{"product_id":"faith-politics-and-sexual-diversity-in-canada-and-the-united-states-9780774820103","title":"Faith Politics and Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile acknowledging differences between Canada and the United States in their political responses to religion and sexual diversity, this volume moves beyond stereotypes to pose larger questions and reveal surprising changes at the intersection of faith-based and LGBT rights claims.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs religion the primary impediment to LGBT equality? This book puts the popular hypothesis to the test with a comprehensive investigation of a range of religious positions and their insertion into the political realm. Here is the one-stop reference for religious debates on sexuality and how they impact the legislative sphere. -- Barry Adam, co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Global Emergence of Gay and Lesbian Politics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The Difference that a Border Makes: The Political Intersection of Sexuality and Religion in Canada and the United States \/ \u003cem\u003eDavid Rayside and Clyde Wilcox\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublic Opinion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Culture War? A Closer Look at the Role of Religion, Denomination, and Religiosity in US Public Opinion on Multiple Sexualities \/ \u003cem\u003eShauna L. Shames, Didi Kuo, and Katherine Levine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 A Twenty-Year Survey of Canadian Attitudes towards Homosexuality and Gay Rights \/ \u003cem\u003eAmy Langstaff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvangelicals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 “Civility without Compromise”: Evangelical Attitudes towards Same-Sex Issues in Comparative Context \/ \u003cem\u003eSamuel Reimer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 The Pro-Family Movement in Canada and the United States: Institutional Histories and Barriers to Diffusion \/ \u003cem\u003eTina Fetner and Carrie B. Sanders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Evangelicals, the Christian Right, and Gay and Lesbian Rights in the United States: Simple and Complex Stories \/ \u003cem\u003eClyde Wilcox and Rentaro Iida\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Liberal, with Conservative “Vibrations”: African-American Protestants and the Struggle over Legal Rights for Gay and Lesbian Couples \/ \u003cem\u003eRobert P. Jones and Daniel Cox\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Canadian Evangelicals and Same-Sex Marriage \/ \u003cem\u003eJonathan Malloy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMainline Protestants\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 It’s All about Sex: The Roots of Opposition to Gay and Lesbian Marriages in Some Christian Churches \/ \u003cem\u003ePamela Dickey Young\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Focusing, Framing, and Discerning: The United Church of Canada and the Same-Sex Marriage Debate \/ \u003cem\u003eRoger Hutchinson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 American Mainline Protestantism and Deliberation about Homosexuality \/ \u003cem\u003eLaura R. Olson, Paul A. Djupe, and Wendy Cadge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoman Catholicism\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Catholicism, Homosexuality, and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States \/ \u003cem\u003eTed G. Jelen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Roman Catholics and Same-Sex Marriage in Quebec \/ \u003cem\u003eSolange Lefebvre and Jean-François Breton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNon-Christian Responses \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Paths from Emancipation: American Jews and Same-Sex Marriage \/ \u003cem\u003eKenneth D. Wald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Muslims and Sexual Diversity in North America \/ \u003cem\u003eMomin Rahman and Amir Hussain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolitical Parties\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 The Conservative Party of Canada and Its Religious Constituencies \/ \u003cem\u003eDavid Rayside\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 The Politics of Marriage and American Party Politics: Evidence from the 2004 US Election \/ \u003cem\u003eJohn C. Green\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRights Claiming\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18 The Supreme Court of Canada’s Attempt to Reconcile Freedom of Religion and Sexual Orientation Equality in the Public Schools \/ \u003cem\u003eRichard Moon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19 Law, Sexuality, and Morality in the United States \/ \u003cem\u003eJason Pierceson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20 Cross-Border Parallels at the Political Intersection of Sexuality and Religion \/ \u003cem\u003eDavid Rayside\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppendices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Canadian Legal and Institutional Context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB US Legal and Institutional Context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MN - University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862950052183,"sku":"9780774820103","price":1156.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774820103.jpg?v=1759919171","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/faith-politics-and-sexual-diversity-in-canada-and-the-united-states-9780774820103","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}