Theology and Sexuality: Classic and Contemporary Readings

by Eugene F. Rogers Jr. (Editor)

This much-needed volume draws on a wide range of resources and some of the freshest talent in the field to examine debates about theology and sexuality. Material is drawn from a variety of ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary texts to provide readers with a broad perspective on the issues discussed.

Genres: Theology, Religion, Sexuality

445 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 2002

About the author

Eugene F. Rogers is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Educated at Princeton, Tübingen, Rome, and Yale, Rogers taught at Yale College and Divinity School, Shaw University Divinity School, St. Anselm College, and, from 1993 to 2005, at the University of Virginia, where for several years he chaired the Program in Theology, Ethics, and Culture. All eight of his finished Ph.D. students have had full-time employment in colleges or universities, six tenure-track. In 2002-03, he was the Eli Lilly Visiting Associate Professor of Christian Thought and Practice in the Religion Department at Princeton University. He has held fellowships from the Fulbright Commission, the Mellon Foundation, the National Humanities Center, the Lilly Foundation, the Center of Theological Inquiry at Princeton Seminary, and the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University. He is author or editor of five books and some thirty articles and translations. He joined the UNCG faculty in 2005.

Reviews

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Selections:
- David Matzko McCarthy: "The Relationship of Bodies: A Nuptial Hermeneutics of Same-sex Unions"
- Stanley Hauerwas: "Gay Friendship: A Thought Experiment in Catholic Moral Theology"