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Autore |
Moore Gareth |
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A question of truth : Christianity and homosexuality / / Gareth Moore |
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London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2003 |
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©2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20661-7 |
9786613206619 |
1-4411-6123-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Homosexuality - Religious aspects - Catholic Church |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 A Question of Truth; 2 'Homosexuality'; 3 The Bible Against Homosexuality? -; I: Introduction and Old Testament Texts; 4 The Bible Against Homosexuality? -; II: New Testament Texts and Summary; 5 The Bible for Heterosexuality?; 6 The Bible, Love and Experience; 7 Aquinas, Natural Law and Sexual Natures; 8 Homosexuality, Purpose and Happiness; 9 Some Modern Arguments; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Many Christians accept that 'homosexual acts are wrong' on the authority of the Church. For many others such teaching contradicts what they know to be the obvious truth. In this book Gareth Moore closely and dispassionately examines the bases of Christian 'anti-gay' arguments. Moore critically explores the language that we use to describe and define human sexuality and what this means for what we think we know about sex, identity and morality.At the centre of this work is a thorough and revolutionary analysis of the Bible on homosexuality posing such questions as: Is there a unified biblical t |
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