Who Knew? Writing LGBT People in Judaism

Advocacy for open recognition and equality by Jewish LGBT people, both in their social communities and within temples and synagogues of each branch of contemporary Judaism, began in the 1970s with the founding of openly gay and lesbian congregations in England and the United States. This article tra...

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Published in:Journal of religious and theological information
Main Author: Ridinger, Robert B. Marks 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2017]
In: Journal of religious and theological information
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BH Judaism
FD Contextual theology
NCF Sexual ethics
TK Recent history
ZA Social sciences
Further subjects:B Lesbians
B social activism
B Biography
B Judaism
B lesbian clergy
B Gay clergy
B Gay men
B Torah
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:Advocacy for open recognition and equality by Jewish LGBT people, both in their social communities and within temples and synagogues of each branch of contemporary Judaism, began in the 1970s with the founding of openly gay and lesbian congregations in England and the United States. This article traces the evolution of the arguments for and against inclusion over the last forty years through diverse publications from organizational and denomination documents and reports, periodical articles from the social sciences, personal accounts by LGBT Jews (both lay and members of the rabbinate), dissertations, and monographs.
ISSN:1528-6924
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious and theological information
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10477845.2017.1317188