Sex, Sexuality & Gender Archives - Theology in the raw

A Response to John Whittaker’s Critical Review of From Genesis to Junia

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A Response to Tom Schreiner’s Review of From Genesis to Junia

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Sexual Self-Knowledge

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What is “Biblical” Masculinity and Femininity?

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How Young is Too Young to Start Talking with Young Kids About Sex?

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The Cultural Context for the Hair Length/Style vs. Head-coverings Debate in 1 Cor 11: The Meaning of Kephalē part 12

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Paul’s Language of Hairstyles or Head-coverings in 1 Cor 11: The Meaning of Kephalē Part 11

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Lucy Peppiatt’s View of 1 Corinthians 11: The Meaning of Kephalē Part 10

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A Complementarian Reading of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16: The Meaning of Kephalē part 9

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What Does “Head” (Kephalē) Mean in Paul’s Letters? Part 8: Ephesians 5:23

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Why Abused Voices and Taboo Questions Belong in the Church

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What Does “Head” (Kephalē) Mean in Paul’s Letters? Part 6: Ephesians 1:22 and 4:15

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What Does Biblical Inclusion of LGBTQ People Look Like?

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What Does “Head” (Kephalē) Mean in Paul’s Letters? Part 4: Early Church Fathers

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What Does “Head” (Kephalē) Mean in Paul’s Letters? Part 3: Ancient Greek Literature

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What Does “Head” (Kephalē) Mean in Paul’s Letters? Part 2: The Septuagint

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What Does “Head” (Kephalē) Mean in Paul’s Letters? Part 1: Introduction

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My Nashville Statement

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The Meaning of Sex: Part 1

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The Sexuality of Singleness

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What Is a Christian Sexual Ethic?

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Sex and the iWorld

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Divine Sex: Part 4: A Christian Vision for Sexuality

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Divine Sex Part 3: Sex in a Culture of Consumerism

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Divine Sex, Part 2: “Expressive Individualism”

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Divine Sex: A Review, Part 1

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Does the Bible Really Prohibit Sex Outside of Marriage?

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Nature vs. Nurture vs. Sexual Fluidity

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People to Be…Misunderstood: A Response to the Gospel Coalition

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Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women’s Love and Desire

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New Podcast: “The Gay Conversation”

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Growing Up Gay and Christian

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5 Bad Reasons for Believing that Homosexuality Is a Sin

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Put Homophobia to Death

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Evangelicals and Homosexuality

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Why Homosexuality Is not just an Issue

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Jesus Was a Jew: Understanding Jesus and Same-Sex Marriages in His 1st Century Jewish (Not Our 21st Century Western) Context

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Forthcoming Books on Homosexuality

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My Recovery in the Evangelical Church with Same Sex Attraction

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Sex, Intersex, and the Fall: The Dialogue Continues

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Are Adam (Male) and Eve (Female) the Only Options?

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Eunuchs: Male, Female, Or Other?

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Intersex and Christian Theology

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A Dialogue with Alan Chambers

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Sex, Science, and Becoming More Like Jesus

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A Final Review of Ken Wilson’s “Third Way” Approach to Homosexuality: Part 3

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A (More Critical) Review of Ken Wilson’s “Third Way:” Part 2

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A Review of Ken Wilson’s “Third Way” Approach to Homosexuality: Part 1

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An Apology

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Why a (yet another) White, Straight, Male Decided to Write a Book about Homosexuality

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40 Questions minus 1 for Those Who Have 40 Questions

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Preston Sprinkle and Jeff Cook: A Debate about Homosexuality

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Living in Terror as a Gay Christian

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How to Talk about Homosexuality: 6 Things Every Straight Christian Should Know

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The New Testament and Same-Sex Relations

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Did Moses Get it Wrong?

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Gay Sex—What is Paul Cranked Up About?

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The Sin “of” Homosexuality?

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The Target of the Rules

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Don’t Push the Ladder: A Response to Jeff Cook about Gay Sex

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The New Testament and Gay Sex

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People to Be Loved

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Discussing Homosexuality: A Better Way

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Human Sexuality and the Church

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Recent and Forthcoming Books On LGBTQ Questions

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An Open Conversation on Mixed Orientation

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Is Same-Sex Attraction Sinful?

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What Is a Mixed Orientation Marriage?

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More Thoughts on David Gushee and Homosexuality

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David Gushee’s Recent Shift on Homosexuality

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A Celibate Same-Sex Couple?

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Meet Sam Allberry

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Blogs on Homosexuality

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Living In A Gray World

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