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Chargement... Living in Sin?: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexualitypar John Shelby Spong
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This is a book that I was very much looking forward to. Being on the heels of reading his autobiography, I anticipated some orthodoxy from him which was not found in Here I Stand(although understandable as this was not the place for that). Unfortunately, what I found was a book that had some good general arguments, but did not have much support to them. I was eagerly hoping that this book would open my eyes farther open to a theology which was open while still having a strong foundation. This seemed to be a mile wide and an inch deep however. Spong failed to write a book that was accessible for anyone but his normal followers and as such I would estimate did not convince many to embrace a loving and open response to the different items of sexuality discussed here. With that said, there were still good points made and I am starting to understand better from a theological perspective the inclusivity Jesus offered/offers(my heart's understanding of this was much more progressive in this manner than my head) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Is celibacy the only moral alternative to marriage? Should the widowed be allowed to form intimate relationships without remarrying? Should the church receive homosexuals into its community and support committed gay and lesbian relationships? Should congregations publicly and liturgically witness and affirm divorces? Should the church's moral standards continue to be set by patriarchal males? Should women be consecrated bishops? Bishop Spong proposes a pastoral response based on scripture and history to the changing realities of the modern world. He calls for a moral vision to empower the church with inclusive teaching about equal, loving, nonexploitative relationships. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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It did not take.
Nonetheless, he tried, and was most eloquent and persuasive in his reasoning. The thunderation of the Haters was comforting to the small and evil, of course, and as religion would vanish if it were not in service to the lowest (term used advisedly) common (see previous) denominator, it prevailed. There has been, I'm told, progress made but I'm not involved in any way anymore so...whatever.
Bishop Spong has died. He was 90. I hope y'all's gawd receives him with joy and celebration and honors him for believing the best about others and doing his best to bring it forth in them as in himself. ( )