Description The Oxford Handbook of Theology, Sexuality, and Gender presents an unrivalled overview of the theological study of Sexuality and gender.
His publications include Redeeming Gender (OUP, 2016), Making Sense of Sex (SPCK, 2012), and God, Sex, and Gender (Wiley Blackwell, 2011)..
He was formerly Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Exeter (2004-2011), and Professor of Applied Theology at the University of St Mark and John, Plymouth (1995-2004).
About the Author Adrian Thatcher is Visiting Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter.
This volume is an essential reference for students and scholars, which will also stimulate further research.
The final section considers Theology in relation to different expressions of sexual identities.
It examines the history of in theologies of Sexuality and gender, with close analysis of the Bible and the Christian tradition.
Selected essays draw on reason as a distinct source of theology, discussing evolutionary biology and behavioural genetics, psychology, anthropological research, philosophical research, and queer theory.
Divided into eight thematic sections, the Handbook explores key methodological approaches, concepts, and issues, as well as current controversies within various denominations.
Featuring 41 newly-commissioned essays, written by the foremost scholars in the discipline, this authoritative collection presents and develops the latest thinking in the area.
Theologians increasingly agree that even the very doctrine of God cannot be contemplated without a prior grappling with each.
Not merely contentious and pervasive topics, Sexuality and Gender have escalated in importance within theology.
Description The Oxford Handbook of Theology, Sexuality, and Gender presents an unrivalled overview of the theological study of Sexuality and gender
