Conservative Christian beliefs and sexual orientation in social work

This important new work addresses the tensions and divisions in social work between conservative Christian and lesbian, gay, and bisexual students, practitioners, faculty, and clients. Authors representing a diverse range of sexual orientation, religious, and professional identities explore the different facets of the debate regarding freedom of religious expression and full sexual orientation affirmation to provide a deeper understanding of the complexity of topics such as social identity, oppression, power and privilege, human rights and social justice, attitudes and prejudice, and ethics and the law. Models of Christian lgb affirmation and advocacy are presented, and recommendations for teaching, research, and practice are provided to move the field forward. -- Book Cover