Homosexuality: the use of scientific research in the church's moral debate

How prevalent is homosexuality? What causes it? Is it a psychopathology? Can it be changed? Questions like these often accompany discussions of homosexual behavior. For answers we naturally look to scientific studies. But what does the scientific research actually show? More important, what place sh...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Jones, Stanton L. 1959- (Συγγραφέας) ; Yarhouse, Mark A. 1968- (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: Παραγγείλετε τώρα.
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Έκδοση: Downers Grove, Ill. Inter-Varsity Press 2004
Στο/Στη:Έτος: 2004
Έκδοση:[Nachdr.]
Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών:B Θεολογία (μοτίβο) / Ομοφυλοφιλία (μοτίβο) / Κοινωνικές επιστήμες
B Ομοφυλοφιλία (μοτίβο) / Ψυχοπαθολογία (μοτίβο)
B Ομοφυλοφιλία (μοτίβο) / Υπερνίκηση / Ψυχοθεραπεία
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Homosexuality Research
B Homosexuality Religious aspects Christianity
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Σύνοψη:How prevalent is homosexuality? What causes it? Is it a psychopathology? Can it be changed? Questions like these often accompany discussions of homosexual behavior. For answers we naturally look to scientific studies. But what does the scientific research actually show? More important, what place should this research have in shaping the church's response? Stanton Jones and Mark Yarhouse help us face these issues squarely and honestly. In four central chapters they examine how scientific research has been used within church debates - in particular within Methodist, Presbyterian and Episcopal contexts. They then survey the most recent and best scientific research and sort out what it actually shows. Next they help us to interpret the research's relevance to the moral debate within the church. In a concluding chapter they make a strong case for a traditional Christian sexual ethic. Church groups considering these complex issues will find helpful discussion questions at the end of each chapter. This book is essential reading for anyone involved in the church's debate over homosexual behavior.
ISBN:0830815678