The end of sexual identity : why sex is too important to define who we are / Jenell Williams Paris.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2011.Description: 160 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780830838363 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0830838368 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT 708 .P36 2011
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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