Heterosexism : an ethical challenge /
In this book, the authors show that the prevailing sexual ethic is no longer useful. This ethic presumes as ideal, a uniform morality based on a limited understanding of human sexuality. Heterosexism is revealed to be a system of prejudice that both grows out of and supports this ethic. It produces...
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[1993]
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Defining Heterosexism
- A Reasoned System of Prejudice
- Orientation and Behavior
- Five Moral Positions Regarding Homosexuality
- Ch. 2. Evaluating Heterosexism
- An Egalitarian Starting Point
- Heterosexism: A Noncredible Tradition
- A Faithful Reformation
- Ch. 3. The Bible and Heterosexism
- Reevaluating Traditional Interpretations
- Traditional Texts "Against Homosexuality"
- Traditional Texts "For Heterocentrism"
- Ch. 4. The Costs of Heterosexism
- Discerning True and False Threats
- Challenging Christian Preoccupations
- Ch. 5. Confronting Heterosexism
- Foundations for Reform
- The Church as an Inclusive-Exclusive Community
- Christian Life and Christian Teaching
- A Paradigm Shift in Sexual Ethics
- The Focus of Reform
- A Symbolic Case Study: Ordination
- The Boundaries of Dissent
- Ch. 6. Dismantling Heterosexism
- Toward a Theology of Sexuality
- Marriage: A Ritual Test Case
- Reassessing Marriage
- Ch. 7. Moving Beyond Heterosexism
- Sexual Authenticity
- Sexual Fidelity.