Divine Communion: A Eucharistic Theology of Sexual Intimacy

By Jay Emerson Johnson

Book Overview

- First text to place sexual ethics in a sacramental/liturgical context - Designed to meet the General Convention mandate for "theological reflection" around issues of sexuality and marriage - Appropriate for study regardless of gender or orientation Before Christian communities try to address sexual ethics, the more fundamental theological question demands attention: What can sexual intimacy tell us about God? This book invites reflection on sexual relationships within a broad theological framework marked by creation, fall, and redemption. These classical hallmarks of Christian faith are proclaimed and enacted at every liturgical celebration of the Eucharist, which offers a compelling way to engage the link between sexual intimacy and the longing for God, or the hoped-for promise of "divine communion."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159627252X
• ISBN13: 9781596272521
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Seabury Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"