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Author:   Rev. Dr. Clayton Sullivan
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.250kg
ISBN:  

9780826417923

ISBN 10:   0826417922
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   01 May 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface; Part One; Two Major Mistakes; I. The First Mistake: Misunderstanding Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; 1. Adam and Eve and the Euhemerous Fallacy; 2. Augustine of Hippo; 3. Billy Graham and the Adam and Eve Story; 4. Roman Catholicism and the Adam and Eve Story; 5. A Marinade of Sin and Shame; II. The Second Mistake: the Divided Self Concept; 1. The Divided Self Concept; 2. Socrates and the Divided Self; 3. Saint Paul and the Divided Self; 4. Augustine and the Divided Self; 5. By Way of Recapitulation; Part Two; Human Sexuality and the Harm Principle; III. Human Sexuality and the Harm Principle; 1. Masturbation and the Harm Principle; 2. Homosexuality and the Harm Principle; A. Word Definitions and the Sodom Story. B. Homosexuality: a Puzzle; C. The Bible and Cultural Relativism; D. An Appeal to Jerry Falwell; E. An Appeal to Homosexuals; F. Two Suggestions; 3. Fornication, Adultery and the Harm Principle; A. Definition of Terms; B. The Sinfulness of Fornication; C. Adultery and the Harm Principle; 4. Prostitution and the Harm Principle; 5. Some Concluding Remarks.

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At last--a book that clearly explains where and how Christian thought about human sexuality may be wrong. Hopefully, this book can help thoughtful Christians let go of sex-related guilt, shame, blame, anxiety, and depression and find more love and joy in relationships. Dr. Patricia T. White, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, Birmingham, Alabama--,

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Clayton L. Sullivan Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Religion, University of Southern Mississippi and is the author of Rescuing Jesus from the Christians.

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