Outstanding authorities on Scripture, tradition, reason, biology, ethics, and gendered experience discuss one of the most divisive debates in the church today: the place of homosexuals in the community of faith. Each perspective is explored by two writers, one more conservative, the other more liberal.
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Jeffrey S. Siker is Professor of New Testament and Chair of the Department of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.
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As someone who is Christian and sympathetic to the difficulties of transgendered and homosexual people, I found the book to be of great help wrestling through the issues. Although a bit difficult to read, it provides interesting discussion questions at the end of each chapter for groups study.
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A very interesting collection of essays, surprisingly well-balanced and essential reading for anyone interested in religious implications of homosexuality
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homosexual ordination, homoerotic acts, human sexual orientation, questions for reflection and discussion, homosexual persons, homosexual orientation, homosexual condition, homosexual expression, lesbian people, lesbian persons, homosexual behavior, bisexual persons, natural intercourse, regarding homosexuality Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- New Testament and Homosexualit by Robin Scroggs on 7 pages
- The Church and the Homosexual: Fourth Edition by John J. McNeill on 6 pages
- Body Theology by James B. Nelson on 4 pages
- Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? by Letha Scanzoni on 4 pages
- One Hundred Years of Homosexuality: And Other Essays on Greek Love (New Ancient World Series) by David M Halperin on page 117, page 133, and Back Matter
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- Welcoming but Not Affirming: An Evangelical Response to Homosexuality by Stanley J. Grenz on 10 pages
- The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis by Ray S. Anderson on 5 pages
- Appealing to Scripture in Moral Debate: Five Hermeneutical Rules by Mr. Charles H. Cosgrove on 4 pages
- Love Between Women: Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society) by Bernadette J. Brooten on 4 pages
- Biblical Ethics and Homosexuality: Listening to Scripture by Robert L. Brawley on page 32, page 115, and page 151
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