Reviews
"Personal, well-written, and well-argued . . . its greatest hope for success lies in soothing the troubled hearts of young people questioning their conflicting identities." -- Louisville Courier-Journal "An invitation to recognize the power and possibility of marriage for all people . . . Written with a pastoral heart and considerable academic insight, Robinson effectively argues the importance and value of strong marriages . . . a thoughtful theological approach." --SoWhatFaith.com "A family-friendly, easy to read book that explains the necessity of gay marriage to the masses . . . courageous . . . erudite . . . conveys complicated principles with ease." -- Edge "Conversational and essayistic . . . methodically argued, cogently and brightly written, structured as chapter-length responses to commonly voiced questions about, and objections to, same-sex marriage . . . consistently Christian but also pervasively liberal." -- The Boston Globe "[A] mix of reasoned logic, personal experiences, church teachings, and social science . . . The underlying tone is one of compassion and genuine hope for meaningful shift toward acceptance of same-sex unions . . . gentle with moments of humor . . . a solid entrance into the LGBT-affirming worldview." -- Publishers Weekly "Reasoned . . . Robinson's strength is his willingness to see these questions from another perspective . . . Sober and well-structured." -- Kirkus "Couldn't be more timely, nor more authoritative . . . Robinson does yeoman's work at arguing [the gay-marriage debate] concisely." -- Booklist About Gene Robinson "My friend, Bishop Gene Robinson, has long been a voice for equality--not with anger or vitriol, but with compassion and faith. He has been guided by the simple precept that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us." --President Barack Obama "For someone in the eye of the storm buffeting our beloved Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson is so sere≠he is not a wild-eyed belligerent campaigner. I was so surprised at his generosity towards those who have denigrated him and worse. Gene Robinson is a wonderful human being, and I am proud to belong to the same church as he." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate "Gene Robinson is no revolutionary: he upholds marriage as a sacred covenant, but knows the same covenant theology can include same-sex partnerships too. For living this truth he has been scapegoated--not for being the first gay bishop, but the first honest one. By God's grace he had stayed strong, still trying to love his enemies into friends. One day the Church will understand what it owes him." --The Very Rev. Jeffrey John, Dean, St. Alban's Cathedral, England, "Personal, well-written, and well-argued . . . its greatest hope for success lies in soothing the troubled hearts of young people questioning their conflicting identities." - Louisville Courier-Journal "An invitation to recognize the power and possibility of marriage for all people . . . Written with a pastoral heart and considerable academic insight, Robinson effectively argues the importance and value of strong marriages . . . a thoughtful theological approach." -SoWhatFaith.com "A family-friendly, easy to read book that explains the necessity of gay marriage to the masses . . . courageous . . . erudite . . . conveys complicated principles with ease." - Edge "Conversational and essayistic . . . methodically argued, cogently and brightly written, structured as chapter-length responses to commonly voiced questions about, and objections to, same-sex marriage . . . consistently Christian but also pervasively liberal." - The Boston Globe "[A] mix of reasoned logic, personal experiences, church teachings, and social science . . . The underlying tone is one of compassion and genuine hope for meaningful shift toward acceptance of same-sex unions . . . gentle with moments of humor . . . a solid entrance into the LGBT-affirming worldview." - Publishers Weekly "Reasoned . . . Robinson's strength is his willingness to see these questions from another perspective . . . Sober and well-structured." - Kirkus "Couldn't be more timely, nor more authoritative . . . Robinson does yeoman's work at arguing [the gay-marriage debate] concisely." - Booklist About Gene Robinson "My friend, Bishop Gene Robinson, has long been a voice for equality-not with anger or vitriol, but with compassion and faith. He has been guided by the simple precept that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us." -President Barack Obama "For someone in the eye of the storm buffeting our beloved Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson is so sere≠he is not a wild-eyed belligerent campaigner. I was so surprised at his generosity towards those who have denigrated him and worse. Gene Robinson is a wonderful human being, and I am proud to belong to the same church as he." -Archbishop Desmond Tutu Nobel Peace Laureate "Gene Robinson is no revolutionary: he upholds marriage as a sacred covenant, but knows the same covenant theology can include same-sex partnerships too. For living this truth he has been scapegoated-not for being the first gay bishop, but the first honest one. By God's grace he had stayed strong, still trying to love his enemies into friends. One day the Church will understand what it owes him." -The Very Rev. Jeffrey John Dean, St. Alban's Cathedral, England, "A family-friendly, easy to read book that explains the necessity of gay marriage to the masses . . . courageous . . . erudite . . . conveys complicated principles with ease." - Edge "Conversational and essayistic . . . methodically argued, cogently and brightly written, structured