The Material Culture of Sex, Procreation, and Marriage in Premodern Europe
The Material Culture of Sex, Procreation, and Marriage in Premodern Europe

Author: A. McClanan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-09-23

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1137085037

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This interdisciplinary anthology takes as its starting point the belief that, as the material grounds of lived experience, material culture provides an avenue of historical access to women's lives, extending beyond the reaches of textual evidence. Studies here range from utilitarian tools used in Late Roman abortion to sacred, magical or ritual objects associated with sex, procreation, and marriage in the Renaissance. Together the essays demonstrate the complex relationship between language and object, and explore the ways in which objects become forms of communication in their own right, transmitting both rather specific messages and more generalized social and cultural values.

Marriage, Sex, and Procreation
Marriage, Sex, and Procreation

Author: Steven Schafer

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2019-09-09

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1532671849

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The contemporary church's debate on the inclusion of same-sex individuals and their relationships has devolved into diametrically opposed positions. Rather than resolving the argument, the conversation between the two sides reflects the impasse that is taking place in denominations across the West. It is clear that the dispute cannot be resolved while couched in these terms. In this timely work, Steven Schafer invites the reader to move beyond the terms of the current debate toward the underlying doctrinal concerns so often glossed over by that discussion. This book is a work of hermeneutics that engages the contemporary discussion on the legitimacy of same-sex relationships with the grand theological narrative handed down by the church. By placing four contemporary revisionists in dialogue with the work of Augustine, the book provides language and theological avenues to reframe the debate and contributes to the church's ongoing discernment.

Palgrave Advances in the Modern History of Sexuality
Palgrave Advances in the Modern History of Sexuality

Author: M. Houlbrook

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2005-10-26

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 023050180X

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Palgrave Advances in the Modern History of Sexuality offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of historical debate in the history of European and American sexuality since c. 1750. Each chapter explores in detail one theme, such as race, pornography, marriage, science or religion, which historians have seen as essential to writing the history of sexuality. The book therefore not only offers a broad introduction to the state of the art, but also suggests new directions for research and debate.

Covenant and Calling
Covenant and Calling

Author: Robert Song

Publisher: SCM Press

Published: 2014-09-24

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 0334051908

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No other issue in recent times has proved as potentially divisive for the churches as that of same-sex relationships. At the same time as many countries have been moving towards legal recognition of civil partnerships or same-sex marriage, Christian responses have tended towards either finding alliances with proponents of conservative social mores, or providing what amounts to theological endorsement of secular liberal values.

Divine Sex
Divine Sex

Author: Jonathan Grant

Publisher: Brazos Press

Published: 2015-07-14

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1441227164

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The digital revolution has ushered in a series of sexual revolutions, all contributing to a perfect storm for modern relationships. Online dating, social media, internet pornography, and the phenomenon of the smartphone generation have created an avalanche of change with far-reaching consequences for sexuality today. The church has struggled to address this new moral ecology because it has focused on clarity of belief rather than quality of formation. The real challenge for spiritual formation lies in addressing the underlying moral intuitions we carry subconsciously, which are shaped by the convictions of our age. In this book, a fresh new voice offers a persuasive Christian vision of sex and relationships, calling young adults to faithful discipleship in a hypersexualized world. Drawing from his pastoral experience with young people and from cutting-edge research across multiple disciplines, Jonathan Grant helps Christian leaders understand the cultural forces that make the church's teaching on sex and relationships ineffective in the lives of today's young adults. He also sets forth pastoral strategies for addressing the underlying fault lines in modern sexuality.

Marriage, Sex, and Procreation
Marriage, Sex, and Procreation

Author: Steven Schafer

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2019-09-09

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1532671822

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The contemporary church’s debate on the inclusion of same-sex individuals and their relationships has devolved into diametrically opposed positions. Rather than resolving the argument, the conversation between the two sides reflects the impasse that is taking place in denominations across the West. It is clear that the dispute cannot be resolved while couched in these terms. In this timely work, Steven Schafer invites the reader to move beyond the terms of the current debate toward the underlying doctrinal concerns so often glossed over by that discussion. This book is a work of hermeneutics that engages the contemporary discussion on the legitimacy of same-sex relationships with the grand theological narrative handed down by the church. By placing four contemporary revisionists in dialogue with the work of Augustine, the book provides language and theological avenues to reframe the debate and contributes to the church’s ongoing discernment.

Sex and the IWorld
Sex and the IWorld

Author: Dale S. Kuehne

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2009-07

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0801035872

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A political scientist and pastor offers a positive, holistic vision that helps readers engage the cultural debate on sex and marriage in personal ethics and public policy.

The Meaning of Sex
The Meaning of Sex

Author: Dennis P. Hollinger

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0801035716

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An ethicist provides an engaging exploration of the meaning of sex and articulates a Christian ethic for addressing a host of sexual issues facing readers today.

Conjugal Union
Conjugal Union

Author: Patrick Lee

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-08-11

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1107059925

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"During a recent day-time television talk show a young woman was informed that her husband had offered her best friend 500 dollars to have sex with him. Needless to say, the young woman (the wife) became very angry and she (along with the talk-show host and most of the audience present) viewed this act as an egregious betrayal"--

Conjugal Love and Procreation
Conjugal Love and Procreation

Author: Kevin Schemenauer

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780739147061

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While some argue that this German Catholic philosopher and theologian neglected the role of procreation in marriage, this book shows that von Hildebrand's writings on reverence and superabundant finality contribute to a contemporary understanding of the significance of procreation within marriage. Schemenauer analyzes von Hildebrand's integration of conjugal love and procreation, showing him to be an insightful and parallel voice to the that of John Paul II.