What
makes for good sex?
A farewell to easy answers by Mary E. Hunt
As sex moves from the bedroom to the boardroom and from micro-ethics to macro-ethics,
the arena of sexual ethics is also changing. Feminist liberation theologian Mary
Hunt offers a perspective on "just good sex" that might help as Christian churches
and base communities struggle with the topic.
'Neither male nor female ... in Christ'?
Church debates and the politics of identity by Mary McClintock Fulkerson
Once we realize that the deepest thing that can be said about our identities is
not our "sex," argues Duke University theologian Mary Fulkerson, it becomes clear
that it is not the disagreements but the agreement shared by liberal and conservative
theological positions on sexuality that needs to be addressed.
When does Christian marriage begin -- before
or after the wedding?
by Adrian Thatcher
Christian moralists who view sex before a wedding as immoral should revisit history,
says author Adrian Thatcher. Medieval theories of marriage which were responsible
for the practice of betrothal, in fact, may be useful in constructing a postmodern
theology of marriage.
A sexual ethic of singleness -- built upon the foundation of celibacy
by Diana L. Hayes
Liberation theology scholar Diana Hayes believes a celibate lifestyle can be chosen
as a way of life that provides, not a selfish freedom of self-indulgence and irresponsibility,
but a responsible freedom to live a life of service to God.
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