Homosexuality and Christian Community

by Seow, Choon-Leong

• ISBN13: 9780664256647
• ISBN10: 0664256643
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Contributors to this volume, all members of the Princeton Theological Seminary faculty, address the various exegetical, interpretive, and practical issues pertaining to the issue of homosexuality in the church. These include the ordination of homosexuals and the blessing of homosexual unions, as well as broader issues dealing with liturgical and theological language about God and the role of the church in a pluralistic society.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Contributors	xiii
Part 1. What Do the Scriptures Say?	1	(50)
Creation and Human Sexuality	3	(11)
Richard E. Whitaker
A Heterotextual Perspective	14	(14)
Choon-Leong Seow
Reading and Understanding the New Testament on Homosexuality	28	(11)
Brian K. Blount
Creation, Sexuality, and Homosexuality in the New Testament	39	(12)
Ulrich W. Mauser
Part 2. How Do the Scriptures Inform Our Theological Reflection?	51	(60)
What the Scriptures Principally Teach	53	(11)
Patrick D. Miller
Living with the Bible	64	(10)
Thomas G. Long
But Is't ``It'' a Sin?	74	(12)
Mark McClain-Taylor
Speaking the Text and Preaching the Gospel	86	(13)
Charles L. Bartow
Homosexuality-What Then Shall We Preachers Say?	99	(12)
James F. Kay
Part 3. How Do We Live Faithfully?	111	(33)
The Pastoral Dilemma	113	(10)
Thomas W. Gillespie
Disciples Together, Constantly	123	(10)
A.K.M. Adam
The Heterosexual Norm	133	(11)
Max L. Stackhouse
How to Discuss Moral Issues Surrounding Homosexuality When You Know You are Right	144
Nancy J. Duff