{"product_id":"a-lily-among-the-thorns-imagining-a-new-christian-sexuality-paperback-softback-9781118602409","title":"A Lily Among the Thorns; Imagining a New Christian Sexuality (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118602409","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Lily Among the Thorns\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eImagining a New Christian Sexuality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMiguel A. De La Torre (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118602409, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 November 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e226 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.31 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new way for Christians to think about sexuality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Miguel De La Torre, a well-respected ethicist and professor known for his innovative readings of Christian doctrine, rejects both the liberal and conservative prejudices about sex. He instead develops an ethic that is liberative yet grounded soundly in the Bible; a sexuality that celebrates God’s gift of great sex by fostering intimacy, vulnerability and openness between loving partners.  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Lily Among the Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e, De La Torre examines the Bible, current events, history and our culture-at-large to show how and why racism, sexism, and classism have distorted Christianity’s central teachings about sexuality. The author shows how the church’s traditionally negative attitudes toward sex in general—and toward women, people of color, and gays in particular—have made it difficult, if not impossible, to create a biblically based and just sexual ethic. But when the Bible is read from the viewpoint of those who have been marginalized in our society, preconceived notions about Christianity and sex get turned on their heads. Taking on hot-button topics such as pornography, homosexuality, prostitution, and celibacy, the author examines how “reading from the margins” provides a liberating approach to dealing with issues of sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note of Thanks ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE Restoring Great Sex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Liberating the Female Body 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Liberating the Body of Color 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Body and Its Pleasures 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. A Sexual Ethics for the Body 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO Having Great Sex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Great Sex in Marriage 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Sex and the Single Christian 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Same-Sex Relationships 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Predatory Sex 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 201\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52417786315032,"sku":"9781118602409","price":16.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118602409.jpg?v=1784509308","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-lily-among-the-thorns-imagining-a-new-christian-sexuality-paperback-softback-9781118602409","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}