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Christian Sexuality

Christian Sexuality. School of Theology & Ministry Seattle University Fran Ferder & John Heagle. Human Sexuality. Culture. Church. Interpersonal. The Revolution Is Over !. TIME – April 9, 1984. What Is the Deeper Sexual Revolution?. In our culture? In our churches?

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Christian Sexuality

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  1. Christian Sexuality School of Theology & Ministry Seattle University Fran Ferder & John Heagle

  2. Human Sexuality Culture Church Interpersonal

  3. The Revolution Is Over! • TIME – April 9, 1984

  4. What Is the Deeper Sexual Revolution? • In our culture? • In our churches? • In our personal lives?

  5. Crisis of Religion • What world-view is ending? • What is emerging?

  6. Crisis of Science • ‘Death’ of the Enlightenment • ‘Rediscovery of ignorance’

  7. Ancient & Medieval World View • Anthroprocentric • Other Worldly • Static

  8. Emerging World View • Open & Expanding • Incarnational—Sacred as Immanent and Transcendent. • Cosmogenesis

  9. Evolutionary Spirituality Discovering a deeper sexual revolution

  10. Evolutionary Spirituality • Emerging metaphors of Spirit • Reclaiming ‘Heart of Christianity’

  11. ‘What we do with our hearts affects the whole universe’.

  12. Popular Images of Sexuality Sexuality = Sex Exploited by media Linked to violence.

  13. Where are our Churches? • An Affirming Tradition • Lingering Ambivalence & “Dualism”.

  14. Hierarchy of Loving • Agape—generous, other-centered • Philia—mutual love of friendship ________________ ________________ • Eros—passionate love, sexual desire

  15. Fear of Eros Core Crisis in Church and Culture

  16. Toward An Integrating Vision AGAPE EROS PHILIA EROS

  17. Re-Claiming Our Roots • Returning to the Primal Vision of the Judeo-Christian Tradition. • Incarnational Spirituality.

  18. Renewing and Expanding Our Vision of Sexuality • Reclaiming the goodness of Eros. • Renewing our commitment to Responsible Loving

  19. What Is Human Sexuality? • Energy for Relationships

  20. Human Sexuality “Affects all aspects of the human person in the unity of body and soul. It especially concerns affectivity, the capacity to love and give life, and in a more general way the aptitude for forming bonds of communion with others.” • Catholic Catechism #2332

  21. Sexuality: Communion-MakingEnergy • Desire for Connection. • Sacred Longing. • Passion for Life—Creativity.

  22. ‘What we do with our hearts affects the whole universe’.

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