Human sexuality and the nuptial mystery
By: edited by Roy R. Jeal
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781606089446
Subjects: Marriage; Religious aspects; Sex; Human body; Homosexuality
Description: This collection of essays was originally presented at the St. Margaret's Consultation on Doctrine, Liturgy, and Preaching held at St. Margaret's Anglican Church in Winnipeg, Canada, in 2008.  The articles consider human sexuality and marriage from a distinctly theological rather than polemical standpoint, aiming to avoid frequently polarized debates. The interesting commonality of the articles is that sex and marriage are not about self-fulfillment, but are outwardly directed, aimed toward the other person, toward growth, maturity, and deepened spirituality, for the benefit of the church, for productive good, and for children. The first section explores theological and ethical issues surrounding human sexuality and aims toward understanding the nature of relationships in these contexts.  The second section explores the spiritual nature of marriage and the history of thinking on marriage and family within Christian theology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- David Widdicombe, Kirsten Pinto Gfroerer; title: Précis  -- Preston Parsons; title: On the nature of desire : a sermon on Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 and Proverbs 13:12  -- John Stafford; title: Desire, vocation, and friendship : the mysteries of human sexuality --; title: How can we frame the right questions?  -- Oliver O'Donovan; title: Ideology, argumentation, and social direction in Romans 1  -- Roy R. Jeal; title: Friendship : the end of marriage  -- Gary Thorne; title: Bodies without borders : desire, abjection, and human sexuality in recent theology  -- Jane Barter Moulaison; title: The nuptial mystery : the sacrament of marriage --; title: The nuptial mystery : the historical flesh of procreation  -- Ephraim Radner; title: Visions of marriage in Ephesians 5  -- Roy R. Jeal; title: Becoming one : the Christian story and the politics of marriage  -- Christopher R. J. Holmes; title: Forbid them not : the place of children in a theology of marriage -- Tim Perry.