Portland Public Library

Sex, gender, and Christianity, edited by Priscilla Pope-Levison and John R. Levison

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Sex, gender, and Christianity

bibliography

816563053

edited by Priscilla Pope-Levison and John R. Levison

"Should women be priests? Should women submit to their husbands? Is premarital sex okay? Inflammatory questions such as these have splintered Christianity and polarized the church. In Sex, Gender, and Christianity, a cadre of seasoned college professors offers the modest proposal that honest, fruitful conversations about these questions will take place only if we develop the ability to deal with sex, gender, and the Christian faith with the academic rigor and perspectives of our various disciplines. This volume contributes an unprecedented collection of first-rate articles from a variety of disciplines--from the social sciences to history, from literary criticism to theology--that will challenge college administrators, professors, and students to address fractious questions in an atmosphere of scholarly inquiry"--Publisher description