MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
02797nam a2200349 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
on1248724004 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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| control field |
OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
20210520120508.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780802879172 |
| Qualifying information |
softcover |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0802879179 |
| Qualifying information |
softcover |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1248724004 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gary, Sally, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1961- |
| Relator term |
author |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Affirming : |
| Remainder of title |
a memoir of faith, sexuality, and staying in the church / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Sally Gary. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Grand Rapids, Michigan : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xii, 225 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"Portions of this publication first appeared in Loves God, likes girls: a memoir."--Title page verso. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225). |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Prologue -- Part 1. Practicing hospitality -- Faith roots -- Welcoming the stranger -- Looking in the mirror and seeing the stranger -- The birth of CenterPeace -- Part 2. Interpreting scripture -- The spirit of the law -- What's in a translation? -- Embracing mystery -- Overcoming fear to find truth -- Part 3. Embracing covenant -- What healing looks like for me -- "It's not good for man to be alone" -- Covenant -- Part 4. Inviting the church to make a difference -- Loving the Samaritan -- Saving the next generation -- Why I stay. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"Sally Gary knew since her early adulthood that she was attracted to women. But as a devoted Christian, she felt there was no way to fully embrace this aspect of her identity while remaining faithful. In this deeply personal memoir, Sally traces the experiences, conversations, and scriptural reading that culminated in her seeing her sexuality as something that made sense within the context of her faith--not outside of it or in opposition to it. Along the way, she addresses specific aspects of her journey that will resonate with many other gay Christians: the loneliness and isolation of her previously celibate life, the futile attempts she made to resist or even 'change' her sexual orientation, and the fear of intimacy that followed a lifetime of believing same-sex relationships were sinful. Her story is a resounding reminder that, just like Sally's own heart, things can change, and sometimes, when we earnestly search for truth, we find it in the most unexpected places"--Page 4 of cover. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gary, Sally, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1961- |
| 9 (RLIN) |
134490 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Christian biography |
| 9 (RLIN) |
80999 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Sex |
| General subdivision |
Religious aspects |
| -- |
Christianity |
| 9 (RLIN) |
106483 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Homosexuality |
| General subdivision |
Religious aspects |
| -- |
Christianity |
| 9 (RLIN) |
91437 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Main Collection |
