The pornographic culture
Series: Christian reflection : a series in faith and ethics; Christian reflection : a series in faith and ethics
Publisher: Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Waco, TX
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
Subjects: Pornography; Church and the world; Christian ethics; Social aspects; Christianity and culture; Christianity
Description: "Overt sexual imagery saturates our culture. When this imagery is calculated to arouse sexual desires that are inappropriate to a faithful Christian life, and when it distorts the dignity of men's and women's bodies, we call it 'pornographic.' Our contributors remind us that pornography's influence is spreading through our culture in subtle and complicated ways. They invite us to appreciate how true sexual intimacy goes to the heart of God's character and intention for us. If our thinking has been marred by the culture's constant flow of unhealthy messages, here we'll find sage advice dispensed with great compassion. Christian Reflection is an ideal resource for discipleship training in the church. Multiple copies are available for group study at $3.00 per copy. The study guides and lesson plans integrate Bible study, prayer, and worship to help us engage the pornographic culture with Christ-transformed minds. The guides can be used in a series or individually. You may download and reproduce them for personal or group use"--Baylor.edu.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Robert B. Kruschwitz; title: Sex and the city (of God) / Todd L. Lake; title: Turning dimes into dollars / Rick Martinez; title: Simpletons, fools, and mockers / Jonathan R. Wilson; title: Habit's harsh bondage / Thomas D. Kennedy; title: The voyeur in art : Susanna and the elders (Gentileschi), At the Moulin Rouge (Toulouse-Lautrec), and Nana (Manet) / Heidi J. Hornik; title: Worship service / Todd L. Lake; title: Sacred the body / Ruth C. Duck and W. Daniel Landes; title: Other voices; title: Song sung blue? / Laura Singleton; title: Body worship / Robert and Mary Darden; title: Erotic, but not pornographic / John Peck; title: Reeducating our desires / Susan Dolan-Henderson; title: Sexual authenticity and character / Bradford S. Hadaway; title: Avoiding the mess in mass media / Carl F. Hoover.