Homosexuality The Use of Scientific Research in the Church's Moral Debate

Name: Homosexuality The Use of Scientific Research in the Church's Moral Debate
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ISBN: 9780830815678

ISBN-10: 0830815678

ISBN-13: 9780830815678

Edition: 2000

Authors: Stanton L. Jones, Mark A. Yarhouse

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How prevalent is homosexuality? What causes it? Is it a psychopathology? Can it be changed?Questions like these often accompany discussions of homosexual behavior. For answers we naturally look to scientific studies. But what does the scientific research actually show? More important, what place should this research have in shaping the church's response?Stanton Jones and Mark Yarhouse help us face these issues squarely and honestly. In four central chapters they examine how scientific research has been used within church debates--in particular within Methodist, Presbyterian and Episcopal contexts. They then survey the most recent and best scientific research and sort out what it actually…

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 11/6/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.484



Acknowledgements



Research, Reason & Religion



How Prevalent Is Homosexuality?



What Causes Homosexuality?



Is Homosexuality a Psychopathology?



Can Homosexuality Be Changed?



Toward a Christian Sexual Ethic


Index