Introduction: Pastoral Theology and Lesbian and Gay Experience -- 1. Affirmation and Solidarity: Establishing the Framework of Care -- 2. Breaking the Bubble: Care and Coming Out -- 3. Partners and Lovers: Bridging Eros and Agape Through Care -- 4. The Ark of Promise: Caring for Lesbian and Gay Families -- 5. The Desolation of Our Habitations: Care in Loss and Crisis -- 6. Affirmation, Advocacy, and Opposition: Dimensions of Comprehensive Communal Care -- 7. Constructing the Imago Dei -- 8. Disclosing the Image of God: Consequences for Care.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-201) and index.