The end of sexual identity : why sex is too important to define who we are /
Paris, Jenell Williams.
The end of sexual identity : why sex is too important to define who we are / Jenell Williams Paris. - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2011. - 160 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-155) and indexes.
Introduction: A word about sex -- What is defined as real -- The trouble with heterosexuality -- The trouble with homosexuality -- The promise of sexual holiness -- Sexual desire is (not) a big deal -- Having sex is (not) a big deal -- Celibacy is (not) a big deal -- Epilogue: The end is near.
Sexual identity has become an idol in both the culture at large and in the Christian subculture. Anthropologist Jenell Williams Paris offers a Christian framework for sexual holiness that accounts for complex postmodern realities. The end of sexual identity moves beyond culture-war impasses to open up new space for conversations in diverse communities both inside and outside the church.
9780830838363 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0830838368 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2010040607
Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BT 708 / .P36 2011
The end of sexual identity : why sex is too important to define who we are / Jenell Williams Paris. - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2011. - 160 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-155) and indexes.
Introduction: A word about sex -- What is defined as real -- The trouble with heterosexuality -- The trouble with homosexuality -- The promise of sexual holiness -- Sexual desire is (not) a big deal -- Having sex is (not) a big deal -- Celibacy is (not) a big deal -- Epilogue: The end is near.
Sexual identity has become an idol in both the culture at large and in the Christian subculture. Anthropologist Jenell Williams Paris offers a Christian framework for sexual holiness that accounts for complex postmodern realities. The end of sexual identity moves beyond culture-war impasses to open up new space for conversations in diverse communities both inside and outside the church.
9780830838363 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0830838368 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2010040607
Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BT 708 / .P36 2011