Scripture, ethics, and the possibility of same-sex relationships / Karen R. Keen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keen, Karen R., 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Homosexuality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : WM. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2018.

Summary:

WHEN IT COMES TO SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS, this book by Karen Keen contains the most thoughtful, balanced, biblically grounded discussion you're likely to encounter anywhere.With pastoral sensitivity and respect for biblical authority, Keen breaks through current stalemates in the debate surrounding faith and sexual identity.

Contents:

The church's response to the gay and lesbian community: a brief history

Same-sex relations in ancient Jewish and Christian thought

Key arguments in today's debate on same-sex relationships

Fifty shekels for rape? Making sense of Old Testament laws

What is ethical? Interpreting the Bible like Jesus

The question of celibacy for gay and lesbian people

Is it Adam's fault? Why the origin of same-sex attraction matters

Imagining a new response to the gay and lesbian community.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4674-5133-9

OCLC:

1061860917