LEADER 03770cam 22005418i 4500001 on1265455711 003 OCoLC 005 20230124155834.0 008 220506s2022 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 2022021879 019 1265457118 020 9780823299676 020 9780823299683 |q(hardback) 020 0823299686 020 0823299678 020 |z9780823299690 |q(epub) 035 (Sirsi) o1265455711 035 (OCoLC)1265455711 |z(OCoLC)1265457118 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dUKMGB |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 050 00 BX323 |b.O723 2022 082 00 230/.19 |223/eng/20220615 245 00 Orthodox tradition and human sexuality / |cThomas Arentzen, Ashley M Purpura, and Aristotle Papanikolaou, editiors ; foreword by Metropolitan Ambrosius, Helsink. 250 First edition. 263 2207 264 1 New York : |bFordham University Press, |c2022. 300 1 volume ; |c23 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Orthodox Christianity and contemporary thought 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 "Sex is a difficult issue for contemporary Christians, but the past decade has witnessed a newfound openness regarding the topic among Eastern Orthodox Christians. Both the theological trajectory and the historical circumstances of the Orthodox Church differ radically from those of other Christian denominations that have already developed robust and creative reflections on sexuality and sexual diversity. Within its unique history, theology, and tradition, Orthodox Christianity holds rich resources for engaging challenging questions of sexuality in new and responsive ways. What is at stake in questions of sexuality in the Orthodox tradition? What sources and theological convictions can uniquely shape Orthodox understandings of sexuality? This volume aims to create an agora for discussing sex, and not least the sexualities that are often thought of as untraditional in Orthodox contexts. Through fifteen distinct chapters, written by leading scholars and theologians, this book offers a developed treatment of sexuality in the Orthodox Christian world by approaching the subject from scriptural, patristic, theological, historical, and sociological perspectives. Chapters devoted to practical and pastoral insights, as well as reflections on specific cultural contexts, engage the human realities of sexual diversity and Christian life. From re-thinking scripture to developing theologies of sex, from eschatological views of eros to re-evaluations of the Orthodox responses to science, this book offers new thinking on pressing, present-day issues and initiates conversations about homosexuality and sexual diversity within Orthodox Christianity"-- |cProvided by publisher. 610 20 Orthodox Eastern Church |xDoctrines. |=^A804476 610 27 Orthodox Eastern Church. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00510210 |?UNAUTHORIZED 650 0 Sex |xReligious aspects |xOrthodox Eastern Church. |=^A1451632 650 7 Sex |xReligious aspects |xOrthodox Eastern Church. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01114206 650 7 Theology, Doctrinal. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01149617 700 1 Arentzen, Thomas, |d1976- |eeditor. |=^A1384644 700 1 Purpura, Ashley M., |eeditor. |=^A1347500 700 1 Papanikolaou, Aristotle, |eeditor. |=^A1137943 830 0 Orthodox Christianity and contemporary thought. |=^A1191341 949 Order on Demand |wASIS |hJOYNER219 960 |o1 |s40.00 |uJREL |zUSD 961 |fDMD |m138099 596 1 998 5929521