Research Catalog

Title

Sex as God intended : a reflection on human sexuality as play / John J. McNeill ; including festschrift essays celebrating the life & work of John McNeill by Mark Jordan ... [et al.].

Author

McNeill, John J.

Publication

Maple Shade, NJ : Lethe Press, 2008.

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Additional Authors

Jordan, Mark D.

Description

265 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"For more than thirty-five years, John J. McNeill, an ordained priest and psychotherapist, has been devoting his life to spreading the good news of God's love for lesbian and gay Christians. McNeill presents a simple and straightforward answer to the question: What did God invent sex for? The answer, derived from an incisive investigation of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, is that God intended sex as a source of pleasure, joy and love. This book represents a concise summary of the wisdom culled over a lifetime. McNeill's ideas have enriched the faith of thousands, including fellow teachers, religious scholars, ministers and lay folk. This volume includes a Festschrift to John McNeill, celebrating his life and work in a series of essays by students, friends, and activists, honoring him for his lasting contribution and spelling out how he touched their lives and work."--Page [4] of cover.

Subject

• McNeill, John J
• Sex > Biblical teaching
• Sex > Catholic Church
• Homosexuality > Christianity

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / Ken Page -- Introduction -- What the Old Testament says about human sexuality -- Play and The Song of Songs -- Human sexuality as a form of play -- What makes human activity play? -- Sex in the New Testament -- What went wrong? -- The providential role of gay marriage -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: Objective disorder -- Appendix: Letter to the U.S. Conference of Bishops -- Speech to Dignity/Chicago on receiving the Tom Dooley Gay Alumni Award from Notre Dame University -- Part 2. Festschrift. Editor's note / Toby Johnson ; Threefold blessing / Mark Jordan ; John J. McNeill: Jesuit prophet, healer and bodhisattva / Robert E. Goss ; John McNeill, pastor / Jim Mitulski ; Holier than thou: John McNeill's contribution to theology and ministry / Mary Elizabeth Hunt ; John McNeill, prophet / Sister Jeannine Gramick ; John McNeill's festschrift / Vincent Virom Coppola ; Homosexual holiness / Virginia Ramey Mollenkott ; "You saved my life" / Mel White ; Satan or saint? Let history decide / Daniel Helminiak ; Honoring John McNeill, pioneer, teacher, and prophet / John Stasio ; Gay love: a holy love / Brendan Jay ; The real thing / Rev. Troy Perry.

ISBN

9781590210420

LCCN

^^2008040895

OCLC

• 259754295
• SCSB-12897070

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library