Human sexuality and the nuptial mystery

Human sexuality and the nuptial mystery
Roy R. Jeal, Roy R. Jeal
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Human sexuality and the nuptial mystery

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.

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Publisher
Cascade Books
Language
English
Pages
164

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Human Sexuality and the Nuptial Mystery
2010, Wipf & Stock Publishers
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Cover of: Human Sexuality and the Nuptial Mystery
Human Sexuality and the Nuptial Mystery
2010, Wipf & Stock Publishers
in English
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Human sexuality and the nuptial mystery
2010, Cascade Books
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Table of Contents

Foreword -- David Widdicombe, Kirsten Pinto Gfroerer
Précis -- Preston Parsons
On the nature of desire : a sermon on Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 and Proverbs 13:12 -- John Stafford
Desire, vocation, and friendship : the mysteries of human sexuality --
How can we frame the right questions? -- Oliver O'Donovan
Ideology, argumentation, and social direction in Romans 1 -- Roy R. Jeal
Friendship : the end of marriage -- Gary Thorne
Bodies without borders : desire, abjection, and human sexuality in recent theology -- Jane Barter Moulaison
The nuptial mystery : the sacrament of marriage --
The nuptial mystery : the historical flesh of procreation -- Ephraim Radner
Visions of marriage in Ephesians 5 -- Roy R. Jeal
Becoming one : the Christian story and the politics of marriage -- Christopher R. J. Holmes
Forbid them not : the place of children in a theology of marriage -- Tim Perry.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Eugene, Or

Classifications

Library of Congress
BV835 .H86 2010, BT708 .H86 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 164 p.
Number of pages
164

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL31159651M
ISBN 10
1606089447
ISBN 13
9781606089446
LCCN
2010286257
OCLC/WorldCat
606774255

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL23311789W

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