Married in the sight of God : theology, ethics, and church debates over homosexuality /
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| Author / Creator: | Scharen, Christian, 1966- |
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| Imprint: | Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2000. |
| Description: | xxiv, 171 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4333582 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. The Times Have Changed: Reflections on Doing Christian Sexual Ethics Today
- Method: Critical Christian Ethics
- Critical Tools: Archaeology and Genealogy
- Constructive Use of a Tradition
- Using the Varieties of Sources
- Revision in Sexual Ethics
- Outline of the Book
- Chapter 2. Honoring God's Handiwork: Luther on Sexuality And Marriage
- The Primacy of Pastoral Concerns
- Luther's Revisions in Moral Teaching
- From a Two-Tiered Ethic to a Horizontal Ethic
- From Marriage as Sacrament to Marriage as Estate
- A Sketch of Luther's Full Views on Marriage
- Sexuality and Marriage as Divine Ordinances
- Marriage as a Civil Estate
- Marriage as a Christian Calling
- Interpreting Luther Today
- Chapter 3. The Heterosexual Structure of Creation: The Orders of Creation in American Lutheranism
- Order of Creation: An Unchangeable Norm?
- The Unlikely History of the "Unchangeably Normative"
- Lutheran Church in America
- American Lutheran Church
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Chapter 4. Vision and Expectations: Theology and Policy for Exclusion
- Bureaucracy and Disciplinary Power
- Producing Candidates for Ordained Ministry
- History of the Problem: Authority, Candidacy and Sexuality
- History of the Solutions: Authority, Bureaucracy and Discipline
- Guidance and Necessary Evaluation: Candidacy Processes and the Interview
- Developing Candidacy Process
- The Examinations
- Chapter 5. Promises of Fidelity: An Inclusive Theology of Marriage
- The Letter and The Spirit
- Theology and Policy: Reasons for Revision
- Toward an Inclusive Theology of Marriage
- Luther
- U.S. Lutheranism
- Conclusion: Theology and Social Change
- Bibliography
- Index
