Celibate Passion
Author : Janie Gustafson
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 44,59 MB
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Celibacy
ISBN : 9780060635367
Author : Janie Gustafson
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 44,59 MB
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Celibacy
ISBN : 9780060635367
Author : James B. Nelson
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 18,63 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664255299
This volume is rooted in two convictions: first, sexuality is far more comprehensive and more fundamental to our existence than simply genital sex, and, second, sexuality is intended by God to be neither incidental nor detrimintal to our spirituality but a fully integrated and basic dimension of that spirituality. The authors address what our sexual experience reveals about God, the ways we understand the gospel, and the ways we read scripture and tradition and attempt to live faithfully.
Author :
Publisher : Paulines Publications Africa
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 23,34 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 9966082549
Author : Maurice A. Fetty
Publisher : CSS Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 12,7 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0788011464
This book is intended to lead people toward a more mature understanding of the Christian faith with respect to love, marriage, and family.
Author : Sally Cline
Publisher : Clarkson Potter Publishers
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 14,75 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Psychology
ISBN :
The author of Just Desserts: Women and Food issues a startling but compelling call for single women to embrace their freedom and redefine and celebrate a non-genital sexuality. Essential reading for any woman who has ever felt that her body is not her own.
Author : Christine Downing
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 29,3 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Homosexuality
ISBN : 059538885X
"Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love makes a powerful statement about the realities of gay and lesbian psyche. A gay and lesbian psychic perspective may at first be startling, but once examined, it proves to be unforgettable." -The Advocate
Author : Geoffrey Mortimer
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 39,51 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Love
ISBN :
Author : Caroline J. Simon
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,74 MB
Release : 1997-03-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780802842060
Often what passes for love is a product of self-deception and wishful thinking. Genuine love, according to philosopher Caroline J. Simon, must be based on knowledge of reality, and Christianity affirms that reality includes not just who people are but the unfolding story of who God intends them to be. Taking the use of narrative seriously, The Disciplined Heart draws on works of literature to display a Christian understanding of love in its various forms: love of self, love of neighbor, friendship, romantic love, and marital love. Using instances of love and its counterfeits in novels and short stories by such authors as Flannery O'Connor, Leo Tolstoy, George Eliot, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Simon constructs an account of love's joys and obligations that both charms and instructs. Learned, astute, and elegantly written, The Disciplined Heart is a groundbreaking work at the intersection of theology, philosophy, and literary analysis.
Author : R. Vanita
Publisher : Springer
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 21,87 MB
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1137054808
Same-Sex Love in India presents a stunning array of writings on same-sex love from over 2000 years of Indian literature. Translated from more than a dozen languages and drawn from Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and modern fictional traditions, these writings testify to the presence of same-sex love in various forms since ancient times, without overt persecution. This collection defies both stereotypes of Indian culture and Foucault's definition of homosexuality as a nineteenth-century invention, uncovering instead complex discourses of Indian homosexuality, rich metaphorical traditions to represent it, and the use of names and terms as early as medieval times to distinguish same-sex from cross-sex love. An eminent group of scholars have translated these writings for the first time or have re-translated well-known texts to correctly make evident previously underplayed homoerotic content. Selections range from religious books, legal and erotic treatises, story cycles, medieval histories and biographies, modern novels, short stories, letters, memoirs, plays and poems. From the Rigveda to Vikram Seth, this anthology will become a staple in courses on gender and queer studies, Asian studies, and world literature.
Author : Gill Rossini
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,98 MB
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1473854245
Family history is often seen as the stories of people who were part of a traditional family unit, married to someone of the opposite gender, had children and lived their lives as 'normally' as possible. But what of the relatives who could not accept that this was the life for them, and were attracted to same-sex partners? Was it possible for them to live their life as they wished to, with their chosen partner and without hindrance, ridicule or attack? Would they be breaking the law in doing so, and how would family and society react if they were found out?Some of those concerned married and had children, like the majority, and buried their feelings in the bustle of everyday life; others stayed single but abstained from relationships altogether, as a way of keeping safe. A number managed to live openly and proudly as themselves, challenging the prejudices and misconceptions of the day.This is the story of all those people, the brave, the discreet, the frightened, the loving and the loved, as well as love against all the odds; more than likely, it is a story that can be found in every family history.Told in an empathetic and clear-sighted way, this is the first history of same-sex relationships aimed specifically at family historians and offers valuable insights into the lives of those who were often seen as outcasts. It includes research guidance for genealogists researching this often-neglected aspect of family history, and offers invaluable insights into the families, society and culture they lived in.