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Sex and the Sacred - Gay Identity and Spiritual Growth (Hardcover, New)
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Sex and the Sacred - Gay Identity and Spiritual Growth (Hardcover, New)
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A down-to-earth look at the spiritual power of sex Sex and the
Sacred examines the spiritual dimension of human sexuality in a way
that is free of religious affiliation but still open to traditional
religion and belief in God. Dr. Daniel Helminiak, author of the
best-selling What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality, looks
at the relationship between sexuality and spirituality, first, from
a humanistic perspective and, then, a more familiar Christian point
of view. In particular, he encourages LGBTI people to reclaim their
spiritual heritage without apology. This unique book emphasizes
spiritual commitment as an essential facet of LGBTI/queer
consciousness and addresses such burning themes as coming out, the
importance of self-acceptance, gay marriage, gay bashing, and the
ethics of gay sex. Sex and the Sacred combines a psychological
approach to spirituality with common sense and compassion,
inspiring a break from moralistic religion and an understanding of
what true spirituality means. The book applies this understanding
to Christian topics such as the Bible, Fundamentalism, and the
future of Christianity, and shows how coming out was an issue for
Jesus, how homosexual experience relates to the Christian Trinity,
and how Western Civilization became so sex-negative. Sex and the
Sacred presents in the end a radical vision of Christianity open to
all people. Religious leaders of all denominations, educators,
counselors, members of the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender
community, non-religious spiritual seekers, and anyone interested
in the relationship between spirituality and sexuality will find
this book enlightening and uplifting. Sex and the Sacred examines:
the spiritual drive that is built into human sexuality the standard
religious arguments against gay marriage a sustained argument that
Biblical Fundamentalism is not Christian spiritual lessons from the
AIDS epidemic the right and wrong of sexqueer and otherwise
homosexuality in Catholic teaching and practice sexual ethics
without religion a vision for a renewed Christianity within a
global community
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