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Married in the sight of God : theology, ethics, and church debates over homosexuality / Christian Batalden Scharen.
LIBRA BX8074.H65 S33 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scharen, Christian, 1966-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- Homosexuality.
- Marriage--Religious aspects--Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- Marriage.
- Sex--Religious aspects--Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- Sex.
- Ordination of gay people--Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- Ordination of gay people.
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America--Doctrines.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 171 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2000]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Times Have Changed: Reflections on Doing Christian Sexual Ethics Today 1
- Method: Critical Christian Ethics 2
- Critical Tools: Archaeology and Genealogy 5
- Constructive Use of a Tradition 9
- Using the Varieties of Sources 10
- Revision in Sexual Ethics 12
- Outline of the Book 15
- Chapter 2 Honoring God's Handiwork: Luther on Sexuality And Marriage 19
- The Primacy of Pastoral Concerns 21
- Luther's Revisions in Moral Teaching 28
- From a Two-Tiered Ethic to a Horizontal Ethic 28
- From Marriage as Sacrament to Marriage as Estate 34
- A Sketch of Luther's Full Views on Marriage 36
- Sexuality and Marriage as Divine Ordinances 38
- Marriage as a Civil Estate 41
- Marriage as a Christian Calling 48
- Interpreting Luther Today 52
- Chapter 3 The Heterosexual Structure of Creation: The Orders of Creation in American Lutheranism 55
- Order of Creation: An Unchangeable Norm? 57
- The Unlikely History of the "Unchangeably Normative" 58
- Lutheran Church in America 58
- American Lutheran Church 78
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 87
- Chapter 4 Vision and Expectations: Theology and Policy for Exclusion 93
- Bureaucracy and Disciplinary Power 95
- Producing Candidates for Ordained Ministry 100
- History of the Problem: Authority, Candidacy and Sexuality 103
- History of the Solutions: Authority, Bureaucracy and Discipline 111
- Guidance and Necessary Evaluation: Candidacy Processes and the Interview 117
- Developing Candidacy Process 117
- The Examinations 119
- Chapter 5 Promises of Fidelity: An Inclusive Theology of Marriage 127
- The Letter and The Spirit 127
- Theology and Policy: Reasons for Revision 128
- Toward an Inclusive Theology of Marriage 131
- Luther 132
- U.S. Lutheranism 143
- Conclusion: Theology and Social Change 149.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-167) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761817689
- 0761817697
- OCLC:
- 44468959
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