Sex difference in Christian theology : male, female, and intersex in the image of God /
How different are men and women? When does it matter to us -- or to God? Are male and female the only two options? What about those caught in the middle? In Sex Difference in Christian Theology Megan DeFranza explores such questions in light of the Bible, theology, and science. Many Christians, entr...
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| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan :
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,
[2015]
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| Summary: | How different are men and women? When does it matter to us -- or to God? Are male and female the only two options? What about those caught in the middle? In Sex Difference in Christian Theology Megan DeFranza explores such questions in light of the Bible, theology, and science. Many Christians, entrenched in culture wars over sexual ethics, either ignore the existence of intersex persons or avoid the inherent challenge they bring to the assumption that everybody is born after the pattern of either Adam or Eve. DeFranza argues, from a conservative theological standpoint, that all people are made in the image of God -- male, female, and intersex -- and that we must listen to and learn from the voices of the intersexed among us. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture; is signed by the author. |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 311 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780802869821 0802869823 |