| Homosexuality and Christian Community Contributor(s): Seow, Choon-Leong (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0664256643 ISBN-13: 9780664256647 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $28.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1996 Annotation: 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. The contributors speak of these various issues as theological educators, ministers, and committed Christians. They ask, What do the scriptures say about homosexuality and related issues? How should the scriptures inform our theological reflection? and How do we live faithfully in regard to this matter? And like the Christian community at large, the contributors are not of one mind on any of these issues; many times they are in considerable disagreement. Homosexuality and Christian Community will help to guide churches and individuals engaged in theological reflection about the place of homosexuals in the church. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics |
| Dewey: 261.835 |
| LCCN: 95-46242 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Series: American Jewish Civilization |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.93" W x 8.95" (0.58 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Gay - Sex & Gender - Lesbian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Seow, Choon-Leong: - Choon-Leong Seow is Henry Snyder Gehman Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. An ordained Presbyterian elder, he specializes in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, the history of ancient Israelite religion, Northwest Semitic philology, and the history of biblical interpretation and reception. He has been on the editorial board of the Journal of Biblical Literature and Catholic Biblical Quarterly. |