God Desire And A Theology Of Human Sexuality

Author : David H. Jensen
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 0664233686
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God, Desire, and a Theology of Human Sexuality written by David H. Jensen and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work of constructive theology examines human sexuality in light of Christian faith and doctrine. Jensen moves beyond the hot-button social debates about sexual orientation and sexual practices to look for healing. The seven chapters consider Scripture and sex; the connections between the triune, covenantal God and human sexuality; Christ's incarnation and resurrection as affirming the beauty of flesh; eschatology and sexual identity; the ramifications of the Lord's Supper for human sexuality; vocation and Christian callings to marriage, celibacy, and singleness; and sexual ethics.

Author : Sarah Coakley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110743369X
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God, Sexuality, and the Self written by Sarah Coakley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God, Sexuality and the Self is a new venture in systematic theology. Sarah Coakley invites the reader to re-conceive the relation of sexual desire and the desire for God and - through the lens of prayer practice - to chart the intrinsic connection of this relation to a theology of the Trinity. The goal is to integrate the demanding ascetical undertaking of prayer with the recovery of lost and neglected materials from the tradition and thus to reanimate doctrinal reflection both imaginatively and spiritually. What emerges is a vision of human longing for the triune God which is both edgy and compelling: Coakley's théologie totale questions standard shibboleths on 'sexuality' and 'gender' and thereby suggests a way beyond current destructive impasses in the churches. The book is clearly and accessibly written and will be of great interest to all scholars and students of theology.

Author : Thia Cooper
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319708961
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Christian Guide to Liberating Desire, Sex, Partnership, Work, and Reproduction written by Thia Cooper and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is good sex from the perspective of liberation theology? Thia Cooper argues that sex can be a way to know God. God created humans with a desire to be in relation with each other. From this understanding, sexual desire, sex, and partnerships are re-imagined positively. Good sex is enjoyable and mutual, an aspect of communion. Good sexual relationships share power, empower the participants, and the wider community. From the perspective of liberation theologies and an analysis of biblical texts, the Christian tradition, and the reality of our sexual experience, this book reframes theologies of partnership, sex work, and reproduction through the celebration of desire and sex.

Author : Christopher Yuan
Publisher : Multnomah
ISBN 13 : 0735290911
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Sexuality and the Gospel written by Christopher Yuan and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Out of a Far Country, which details his dramatic conversion from an agnostic gay man who put his identity in his sexuality to a Bible professor who now puts his identity in Christ alone, comes a gospel-centered discussion of sex, desire, and relationships. Dr. Christopher Yuan explores the concept of holy sexuality--chastity in singleness or faithfulness in marriage--in a practical and relevant manner, equipping readers with an accessible yet robust theology of sexuality. Whether you want to share Christ with a loved one who identifies as gay or you're wrestling with questions of identity yourself, this book will help you better understand sexuality in light of God's grand story and realize that holy sexuality is actually good news for all.

Author : Philip Sheldrake
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814647170
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Befriending Our Desires written by Philip Sheldrake and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Befriending Our Desires portrays the intimate connection between desire and the spiritual journey. Philip Sheldrake explores the role of desire in relation to God, prayer, sexuality, making choices, and responding to change.

Author : Jonathan Grant
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 1441227164
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Divine Sex written by Jonathan Grant and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The digital revolution has ushered in a series of sexual revolutions, all contributing to a perfect storm for modern relationships. Online dating, social media, internet pornography, and the phenomenon of the smartphone generation have created an avalanche of change with far-reaching consequences for sexuality today. The church has struggled to address this new moral ecology because it has focused on clarity of belief rather than quality of formation. The real challenge for spiritual formation lies in addressing the underlying moral intuitions we carry subconsciously, which are shaped by the convictions of our age. In this book, a fresh new voice offers a persuasive Christian vision of sex and relationships, calling young adults to faithful discipleship in a hypersexualized world. Drawing from his pastoral experience with young people and from cutting-edge research across multiple disciplines, Jonathan Grant helps Christian leaders understand the cultural forces that make the church's teaching on sex and relationships ineffective in the lives of today's young adults. He also sets forth pastoral strategies for addressing the underlying fault lines in modern sexuality.

Author : David White
Publisher : New Growth Press
ISBN 13 : 194813084X
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God, You, & Sex written by David White and published by New Growth Press. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important and engaging biblical teaching on sexuality, David White helps readers develop a Scripture-based perspective that goes beyond the typical message to just wait for marriage.

Author : John C. Dwyer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9781556120763
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Sexuality written by John C. Dwyer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1987 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexuality is both fascinating and troubling. It seems to promise that transcendence of ourselves which is our deepest human desire, and yet it makes us painfully aware of our limits and of the supreme difficulty of finding ourselves in the process of losing ourselves. The relationship of Christianity to sexuality has been particularly troubled, but this book is an attempt to reflect on the phenomenon of sexuality from the standpoint of what is central to Christianity, that is, the view of God and of the human condition which became real in the words and in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The book tries to answer this question: if we take Christianity seriously, how do we think about our sexuality and what do we do about it? This book draws on the ethical reflections of many thinkers, and it draws on much work in psychology, but its primary focus is either that of ethics or of psychology. The book intends to be theology: the attempt to talk intelligently about God and the relationship of God to every area of human existence and especially to those aspects of life which are near the center of the human personality: and foremost among such is sexuality.

Author : James B. Nelson
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451410235
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Embodiment written by James B. Nelson and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few would doubt that this is a time of transition in our understanding of human sexuality. The confusion about sexual morals and mores is the more obvious evidence of this. But there is something else. For too long the bulk of Christian reflection about sexuality has asked an essentially one-directional question: what does Christian faith have to say about our lives as sexual beings?

Author : Patricia Beattie Jung
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438463839
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sex on Earth as It Is in Heaven written by Patricia Beattie Jung and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a new theology of desire and delight based on the Christian hope for bodily resurrection. This work is part of a growing chorus of theological voices raised in support of erotic desire. Although most theologians have concluded that there will be no experience of sexual desire and delight in the world to come, Patricia Beattie Jung critically examines the historical traditions and biblical rationales for this teaching. She defends an alternative claim that there will be a healed and glorified experience of sex in heaven based on a compelling account of the Christian hope for bodily resurrection. The first half of the work focuses on Christian foundations for the notion of sex in heaven, while the second goes on to discuss some of the implications of those convictions for sex on earth. Jung concludes with discussions of how best to nurture sexual delight on earth and how and why internet pornography fails in that regard. Patricia Beattie Jung is Visiting Professor of Christian Ethics, Saint Paul School of Theology and coauthor (with Ralph F. Smith) of Heterosexism: An Ethical Challenge, also published by SUNY Press.