Editor’s note: all passages of scripture are quoted from the New English Bible unless otherwise noted. As Katharine Bushnell pointed out nearly a century ago,
Sex is discussed openly, explicitly and directly from the first chapter of Genesis to the last chapter of Revelation. If the Scriptures are our only
The Hebrew view of marital sex, in contrast with Neoplatonism and early church, was not celibate. The Jews were never prudish about sex. The best
The extent of appropriate sexual interest and involvement outside of marriage is an important question young adults face. It is also a question of concern
The struggles of Christian women with sexuality, food, and their bodies reflect the Church’s historic ambivalence towards the body—particularly the female body. The embodiment of
Whenever I talk about androgyny in class, many of my students are surprised to learn what the term encompasses. They have often seen it presented