This book offers theological, historical, and sociological treatments of sexuality in the Orthodox Christian world. It presents both academic and pastoral reflections on sex, seeking to open up the conversation about homosexuality and sexual diversity within Orthodox Christianity, aiming to create an agora for discussing the sexualities that are often thought of as untraditional.
This book offers theological, historical, and sociological treatments of sexuality in the Orthodox Christian world. It presents both academic and pastoral reflections on sex, seeking to open up the conversation about homosexuality and sexual diversity within Orthodox Christianity, aiming to create an agora for discussing the sexualities that are often thought of as untraditional.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Thomas Arentzen (Edited By) Thomas Arentzen is a reader in church history and works as a researcher in Greek philology at Uppsala University and as a senior lecturer in Eastern Christian studies at Sankt Ignatios College, Stockholm School of Theology. He specializes in Byzantine literature and ecocriticism. Publications include The Virgin in Song: Mary and the Poetry of Romanos the Melodist (2017) and Byzantine Tree Life: Christianity and the Arboreal Imagination (2021), coauthored with Virginia Burrus and Glenn Peers. Ashley M. Purpura (Edited By) Ashley M. Purpura is an associate professor of religious studies in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Purdue University. She publishes on gender and Orthodoxy, and is the author of God, Hierarchy, and Power: Orthodox Theologies of Authority from Byzantium (2018). Aristotle Papanikolaou (Edited By) Aristotle Papanikolaou is Professor of Theology, the Archbishop Demetrios Chair of Orthodox Theology and Culture, and the Co-Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University. He is also Senior Fellow at the Emory University Center for the Study of Law and Religion. He is the author of Being with God: Trinity, Apophaticism, and Divine-Human Communion , and The Mystical as Political: Democracy and Non-Radical Orthodoxy.
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Foreword ix Metropolitan Ambrosius, Helsinki Acknowledgments xiii Sexuality and Orthodoxy: An Introduction 1 Thomas Arentzen and Ashley M. Purpura PART I: THINKING THROUGH TRADITION 1 Relationality, Sexuality, and the Desire for God: Historical Resources 23 Susan Ashbrook Harvey 2 Something New under the Sun: Sexualities, Same-Sex Relationships, and Orthodoxy 46 Bryce E. Rich 3 Science, Homosexuality, and the Church 66 Gayle Woloschak 4 Biblical Tradition and Same-Sex Relations: A Difficult Hermeneutical Path 79 Ekaterini Tsalampouni PART II: CULTURAL AND PASTORAL CONTEXTS 5 Civil Marriage and Civil Union from an Ecclesial Perspective: The Case of the Orthodox Church of Greece 105 Pantelis Kalaitzidis 6 Eastern Orthodoxy Identity and "Aggressive Liberalism": Nontheological Aspects of the Confrontation 144 Dmitry Uzlaner 7 Salvation and Same-Sex Relations: An Orthodox Response on the Decision by the Lutheran Church of Sweden 154 Michael Hjälm 8 Homophobia in Orthodox Contexts: Sociopolitical Variables and Theological Strategies for Change 172 Andrii Krawchuk 9 Meeting Michelle: Practical Theological Reflections on the Personhood of a Transgender Inmate 192 Richard René PART III: THINKING WITH TRADITION 10 A Desire for All Is the Desire for God: "Sexual Orientation" in Light of Gregory of Nyssa's Account of Gender, Desire, and the Soul's Ascent to God 215 Spyridoula Athanasopoulou-Kypriou 11 Intersex People: Not Physical Mistakes but God's Image 235 Kate¿ina Köandrle Bauer 12 A Theology of Sex 247 Aristotle Papanikolaou 13 The Antinomic Eschatological Transfiguration of Christian Eros and Sexuality 265 Haralambos Ventis 14 Sex, Love, and Politics: An (Un)Orthodox Theological Approach 281 Davor Dalto 15 From Adam to Christ: From Male and Female to Being Human 303 John Behr List of Contributors 321 Index 325
Foreword ix Metropolitan Ambrosius, Helsinki Acknowledgments xiii Sexuality and Orthodoxy: An Introduction 1 Thomas Arentzen and Ashley M. Purpura PART I: THINKING THROUGH TRADITION 1 Relationality, Sexuality, and the Desire for God: Historical Resources 23 Susan Ashbrook Harvey 2 Something New under the Sun: Sexualities, Same-Sex Relationships, and Orthodoxy 46 Bryce E. Rich 3 Science, Homosexuality, and the Church 66 Gayle Woloschak 4 Biblical Tradition and Same-Sex Relations: A Difficult Hermeneutical Path 79 Ekaterini Tsalampouni PART II: CULTURAL AND PASTORAL CONTEXTS 5 Civil Marriage and Civil Union from an Ecclesial Perspective: The Case of the Orthodox Church of Greece 105 Pantelis Kalaitzidis 6 Eastern Orthodoxy Identity and "Aggressive Liberalism": Nontheological Aspects of the Confrontation 144 Dmitry Uzlaner 7 Salvation and Same-Sex Relations: An Orthodox Response on the Decision by the Lutheran Church of Sweden 154 Michael Hjälm 8 Homophobia in Orthodox Contexts: Sociopolitical Variables and Theological Strategies for Change 172 Andrii Krawchuk 9 Meeting Michelle: Practical Theological Reflections on the Personhood of a Transgender Inmate 192 Richard René PART III: THINKING WITH TRADITION 10 A Desire for All Is the Desire for God: "Sexual Orientation" in Light of Gregory of Nyssa's Account of Gender, Desire, and the Soul's Ascent to God 215 Spyridoula Athanasopoulou-Kypriou 11 Intersex People: Not Physical Mistakes but God's Image 235 Kate¿ina Köandrle Bauer 12 A Theology of Sex 247 Aristotle Papanikolaou 13 The Antinomic Eschatological Transfiguration of Christian Eros and Sexuality 265 Haralambos Ventis 14 Sex, Love, and Politics: An (Un)Orthodox Theological Approach 281 Davor Dalto 15 From Adam to Christ: From Male and Female to Being Human 303 John Behr List of Contributors 321 Index 325
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