Orthodox tradition and human sexuality /

"Sex is a difficult issue for contemporary Christians, but the last decade has witnessed a new-found openness regarding the topic among Eastern Orthodox Christians. Both the theological trajectory and the historical circumstances of the Orthodox Church differ radically from other Christian deno...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Arentzen, Thomas, 1976- (Editor ), Purpura, Ashley M. (Editor ), Papanikolaou, Aristotle (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2022.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Orthodox Christianity and contemporary thought.
Temas:
Orthodox Eastern Church > Doctrines.
Orthodox Eastern Church
Sex > Religious aspects > Orthodox Eastern Church.
Cousins > Fiction.
Libraries > Fiction.
Magic > Fiction.
Dragons > Fiction.
Sexualité > Aspect religieux > Église orthodoxe.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Anthropology.
Sex > Religious aspects > Orthodox Eastern Church
Theology, Doctrinal
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Sexuality and Orthodoxy: An Introduction
  • Part I: Thinking through Tradition
  • 1 Relationality, Sexuality, and the Desire for God: Historical Resources
  • 2 Something New under the Sun: Sexualities, Same-Sex Relationships, and Orthodoxy
  • 3 Science, Homosexuality, and the Church
  • 4 Biblical Tradition and Same-Sex Relations: A Difficult Hermeneutical Path
  • Part II: Cultural and Pastoral Contexts
  • 5 Civil Marriage and Civil Union from an Ecclesial Perspective: The Case of the Orthodox Church of Greece
  • 6 Eastern Orthodoxy Identity and "Aggressive Liberalism": Nontheological Aspects of the Confrontation
  • 7 Salvation and Same-Sex Relations: An Orthodox Response on the Decision by the Lutheran Church of Sweden
  • 8 Homophobia in Orthodox Contexts: Sociopolitical Variables and Theological Strategies for Change
  • 9 Meeting Michelle: Practical Theological Reflections on the Personhood of a Transgender Inmate
  • Part III: Thinking with Tradition
  • 10 A Desire for All Is the Desire for God: "Sexual Orientation" in Light of Gregory of Nyssa's Account of Gender, Desire, and the Soul's Ascent to God
  • 11 Intersex People: Not Physical Mistakes but God's Image
  • 12 A Theology of Sex
  • 13 The Antinomic Eschatological Transfiguration of Christian Eros and Sexuality
  • 14 Sex, Love, and Politics: An (Un)Orthodox Theological Approach
  • 15 From Adam to Christ: From Male and Female to Being Human
  • Contributors
  • Index

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