Love is Better than Knowledge: Paul, Luther and a Theology of Being Human
It is said in several contemporary theologies that in acting on their proclivities, homosexuals act as a law unto themselves rather than subordinate their desires to God's law. In linking homosexuality with the notion of a selfish individualism, these theologies cast homosexuals as incapable of...
Published in: | Theology & sexuality |
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2015]
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Theology & sexuality
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pauline letters
/ Love
/ Luther, Martin 1483-1546
/ Hermeneutics
/ Homosexuality
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IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KDD Protestant Church NCA Ethics NCF Sexual ethics VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy |
Further subjects: | B
Homosexuality
B Apostle Paul B Love B Martin Luther B the human person B Knowledge |
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Summary: | It is said in several contemporary theologies that in acting on their proclivities, homosexuals act as a law unto themselves rather than subordinate their desires to God's law. In linking homosexuality with the notion of a selfish individualism, these theologies cast homosexuals as incapable of exercising community-building love. They sustain a reductive model of the human person that issues from an anxiety about the presence of the “secular” ideology of individualism in theology. I suggest that we rehabilitate a vision of love based on a re-reading of the Apostle Paul's understanding of love as God-given and life-giving in 1 Corinthians and Romans, and use it as the basis for a revitalized vision of being human. Guided by Martin Luther's hermeneutic and contemporary thought, this vision recognizes the interdependent relationship between self- and other-concern, and proposes that we prioritize love over reductive knowledge claims in our theologies. |
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ISSN: | 1355-8358 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2015.1115597 |