COLLINS: Sexual Ethics and the New Testament

Crossroad, 2000

200 pages

"From the internationally acclaimed Catholic biblical scholar, this is a meticulous reading of biblical teaching on sexuality, giving insight into how a disciple of Jesus is called to live out his or her existence as a sexual being."

ISHERWOOD & STUART: Introducing Body Theology

ISHERWOOD, LISA & STUART, ELISABETH

Introducing Body Theology
(Sheffield academic Press, 1998)

A thought provoking look at the internal contradictions in the church’s stance, it examines the rhetorical and liturgical style, rather than doctrine, to make its case. Fascinating and memorable.

Reviews:

Bob Minor, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas (Reviewed at “Other Sheep”)

Chuck Colbert (in The National Catholic Reporter, reprinted at “Other Sheep”)

JORDAN: The Ethics of Sex

Jordan, Mark D

The Ethics of Sex

McNEILL: Sex as God Intended

McNeill,John

Lethe Press, 2008
(Scripture, Theology,

Sexuality)

This valuable book restates and summarises the sould arguments presented in McNeills'earlier publications, as well as presenting new material. By looking a fresh at Scripture and theology, he shows clearly how sexuality is not something to hidden, taken out only in the confessional but is a fundamental part of out human essence and should be celebrated and enjoyed as a gift from God.

The book also includes a "festschrift" , a collection of essays by friends and collaborators of McaNeill over many years, recording and celebrating the huge contribution he has made to gay & lesbian theology & mental health over many years as a theologian, psychtherapist and writer.

This is truly a book to treasure and reread.

Strongly recommended by QTC

MOORE: The Body in Context

MOORE, GARETH OP:The Body in Context: Sex and Catholicism
(Continuum Books, 2001)

STUART, E & THATCHER, A: People of Passion

What the Churches Teach about Sex
Mowbray, 1997

295 pages
Sexual Ethics, Christian History.


People of Passion is about what Christians are saying now, and have said in the past, about sex. It provides a basic theological resource for people who want to explore issues about sex and sexuality from a Christian point of view, but feel they need a perspective on the historical background and contemporary developments.
First, it enables clergy minister and priests to deal with pastoral situations related to sexuality. Second, with Christianity and sexuality appearing regularly on the curriculum of universities, colleges, seminaries and schools throughout the world, it provides and indispensable guidebook. Easy to read, it maps out the terrain and sketches the contours of contemporary controversies. Third, it is an authoritative source for professional people outside the churches who need to keep in touch with contemporary developments in Christian teaching about issues to do with sex and sexuality.