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About this book
Does the Bible really condemn same-sex relationships?
Many Christians wrestle with this question. Here, in his compassionate, cogent book, David Runcorn outlines how someone can support same-sex relationships on the basis of the Bible, not in spite of it.
The Church, in every time and place, finds itself working out the shock and surprise of God's unfolding ways - often scandalized by where holiness, goodness and the life of God are to be found.
Runcorn's insightful and moving reflections show how speaking in gospel friendship will help to dispel the anxiety and division that have tended to mark the Church's response to homosexuality. Covering sexual abstinence and celibacy, sexuality and the sacred, he leads us to one powerful conclusion: love means love.
'Brim-full of gentle and clear wisdom. Highly recommended!'
PAUL BAYES, Bishop of Liverpool
'Joyful, truthful, scandalously inclusive... This book will literally save lives. It opens the door of grace and beckons you in.'
NICK BUNDOCK, Rector of St James and Emmanuel, Didsbury
'Liberates us to read our beloved Bible with faithfulness, both to the text and to the fruit of Christ we often see in LGBT+ lives. For a good number of us, it will be met with a cry of "at last!"'.
JODY STOWELL, Vicar of St Michael's Harrow and Chair of London Clergy
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 On opening doors: introducing the discussion
- 2 âThat my house may be filledâ: Jesus and the new community
- 3 The surprise of God? Dialogue with and beyond the word
- 4 The Bible in an age of anxiety: worry, reality and trust
- 5 Reading the Bible with Jesus: Midrash, jazz and the continued conversation
- 6 âLie the lyings of a womanâ: seeking the meaning of Leviticus 18.22
- 7 Romans and the wrath of God: who was Paul writing about?
- 8 On giving it a name: the origin of the word âhomosexualâ
- 9 The sin of Sodom: when names become labels
- 10 âMale and female he created themâ: gender, partnership and becoming
- 11 One flesh: Genesis, kinship and marriage
- 12 Call nothing unclean: the vision beyond the text
- 13 Good fruit: patience, trust and the test of time
- 14 To whom it is given: sexual abstinence and celibacy
- 15 Sexuality and the sacred: joy, delight and sacrament
- Notes
- Bibliography and further reading