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Scripture, ethics, and the possibility of same-sex relationships / Karen R. Keen.

Keen, Karen R., 1973- (author.).

Summary:

When it comes to same-sex relationships, this book by Karen Keen contains the most thoughtful, balanced, biblically grounded discussion you're likely to encounter anywhere. With pastoral sensitivity and respect for biblical authority, Keen breaks through current stalemates in the debate surrounding faith and sexual identity. The fresh, evenhanded reevaluation of Scripture, Christian tradition, theology, and science in Keen's Scripture, ethics, and the possibility of same-sex relationships will appeal to both traditionalist and progressive church leaders and parishioners, students of ethics and biblical studies, and gay and lesbian people who often feel painfully torn between faith and sexuality. -- Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780802876546
ISBN: 0802876544
Physical Description: xi, 148 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

The church's response to the gay and lesbian community: a brief history -- Same-sex relations in ancient Jewish and Christian thought -- Key arguments in today's debate on same-sex relationships -- Fifty shekels for rape? Making sense of Old Testament laws -- What is ethical? Interpreting the Bible like Jesus -- The question of celibacy for gay and lesbian people -- Is it Adam's fault? Why the origin of same-sex attraction matters -- Imagining a new response to the gay and lesbian community.