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I would give this book 3.5 stars... there were brilliant essays and some that were far less than brilliant. But for the brilliant ones, it’s worth reading. From the last page: “When we look at a thing, we get analysis. When we look along it, we discover an aesthetic... we have forgotten to look along the relationship for the beauty to which it points... the beauty of the glory of the creative and redemptive love of the God who is triune.” (Matt O’Reilly)
Summary: A collection of papers given at the 2016 Center for Pastor Theologians conference exploring various aspects and contemporary issues concerning human sexuality from the perspective of the church's historic consensus.The editors of this work begin by advancing the idea of "mere sexuality" which they hold to be the church's historic consensus on the meaning and appropriate expression of human sexuality. They argue that this has been a time of sweeping change with the upholding of marriage
The book quickly catches your attention! Early on the editors claim that the profound mystery of human sexuality “has been exchanged for a constructivist and reductionist vision of sexuality, where these gloriously sexed bodies are viewed as little more than cultural products or biological necessities” (3). That’s how “Beauty, Order, and Mystery: A Christian Vision of Human Sexuality” begins, and then it masterfully moves outward, onward and upward. This recently published 229 page softback comp...
The book quickly catches your attention! Early on the editors claim that the profound mystery of human sexuality “has been exchanged for a constructivist and reductionist vision of sexuality, where these gloriously sexed bodies are viewed as little more than cultural products or biological necessities” (3). That’s how “Beauty, Order, and Mystery: A Christian Vision of Human Sexuality” begins, and then it masterfully moves outward, onward and upward. This recently published 229 page softback comp...
The book quickly catches your attention! Early on the editors claim that the profound mystery of human sexuality “has been exchanged for a constructivist and reductionist vision of sexuality, where these gloriously sexed bodies are viewed as little more than cultural products or biological necessities” (3). That’s how “Beauty, Order, and Mystery: A Christian Vision of Human Sexuality” begins, and then it masterfully moves outward, onward and upward. This recently published 229 page softback comp...
A solid book of essays engaging a variety of issues related to an orthodox Christan vision of sexuality. Some essays were great, some good, a few not so much.
A solid book of essays engaging a variety of issues related to an orthodox Christan vision of sexuality. Some essays were great, some good, a few not so much.
A solid book of essays engaging a variety of issues related to an orthodox Christan vision of sexuality. Some essays were great, some good, a few not so much.
This book has a different contributor for each chapter, and while some are less readable than others, it gave me much to think over. I was particularly struck by Matt O'Reilly's introduction to "theological aesthetics", or the practice of considering beauty and its source in a positive light, confronting a dryer scientific method of much modern theology (p. 200).
This book has a different contributor for each chapter, and while some are less readable than others, it gave me much to think over. I was particularly struck by Matt O'Reilly's introduction to "theological aesthetics", or the practice of considering beauty and its source in a positive light, confronting a dryer scientific method of much modern theology (p. 200).
Todd Wilson and Gerald Hiestand are both pastors at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois (Wilson is the senior pastor). They wrote a book together called The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision(Zondervan, 2015). They bemoaned the division of disciplines between academic theology and pastoral ministry and urged a recovery "pastor theologians" that were deeply engaged in theology and ecclesial concerns.So, Wilson and Hiestand launched the Center for Pastoral Theologians, and...
This is a good anthology of attempts to think theologically about marriage and sexuality and gender. A common evangelical perspective approaches the topic from A variety of angles. The volume is concerned not so much with unpacking specific Bible verses as with creating a biblically informed theological foundation. Rather than being preoccupied with what we are against (although that is important) this book mainly looks toward what we are for. What is the Christian vision for human sexuality. An...
A really excellent collection of essays. Highly recommended.
Disappointing book. While I did appreciate a bit of a contrast of views I found the book overall to be liberal in its philosophy.
Some amazing essays. (And a few not so amazing essays.) I particularly appreciated Todd Wilson's, Beth Felker Jones', Gerald Hiestand's, and Matt O'Reilly's.
Some very excellent essays in here. As in any book with multiple authors, not all chapters are created equal but out of 14, I'd say 7-8 were quite helpful and thought-provoking. This is more of an attempt (although some chapters were more deconstructive) to provide a positive vision for sexuality than a Christian articulation of what we're against - we need more of that!
Some very excellent essays in here. As in any book with multiple authors, not all chapters are created equal but out of 14, I'd say 7-8 were quite helpful and thought-provoking. This is more of an attempt (although some chapters were more deconstructive) to provide a positive vision for sexuality than a Christian articulation of what we're against - we need more of that!
