UPC: 9781560233428 | Sex and the Sacred: Gay Identity and Spiritual Growth (Paperback)

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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