Homosexuality, marriage, and the church : biblical, counseling, and religious liberty issues / edited by Roy E. Gane, Nicholas P. Miller, H. Peter Swanson.
Title
Homosexuality, marriage, and the church : biblical, counseling, and religious liberty issues / edited by Roy E. Gane, Nicholas P. Miller, H. Peter Swanson.
Publication
Berrien Springs, Mich. : Andrews University Press, c2012.
Some religious thought leaders, taking their cue from popular culture and current politics, are trying to make a case for biblical support of the practice of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Their efforts create serious confusion while challenging the church's ability to sensitively address one of the most explosive spiritual and public policy issues of our time. In this volume, Christian scholars offer a deep resource of material--biblical, clinical, and legal--to untangle the complex web of questions surrounding this contested topic. The authors first provide a frank and rigorous explication of the Bible's clear teaching. Then they lay out the implications for counseling and for the religious liberty of the church and its members. And through it all, they make an impassioned call for love and care for those who are being misled into a walk down a dangerous path. The book includes moving testimonies from several Christians who have lived and struggled with homosexuality in their personal lives and can praise God for empowering them to live for Him. In the threatening environment facing the church and society today, every Christian administrator, attorney, teacher, counselor, pastor, and congregational leader should read this book. -- ‡c From back cover.
Biblical issues. Homosexuality in the Old Testament / Richard M. Davidson -- The scriptural case for a male-female prerequisite for sexual relations: a critique of the arguments of two Adventist scholars / Robert A. J. Gagnon -- Some attempted alternatives to timeless biblical condemnation of homosexual acts / Roy E. Gane -- Return to innocence / Miroslav M. Kiš -- Homosexuality and the Bible: what is at stake in the current debate / Richard M. Davidson -- Religious liberty issues. Should Adventists care about protecting traditional marriage? / Nicholas P. Miller -- Wake up and smell the equality: same-sex marriage and religious liberty / Alan J. Reinach -- Northern exposure: how the church is faring under Canda's same-sex marriage regimen / Gerald Chipeur -- Freedom and marriage / Scot Zentner -- Same-sex marriage and the Declaration of Independence / Gary V. Wood -- Counseling issues. The pastoral applications of a three-tier distinction between same-sex attraction, a homosexual orientation, and a gay identity / Mark A. Yarhouse -- Ex-gays?: an extended longitudinal study of attempted religiously mediated change in sexual orientation / Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse -- The psychological and spiritual care of a gay man who chose celibacy: a case study / Carlos Fayard -- Sexual orientation and skin color: deconstructing key assumptions in the debates about gay marriage and the church / Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse -- Good news for Adventists attracted to their own sex / Inge Anderson -- Testimonies. Homosexuals are God's children, too! / Ron Woolsey -- Into His marvelous light / Lisa Santos -- "Born that way" and redeemed by love / Winston King -- Bondage to freedom: from my plan B to God's plan A / Jonathan Smith -- By beholding His love / Virna Santos -- To know His love / Wayne Blakely.