Between Two Gardens (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781556356339)

In Between Two Gardens, theologian and ethicist James B. Nelson seeks to stimulate a further reexamination of human sexuality and the Christian experience. Here he continues to explore concerns posed in his earlier work, Embodiment. Traditionally, the relationship between religion and spirituality has reflected this one-dimensional question: What does faith say about human sexuality? Nelson, however, takes a different tack and asks more pertinently: What does sexuality say about faith--theology, scripture, tradition, and the meaning of the gospel? With this more existential perspective in mind, he explores a wide range of sexual and medical issues. Nelson discusses men's liberation; sexuality in Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant interpretations; religious and moral questions of professionals working with homosexual counselees; singleness of the church; the family; and attitudes toward abortion. Reflecting on these topics, he writes out of a healthy conviction that the process of integrating human sexuality and the life of faith is an important journey.

Author: James B. Nelson
ISBN-10: 1556356331
ISBN-13: 9781556356339
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2008
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.50d