as chapter-length responses to commonly voiced questions about, and objections to, same-sex marriage . . . consistently Christian but also pervasively liberal." - The Boston Globe "[A] mix of reasoned logic, personal experiences, church teachings, and social science . . . The underlying tone is one of compassion and genuine hope for meaningful shift toward acceptance of same-sex unions . . . gentle with moments of humor . . . a solid entrance into the LGBT-affirming worldview." - Publishers Weekly "Reasoned . . . Robinson's strength is his willingness to see these questions from another perspective . . . Sober and well-structured." - Kirkus "Couldn't be more timely, nor more authoritative . . . Robinson does yeoman's work at arguing [the gay-marriage debate] concisely." - Booklist About Gene Robinson "My friend, Bishop Gene Robinson, has long been a voice for equality-not with anger or vitriol, but with compassion and faith. He has been guided by the simple precept that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us." -President Barack Obama "For someone in the eye of the storm buffeting our beloved Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson is so sere≠he is not a wild-eyed belligerent campaigner. I was so surprised at his generosity towards those who have denigrated him and worse. Gene Robinson is a wonderful human being, and I am proud to belong to the same church as he." -Archbishop Desmond Tutu Nobel Peace Laureate "Gene Robinson is no revolutionary: he upholds marriage as a sacred covenant, but knows the same covenant theology can include same-sex partnerships too. For living this truth he has been scapegoated-not for being the first gay bishop, but the first honest one. By God's grace he had stayed strong, still trying to love his enemies into friends. One day the Church will understand what it owes him." -The Very Rev. Jeffrey John Dean, St. Alban's Cathedral, England, "Conversational and essayistic . . . methodically argued, cogently and brightly written, structured as chapter-length responses to commonly voiced questions about, and objections to, same-sex marriage . . . consistently Christian but also pervasively liberal." - The Boston Globe "[A] mix of reasoned logic, personal experiences, church teachings, and social science . . . The underlying tone is one of compassion and genuine hope for meaningful shift toward acceptance of same-sex unions . . . gentle with moments of humor . . . a solid entrance into the LGBT-affirming worldview." - Publishers Weekly "Reasoned . . . Robinson's strength is his willingness to see these questions from another perspective . . . Sober and well-structured." - Kirkus "Couldn't be more timely, nor more authoritative . . . Robinson does yeoman's work at arguing [the gay-marriage debate] concisely." - Booklist About Gene Robinson "My friend, Bishop Gene Robinson, has long been a voice for equality-not with anger or vitriol, but with compassion and faith. He has been guided by the simple precept that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us." -President Barack Obama "For someone in the eye of the storm buffeting our beloved Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson is so sere≠he is not a wild-eyed belligerent campaigner. I was so surprised at his generosity towards those who have denigrated him and worse. Gene Robinson is a wonderful human being, and I am proud to belong to the same church as he." -Archbishop Desmond Tutu Nobel Peace Laureate "Gene Robinson is no revolutionary: he upholds marriage as a sacred covenant, but knows the same covenant theology can include same-sex partnerships too. For living this truth he has been scapegoated-not for being the first gay bishop, but the first honest one. By God's grace he had stayed strong, still trying to love his enemies into friends. One day the Church will understand what it owes him." -The Very Rev. Jeffrey John Dean, St. Alban's Cathedral, England, "[A] mix of reasoned logic, personal experiences, church teachings, and social science . . . The underlying tone is one of compassion and genuine hope for meaningful shift toward acceptance of same-sex unions . . . gentle with moments of humor . . . a solid entrance into the LGBT-affirming worldview." - Publishers Weekly "Reasoned . . . Robinson's strength is his willingness to see these questions from another perspective . . . Sober and well-structured." - Kirkus "Couldn't be more timely, nor more authoritative . . . Robinson does yeoman's work at arguing [the gay-marriage debate] concisely." - Booklist About Gene Robinson "My friend, Bishop Gene Robinson, has long been a voice for equality-not with anger or vitriol, but with compassion and faith. He has been guided by the simple precept that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us." -President Barack Obama "For someone in the eye of the storm buffeting our beloved Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson is so sere≠he is not a wild-eyed belligerent campaigner. I was so surprised at his generosity towards those who have denigrated him and worse. Gene Robinson is a wonderful human being, and I am proud to belong to the same church as he." -Archbishop Desmond Tutu Nobel Peace Laureate "Gene Robinson is no revolutionary: he upholds marriage as a sacred covenant, but knows the same covenant theology can include same-sex partnerships too. For living this truth he has been scapegoated-not for being the first gay bishop, but the first honest one. By God's grace he had stayed strong, still trying to love his enemies into friends. One day the Church will understand what it owes him." -The Very Rev. Jeffrey John Dean, St. Alban's Cathedral, England
