Orthodox Tradition and Human Sexuality /

Orthodox Tradition and Human Sexuality / / ed. by Aristotle Papanikolaou, Thomas Arentzen, Ashley M. Purpura.

Sex is a difficult issue for contemporary Christians, but the last decade has witnessed a new-found openness regarding the topic among Eastern Orthodox Christians. Both the theological trajectory and the historical circumstances of the Orthodox Church differ radically from other Christian denominati...

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MitwirkendeR:
Ambrosius, Helsinki, Metropolitan,
Arentzen, Thomas,
Ashbrook Harvey, Susan,
Athanasopoulou-Kypriou, Spyridoula,
Bauer, Katerina Kocandrle,
Behr, John,
Džalto, Davor,
Harvey, Susan Ashbrook,
Hjälm, Michael,
Kalaitzidis, Pantelis,
Kočandrle Bauer, Kateřina,
Krawchuk, Andrii,
Papanikolaou, Aristotle,
Purpura, Ashley M.,
René, Richard,
Rich, Bryce E.,
Tsalampouni, Ekaterini,
Uzlaner, Dmitry,
Ventis, Haralambos,
Woloschak, Gayle E.,
Woloschak, Gayle,
HerausgeberIn:
Arentzen, Thomas,
Papanikolaou, Aristotle,
Purpura, Ashley M.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Sexuality and Orthodoxy: An Introduction
  • Part I: Thinking through Tradition
  • 1 Relationality, Sexuality, and the Desire for God: Historical Resources
  • 2 Something New under the Sun: Sexualities, Same-Sex Relationships, and Orthodoxy
  • 3 Science, Homosexuality, and the Church
  • 4 Biblical Tradition and Same-Sex Relations: A Difficult Hermeneutical Path
  • Part II: Cultural and Pastoral Contexts
  • 5 Civil Marriage and Civil Union from an Ecclesial Perspective: The Case of the Orthodox Church of Greece
  • 6 Eastern Orthodoxy Identity and “Aggressive Liberalism”: Nontheological Aspects of the Confrontation
  • 7 Salvation and Same-Sex Relations: An Orthodox Response on the Decision by the Lutheran Church of Sweden
  • 8 Homophobia in Orthodox Contexts: Sociopolitical Variables and Theological Strategies for Change
  • 9 Meeting Michelle: Practical Theological Reflections on the Personhood of a Transgender Inmate
  • Part III: Thinking with Tradition
  • 10 A Desire for All Is the Desire for God: “Sexual Orientation” in Light of Gregory of Nyssa’s Account of Gender, Desire, and the Soul’s Ascent to God
  • 11 Intersex People: Not Physical Mistakes but God’s Image
  • 12 A Theology of Sex
  • 13 The Antinomic Eschatological Transfiguration of Christian Eros and Sexuality
  • 14 Sex, Love, and Politics: An (Un)Orthodox Theological Approach
  • 15 From Adam to Christ: From Male and Female to Being Human
  • Contributors
  • Index

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