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Rescuing Sex from the Christians

by Rev. Dr. Clayton Sullivan

  • Hardback
  • 176 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 0.8 cm

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For Christians seeking a healthier view of sexuality

Addresses harmful beliefs about sex within the Church

You will gain insight into a balanced Christian perspective

This book challenges the negative views of sexuality in Christianity.

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Taking the long view, the Christian religion for two thousand years maintained a disapproving attitude toward human sexuality ("sex is dirty"). As David Carr of Union Theological Seminary observes, "From the outset, Christianity has depicted sex as a dangerous, chaotic, anti-spiritual force." Such a negative attitude raises the question: Why has the church over the centuries exhibited a hostile attitude toward sex? Sullivan attempts to answer that question in Part One of this book. He contends that early Christian theologians failed to understand the mythic character of the Adam and Eve story and read into it ideas which are not there. In addition, early theology preached that "the soul and the body - which is inferior to the soul - are constantly at war with one another." Since human sexuality involves the body (which is inherently bad), early theologians concluded sex must be bad. In Part Two of "Rescuing Sex from the Christians", Sullivan examines the controversial subjects of masturbation, homosexuality, adultery, and prostitution and demonstrates how the Christian idea of sexuality has vilified these practices, not always for the good.
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  • Author

    Rev. Dr. Clayton Sullivan

  • Book Format

    hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    May 2006

  • Weight

    205g

  • Page Count

    176

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 0.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780826417923

  • ISBN-10

    0826417922

  • Eden Code

    119209

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