02383cam a2200385 a 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077020002900094020003200123035002000155040011000175050002400285060002100309082002000330100003000350245012300380260004500503300002800548490004900576504005700625505039700682520056501079650003401644650005201678650002701730650001901757650001901776650003301795650004001828650005801868700002101926830005001947ocm40193737 OCoLC20241213075315.0981015s1999    mnu      b    000 0 eng    a   98048890   a080062954Xq(alk. paper)  a9780800629540q(alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)40193737  aDLCbengcZAAPAdBAKERdBTCTAdYDXCPdVETdOCLCGdBDXdOCLCFdOCLCOdOCLCQdTMJdOCLCQdOCLCOdUWOdZAAPA00aBV4437.5b.S85 1999 4aWM 61bS979 199900a259/.086/642211 aSwitzer, David K.,d1925-10aPastoral care of gays, lesbians, and their families /cDavid K. Switzer ; with a concluding chapter by John Thornburg.  aMinneapolis :bFortress Press,c�1999.  aix, 156 pages ;c22 cm.1 aCreative pastoral care and counseling series  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 146-156).00g1.tThe constant dilemmas of pastoral care giving --g2.tWhat is homosexuality and how does it come about? --g3.tWhat the Bible says about homosexuality (homosexual acts) --g4.tPastoral care and counseling of gays and lesbians --g5.tPastoral care and counseling of families of gays and lesbians --g6.tThe congregation as a caring community for gay men and lesbians /rJohn Thornburg.1 a"This book, written by a pastoral theologian with many years of experience in counseling gay and lesbian individuals and their families, assists both pastoral caregivers and congregations in examining and enhancing their pastoral care of homosexuals and their families. A deeply thoughtful book written with great sensitivity, Pastoral Care of Gays, Lesbians, and Their Families provides factual information, theological and biblical insight, and practical counseling skills to help congregations become caring communities for gays and lesbians."--BOOK JACKET. 0aGaysxPastoral counseling of. 0aHomosexualityxReligious aspectsxChristianity. 0aChurch work with gays. 2aHomosexuality. 2aPastoral Care. 7aChurch work with gays.2fast 7aGaysxPastoral counseling of.2fast 7aHomosexualityxReligious aspectsxChristianity.2fast1 aThornburg, John. 0aCreative pastoral care and counseling series.