Love the Sin : Sexual Regulation and the Limits of Religious Tolerance / Janet R. Jakobsen, Ann Pellegrini.
Jakobsen, Janet R., author.; Pellegrini, Ann, author.
2003
BR115.H6 J34 2003
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Title Love the Sin : Sexual Regulation and the Limits of Religious Tolerance / Janet R. Jakobsen, Ann Pellegrini.
Author Jakobsen, Janet R., author.
ISBN 9780814743256
DOI https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814743256.001.0001
Published New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2003]
Copyright ©2003
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.18574/nyu/9780814743256.001.0001 doi
Call Number BR115.H6 J34 2003
Dewey Decimal Classification 291.178357660973 OCoLC
Summary Sex. Religion. There is no denying that these two subjects are among the most provocative in American public life. Even the constitutional principle of church-state separation seems to give way when it comes to sex: the Supreme Court draws on theology as readily as it draws on case law when rendering decisions that touch on sexuality.In this compelling and carefully argued study, Janet R. Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini examine this powerful and disturbing connection as they explore the reasons why secular institutions habitually use religion to regulate sexual life. From state legislatures to the halls of Congress and the Supreme Court, from daily newspapers to popular magazines and television talk shows, Jakobsen and Pellegrini illustrate the intensity of America's obsession with sex in the name of values and the dangers it poses to some of our most basic freedoms. Using a wide range of case studies, Love the Sin offers an insightful critique of the ways in which sexuality in general and homosexuality in particular are discussed and debated in the public arena. Additionally, the book sets forth constructive alternatives that highlight the vital links between sexual and religious freedom and expose the hazards of using religion as a justification for regulating sexuality.A timely, necessary, and refreshing contribution to the many debates surrounding religion, morality, and sex, Love the Sin boldly dreams an America that lives up to its promise of freedom and justice for all.
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Added Author Pellegrini, Ann, author.
Series Sexual Cultures ; ; 39
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Available in Other Form print 9780814742648
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Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why Religion, Why Sex?
1 Getting Religion
2 What's Wrong with Tolerance?
3 Not Born That Way
4 The Free Exercise of Sex
5 Valuing Sex
Conclusion: Open Endings, Dreaming America
Notes
Index
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