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Rescuing Sex From the Christians (Paperback)
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Taking the long view, the Christian religion for two thousand years
maintained a disapproving attitude toward human sexuality ("sex is
dirty"). As David Carr of Union Theological Seminary observes,
"From the outset, Christianity has depicted sex as a dangerous,
chaotic, anti-spiritual force." Such a negative attitude raises the
question: Why has the church over the centuries exhibited a hostile
attitude toward sex? Sullivan attempts to answer that question in
Part One of this book. He contends that early Christian theologians
failed to understand the mythic character of the Adam and Eve story
and read into it ideas which are not there. In addition, early
theology preached that "the soul and the body - which is inferior
to the soul - are constantly at war with one another." Since human
sexuality involves the body (which is inherently bad), early
theologians concluded sex must be bad. In Part Two of "Rescuing Sex
from the Christians", Sullivan examines the controversial subjects
of masturbation, homosexuality, adultery, and prostitution and
demonstrates how the Christian idea of sexuality has vilified these
practices, not always for the good.
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