The polity debate regarding gay and lesbian ordination and/or installation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
| dc.contributor.author | Vermaak, Roche Francois | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-06-01T06:55:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-06-01T06:55:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The paper summarises the formation process of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s (PC(USA)) polity regarding the ordination and/or installation of partnered gays and lesbians as officers, i.e. deacons, elders and ministers of the Word and Sacrament, in light of General Assemblies’ decisions and General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commissions’ ecclesiastical rulings since the 1970s. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Vermaak, R.F., 2010, ‘The polity debate regarding gay and lesbian ordination and/or installation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’, Verbum et Ecclesia 31(1), Art. #51, 10 pages. DOI: 10.4102/ve.v31i1.51 [http://www.ve.org.za] | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1609-9982 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2074-7705 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/ve.v31i1.51 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16673 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | OpenJournals Publishing | en_US |
| dc.rights | © 2010. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Definitive guidance | en |
| dc.subject | Gay/lesbian ordination | en |
| dc.subject | General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission | en |
| dc.subject | Book of Confessions | en |
| dc.subject | Book of Order | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Ordination of gays -- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Doctrines | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Church polity | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Clergy -- Installation | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Same-sex marriage -- Religious aspects -- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | en |
| dc.title | The polity debate regarding gay and lesbian ordination and/or installation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |