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Frequently asked questions about sexuality, the Bible, and the church

Title
Frequently asked questions about sexuality, the Bible, and the church / Ted A. Smith, ed.
Published
San Francisco, Calif. : Covenant Network of Presbyterians, 2006.
Physical Description
122 p. ; 21 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 13, 2006
Contents
What are the questions? And what is this booklet? / Ted A. Smith
What do Presbyterians believe about the authority of Scripture? / William C. Placher
What does Genesis 1-3 teach about sexuality, and how should we live in response? / Patrick D. Miller
For what sin did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? / Christine Roy Yoder
What does Leviticus teach about same-sex relations, and how should we live in response? / Robert B. Coote
On matters of sex, what kind of "textual orientation" does the wisdom literature provide? / William P. Brown
What do the Gospels say about sex and sexuality? / Margaret P. Aymer
What does Romans 1 teach about homosexuality, and how should we live in response? / Beverly Roberts Gaventa
What does 1 Corinthians 6:9 teach about sexuality, and how should we live in response? / Robert L. Brawley
Since the Bible seems only to condemn same-sex relations, how can some Christians affirm same-sex marriage or the ordination of openly gay and lesbian Christians? Where is there any support for this approach in the Bible? / Jeffrey S. Siker
What does Christian baptism have to do with the current controversy in the church about sexuality and ordination / Thomas G. Long
What do the Confessions teach about sexuality? And how do they inform the ethical commitments of Presbyterian Christians? / Christopher Elwood
What has ordination implied for Reformed Christians, and how might Reformed theologies of ordination inform our current debates about ordination and sexuality? / Dawn DeVries
What do Presbyterians say about marriage? / David H. Jensen
Is gender complementarity essential to Christian marriage? / Mary McClintock Fulkerson
Can God use sex for our sanctification? / Eugene F. Rogers, Jr.
What can we learn about the texture of Christian ethics by observing how African American congregations have historically dealt with issues related to sexuality? / Gayraud S. Wilmore
If the church accepts homosexuality, what is to keep us from accepting sins like adultery, incest, bestiality, and sex with children? Don't we have to draw the line somewhere? / Mark Douglas
How does the struggle for full inclusion of gay and lesbian Christians relate to the civil rights movement and other struggles for freedom and equality? / J. Herbert Nelson, II
What do Presbyterians teach about sexuality? / Su Yon Pak
Is there room in the PC(USA) for those of differing orientations? / Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner
Can people change their sexual orientations? Should the church require gay and lesbian Christians to try to change their orientations in order to be ordained? / Nancy J. Ramsay
How might we respond in debates among Christians on homosexuality when told to "love the sinner but hate the sin"? / Robert C. Dykstra
Would inclusivity alienate our global partner churches? / M. Thomas Thangaraj
What could bring a person to change his or her mind about sexuality and ordination? What happened in your case? / Jack Rogers
Which side are you on? And are there more than two? / Cynthia M. Campbell
Reprinted from previous publications: What do leaders and scholars in the Black Church say about sexuality and ordination? An Open Letter to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
What do biblical scholars say about homosexuality and scripture? The Whole Bible for the Whole Human Family
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