Book description
Engagingly and clearly written by a highly respected theologian,
God, Sex, and Gender
is the first comprehensive introduction to a theology of both sexuality
and gender available in a single volume.
- Makes a theological contribution to understanding the
unprecedented changes in sexual and gender relationships of the last
fifty years
- Discusses many topics including: sexual difference; sexual
equality; gender and power; the nature of desire; the future of
marriage in Christian sexual ethics; homosexuality and same-sex
unions; the problems of sexual minorities; contraception in a time
of HIV/AIDS; the separation of sexual experience from marriage; and
offers new arguments for marriage and for chastity
- Offers a consistent and engaging introduction at the cutting edge
of theological inquiry, which is contemporary, undogmatic,
questioning, and relevant to readers' experience, interests, and needs
- Written lucidly and engagingly by an established and respected
academic who has published widely in this area
Adrian Thatcher
is currently Visiting Professor in Applied Theology at the University
of Exeter, UK. He is the author of numerous books, including: The
Savage Text: The Use and Abuse of the Bible
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008); Theology and Families
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007); The Guide to Christian Marriage and to
Getting Married in Church
(2003); Living Together and Christian Ethics
(2002); and Celebrating Christian Marriage
(ed., 2001).
