Holy Sex

The Ethics of Sacramental Intimacy

Austin L. Leininger (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

295 Seiten

2025 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-5745-7 (ISBN)

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Christians need a new perspective from which to engage in the question and conversation of human sexuality. Writing from an understanding of sexual intimacy as a gift from God that offers humankind the opportunity to transcend our separateness as embodied people, this text explores the sacramental aspects of sex as an access point for experiencing God's grace. While we may certainly learn things about sex from God, there are also things we can learn about our passionate, relational, and loving God from sex. Seeking insight from the existing sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist, sex is examined sacramentally as a basis for describing a sacramental approach to sexual ethics. The method is then applied to difficult contemporary questions for both Church and society. Specifically applied to the ongoing discussion of the legitimacy and morality of LGBTQIA2S+ relationships, the method demonstrates a significant contribution to the faithful discussion of sex and theology as mutually informing conversation partners.

The Rev Dr Austin L. Leininger is the Director of Anglican Studies at Iliff School of Theology (University of Denver, USA) and Rector of Church of Christ the King (Episcopal) in Arvada, CO, USA. Dr Leininger's research interests lie at the intersection of Ethics, Social Theory, Anglican Studies, Theology, Gender Theory, and Queer Theory, and publications include articles and papers on Justice, Ethics, and Theology including "Embodied Sacrament: An Ethical and Theological Framework for Affirming the Holiness of Trans Bodies," "The Sacramentality of Sex," and "Healing the Past: What does justice look like 151 years after the Indian Island Massacre?" As Dr Leininger's first full-length monograph, this book represents twenty years of research and dedication to the project of developing a sacramental approach to sexual ethics.

Erscheinungsdatum	15.10.2025
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	1-0364-5745-1 / 1036457451
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-5745-7 / 9781036457457
Zustand	Neuware