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Taking a Chance on God: Liberating Theology for Gays, Lesbians, and Their Lovers, Families, and Friends
: :Father John J. McNeill thoughtfully explains how both tradition and Scripture support the love between people of the same sex and shows that a positive gay identity is compatible with Christian faith.
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Conjunctions and Disjunctions
: :Father John J. McNeill thoughtfully explains how both tradition and Scripture support the love between people of the same sex and shows that a positive gay identity is compatible with Christian faith.
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Sex Texts from the Bible: Selections Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations)
: :A fresh look at the Bible reveals a richness of insight about sex and sexuality For some people, the Bible's perspectives on sex may seem too one-dimensional or antiquated to apply to modern-day life. Others may hold up the Bible as the ultimate moral guideline when it comes to sex and human sexuality. A close reading of the Bible reveals that while its rules and lessons about sex and sexuality may not be applicable to all people at all times, this sacred scripture does offer surprising insight into our modern sexual lives. ...
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Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems: Scapegoating, Family Secrets, and the Abuse of Power (Haworth Pastoral Press) (Haworth Pastoral Press)
: :In Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems, you?ll take an incisive look at why sexual misconduct occurs in religious systems and how to implement proactive strategies for holistic change. Applicable to both Jewish and Christian communities, this illuminating exploration takes a look at the psychology behind scapegoating, why it is perpetuated, and how you can quell the damaging tradition of silence.Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems helps you see leaders of religious institutions in a way that the world has been afraid to see them--in a glass clearly. Enriched with metaphoric myths ...
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Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Christian Understanding of Gender (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
: :Discussions about gender continue in many Christian denominations. With good people and solid arguments on each side of the divide, there seems to be little hope for a synthesis or even constructive dialogue. In this brief book, John Stackhouse proposes a way forward. Stackhouse provides biblical, theological, and practical arguments for his own understanding of the issue: Equality is the biblical ideal, but patriarchy is allowed and regulated by a God who has larger kingdom purposes in mind. Thought provoking and distinctive in its clarity and honesty, Finally Feminist will be extremely ...
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Sexual Misconduct in Counseling and Ministry (Contemporary Christian Counseling)
: :Combining their extensive counseling experience and legal expertise, the authors offer a well-written, practical book addressing the thorny issues of sexual exploitation by religious professionals. Prevention and response are both covered.
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Carnal Israel: Reading Sex in Talmudic Culture (The New Historicism, No 25)
: :Beginning with a startling endorsement of the patristic view of Judaism--that it was a 'carnal' religion, in contrast to the spiritual vision of the Church--Daniel Boyarin argues that rabbinic Judaism was based on a set of assumptions about the human body that were profoundly different from those of Christianity. The body--specifically, the sexualized body--could not be renounced, for the Rabbis believed as a religious principle in the generation of offspring and hence in intercourse sanctioned by marriage.This belief bound men and women together and made impossible the various modes of gender separation ...
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The Invention of Sodomy in Christian Theology (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society)
: :In this startling original work of historical detection, Mark D. Jordan explores the invention of Sodomy by medieval Christendom, examining its conceptual foundations in theology and gauging its impact on Christian sexual ethics both then and now. This book is for everyone involved in the ongoing debate within organized religions and society in general over moral judgments of same-sex eroticism.'A crucial contribution to our understanding of the tortured and tortuous relationship between men who love men, and the Christian religion—indeed, between our kind and Western society as a whole. . . . ...
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What Most Women Want What Few Women Find
: :In this startling original work of historical detection, Mark D. Jordan explores the invention of Sodomy by medieval Christendom, examining its conceptual foundations in theology and gauging its impact on Christian sexual ethics both then and now. This book is for everyone involved in the ongoing debate within organized religions and society in general over moral judgments of same-sex eroticism.'A crucial contribution to our understanding of the tortured and tortuous relationship between men who love men, and the Christian religion—indeed, between our kind and Western society as a whole. . . . ...
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Sex and Dating: Questions You Wish You Had Answers to
: :Real people. Honest questions. In this complicated age of hooking up and uncertain expectations, campus minister Mindy Meier provides Christian insight into the realities of sex and dating. She looks at over thirty key questions about today's relational issues and offers a wealth of real-life stories and practical examples.Enough already with confusing relationships. Turn here for guidance, healing and hope.Market/AudienceYoung adultsPeople in youth ministryParentsStudentsFeatures and BenefitsStraightforward answers to real questions about sex and datingAccessible question-and-answer formatPresented in a practical, friendly, conversational toneIncludes biblical content and real-life illustrations and examples
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