The Bible and human sexuality
Subtitle: claiming God's good gift
By: Ellen A. Brubaker
Publisher: United Methodist Women
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9781940182384
Subjects: Sex; Biblical teaching
Description: This study explores the Bible and human sexuality as two essential components of our Christian faith. The Bible is part of the foundation of our faith. Human sexuality is part of who we are as human beings, created by God and called good. The study invites us to explore the complexity of the biblical text and our varied understandings of it in light of human sexuality. It examines the influence of thologians and church leaders throughout thousands of years of Judeo-Christian history.Finally, it considers the influence of family systems, heritage, and changing gender roles, along with the impact of race, class, age, ethnicity, and orientation and how we were raised and instructed in our Christian faith. -- back cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and participant's guide.
Table of contents: title: It was very good: the creation stories; title: The human face of God: Jesus the Christ; title: The early church, St. Paul and beyond; title: The church interprets the Bible; title: Take authority; title: Developing a sexual ethic for our time.