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Siker has brought together an impressive group of contributors to write about one of the most difficult cultural intersections. The book is divided into three parts: 1) synthetic essays, 2) the encyclopedia, and 3) bibliography. The first part includes chapters such as Homosexuality, Religion, and the Law, Homosexuality, Religion, and the Biological Sciences, and Homosexuality and Spirituality. The encyclopedia, the core of the book, consists of alphabetically arranged essays on various denominations, religions, and LGBT support groups. It also has thematic entries, most importantly on queer aspects of the topic. Finally, the bibliography pulls together all the references from the essays. Encyclopedia entries are written primarily by experts from the various religious groups discussed or by academics with solid credentials. Each entry is accompanied by a bibliography....Undergraduates will find this a very good starting place for research; it is suitable for most academic libraries. Recommended. Lower-/upper-level undergraduates. -Choice

<p> Siker has brought together an impressive group of contributors to write about one of the most difficult cultural intersections. The book is divided into three parts: 1) synthetic essays, 2) the encyclopedia, and 3) bibliography. The first part includes chapters such as Homosexuality, Religion, and the Law, Homosexuality, Religion, and the Biological Sciences, and Homosexuality and Spirituality. The encyclopedia, the core of the book, consists of alphabetically arranged essays on various denominations, religions, and LGBT support groups. It also has thematic entries, most importantly on queer aspects of the topic. Finally, the bibliography pulls together all the references from the essays. Encyclopedia entries are written primarily by experts from the various religious groups discussed or by academics with solid credentials. Each entry is accompanied by a bibliography....Undergraduates will find this a very good starting place for research; it is suitable for most academic libraries. Recommended. Lower-/upper-level undergraduates. - <p>Choice

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Jeffrey S. Siker is Professor and Chair of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles, California. His areas of expertise include biblical studies, the use of scripture in ethics, Jewish-Christian relations, and sexual ethics. Professor Siker is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, USA. Among his previously published books are Homosexuality in the Church: Both Sides of the Debate (1994) and Scripture and Ethics: 20th Century Portraits (1997).

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