Kristendom & sex - Den sexfjendtlige kristendom

For centuries Christianity has emerged as the most sex adverse religion on earth. However, it was not Jesus who made the world chaste. Indeed it was the world that made Jesus chaste. When reading the Bible it is obvious that the scriptures are anything but hostile towards sex. Eroticism is one of God’s great gifts to humankind. There is a connection between spirituality and sexuality. Both are part of a force that allows man to reach out – to reach beyond himself to make connections to and with others. Today sexuality is accepted as being created by God and Christianity is no longer hostile towards sexuality. Nonetheless, conservative Christians still lock up sexuality within the boundaries of lifelong heterosexual marriage, and liberal Christians do not discuss sexuality very often.

Alternative Visions for Pastoral Work with LGBTQ Individuals, Families, and Communities: A Response

Multiple theological perspectives provide frameworks for pastoral work with lesbian, gay, bisesxual and trans individuals, families, and communities. One model is offered by those who argue for celibacy or heterosexual marriages for those who self-identify as part of LGBTQ communities. This article names other theologically grounded perspectives with the goal of inviting practitioners to broaden their understandings and wrestle with the implications of their theological and ethical stances. When reflecting on the intersection of spirituality and sexuality, the meaning of theological terms such as sin, contributions from queer theologians and pastoral counselors, and the limitations of binary categories common in our theological history, this article encourages pastoral counselors and spiritual care providers to re-examine theological assumptions they bring to their work. The article ends with questions and opportunities for ongoing pastoral theological work and reflection.

When equal becomes the same. The spirituality of sex: Have we lost it?

In this contribution, spirituality and sexuality are brought together as part of a quest for authenticity. In conversation with Hegel and Nietzsche, the confusion between sameness and difference as it plays out in the confusion between the public and private spheres is analysed, en route to proposing life-affirming sexual identities, including non-mainstream sexualities.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: Aspects of philosophy, spirituality and human sexuality are brought in conversation with one another.