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Embodiment: An Approach to Sexuality and Christian Theology

Embodiment: An Approach to Sexuality and Christian Theology

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?
– from the Preface
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  • Publisher Fortress Press
  • Format Paperback
  • ISBN 9780806617015
  • Age/Grade Range Adult
  • Dimensions 6 x 8
  • Pages 304
  • Publication Date January 1, 1979

Endorsements

Embodiment is eminently readable, creative, forthright, and challenging even for those who might disagree.
— Charles E. Curran, Catholic University, Washington, D.C.

James B. Nelson has given us another first-class study in theological ethics. His comprehensive and imaginative treatment sets both traditional and unconventional sexuality issues within the context of God's fulfilling grace. Nelson's masterful handling of empirical data, ethical method, and theological perspective makes this book indispensable for pastors, counselors, and all who wish to think constructively about human sexuality.
— Harold H. Ditmanson, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Table of Contents

Foreword by Norman Pittenger
Preface

The Church and Sexuality: A Time to Reconsider
Embodiment in Sexual Theology
Sexual Alienation: The Dualistic Nemesis
Sexual Salvation: Grace and the Resurrection of the Body
Love and Sexual Ethics
The Meanings of Marriage and Fidelity
The Morality of Sexual Variations
Gayness and Homosexuality: Issues for the Church
The Sexually Disenfranchised
The Church as Sexual Community

Epilog
Notes
Index of Subjects
Index of Names
Index of Biblical References

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