A House Divided: Sexuality, Morality, and Christian CulturesA House Divided helps answer the question, how do Christians form moral judgments about sex-linked issues? After analyzing key differences between conservative and progressive Christians on such divisive issues as abortion, sex education, and same-sex marriage, readers will learn how a combination of four factors can lead to principled Christian morality. First, a review of diverse interpretive comments on relevant Scriptures can help identify a foundation for agreement as well as sharpen differences. Second, a review of psychological factors can help identify prejudices, personality traits, and powerful emotions that intensify and color public debate. Third, new research on moral psychology will add six dimensions of analysis to appreciating the reasons conservatives and progressives draw upon when forming moral judgments. And finally, knowledge about sexual attraction, sexual orientation, conception, and sexual health is vital to thinking ethically about the specific issues addressed in this book. |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
The Influence of Spirituality and Thinking on Morality | 26 |
The Influence of Personality Physiology Emotions | 49 |
Psychology and Sexuality | 79 |
Sexuality and Healthy Relationships | 96 |
Christian Cultures and Contemporary Sexuality | 119 |
Marriage Divorce and Sexual Relationships | 149 |
Sexual Orientation and Same Sex Relationships | 172 |
Sex and Gender Roles | 195 |
Sexual Violence and Christianity | 209 |
Sexuality Morality and Redemption | 231 |
| 245 | |
Other editions - View all
A House Divided: Sexuality, Morality, and Christian Cultures Geoffrey W. Sutton Limited preview - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
abortion ancient apostle behavior beliefs Bible biblical biblical texts biological birth control Catholic chapter Christian groups Christian morality church circumcision cognitive consent conservative Christians consider contemporary context contraception cultures disgust divorce emotional Evangelical example experience factors father feelings focus Fundamentalists gender Genesis God’s plan God’s Word Haidt harm Here’s human human sexuality husband Ibid identify incest influence interpretation Jesus laws leaders LGBT linked live married moral decisions moral foundations moral issues moral judgment moral psychology offer one’s Pentecostal percent persons perspectives polygamy pregnancy problem Progressive Christians protect purity rape refer religion religious response role rules same-sex marriage same-sex relationships SCOPES model Scripture sex workers sexual abuse sexual activity sexual attraction sexual orientation sexual violence six dimensions six moral social spiritual story teaching Testament tion Tony Campolo traditional U.S. Supreme Court understanding verses versus victims wife woman women wrong
Bibliographic information
| Title | A House Divided: Sexuality, Morality, and Christian Cultures |
| Author | Geoffrey W. Sutton |
| Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2016 |
| ISBN | 149822489X, 9781498224895 |
| Length | 278 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Theology / Ethics Religion / Ethics Religion / Philosophy Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |