A question of truth : Christianity and homosexuality / Gareth Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Gareth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Homosexuality.

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Queer theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Continuum, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many Christians accept that 'homosexual acts are wrong' on the authority of the Church. For many others such teaching contradicts what they know to be the obvious truth. In this book Gareth Moore closely and dispassionately examines the bases of Christian 'anti-gay' arguments. Moore critically explores the language that we use to describe and define human sexuality and what this means for what we think we know about sex, identity and morality.At the centre of this work is a thorough and revolutionary analysis of the Bible on homosexuality posing such questions as: Is there a unified biblical t

Contents:

CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 A Question of Truth; 2 'Homosexuality'; 3 The Bible Against Homosexuality? -; I: Introduction and Old Testament Texts; 4 The Bible Against Homosexuality? -; II: New Testament Texts and Summary; 5 The Bible for Heterosexuality?; 6 The Bible, Love and Experience; 7 Aquinas, Natural Law and Sexual Natures; 8 Homosexuality, Purpose and Happiness; 9 Some Modern Arguments; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-20661-7

9786613206619

1-4411-6123-6

OCLC:

742367479