The polity debate regarding same-gender blessings and marriages in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
| dc.contributor.author | Vermaak, Roche Francois | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-24T06:33:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-08-24T06:33:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-09-23 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper will examine how the decision made by the Presbyterian Church in 1927 – to use polity rather than theology to solve its theological issues – has guided the same-gender blessing and marriage debate since the 1980s. The paper summarises the formation process of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s polity regarding same-gender blessing and marriage ceremonies in light of General Assemblies’ decisions and General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commissions’ ecclesiastical rulings. | en |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.ve.org.za | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Vermaak, R.F., 2010, ‘The polity debate regarding same-gender blessings and marriages in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’, Verbum et Ecclesia 31(1), Art. #52, 4 pages, DOI:10.4102/ve.v31i1.52 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1609-9982 | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/ve.v31i1.52 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17135 | |
| 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 | General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission | en |
| dc.subject | Gay/lesbian ordination | en |
| dc.subject | The Book of Order | en |
| dc.subject | Special Commission of 1925 | 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 | Same-sex marriage -- Religious aspects -- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Clergy -- Installation | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Church polity | en |
| dc.title | The polity debate regarding same-gender blessings and marriages in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |