of this volume write that "sexual orientation has become a contested issue of great prominence, the issue of the nineties according to some." To "some" it surely is; most of us place it in the top trio of domestic issues, along with abortion and school choice. Like the latter two issues, sexual orientation (read: homosexuality) is an issue of great concern to religious believers. For that reason the editors fear that "reasoned debate" - particularly when it comes to legal recognition of same-sex relationships as marriages - is a scarce commodity.
Recommended Citation
Gerard V. Bradley,
Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in American Religious Discourse,
First Things, October 1999, at 75 (book review)..
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