Are you a ministry leader helping your congregation navigate the question of same-sex relationships? Do you have a loved one who is gay? Maybe you have questions about your own sexuality in relation to faith? Karen R. Keen will be teaching her 10-week LIVE online course starting September 5, 2023. Register for “The Bible, Church, and Same-Sex Relationships” here!
This is the ninth time in a row Karen will have offered the class. Participants have included pastors, Christian leader, parents, and LGBTQ folk. The course does far more than look at the handful of Scriptural passages on same-sex relations; it gets at the question of how we formulate ethics in the first place. Participants from a variety of theological viewpoints are welcome. The focus of the course is not debate, but rather serious inquiry and reflection together. Sexuality is one of the most important topics facing the church today. This is a chance to ask the questions you’ve been wanting to explore.
Among other things we will cover:
- ancient Israelite and early Christian views on sex.
- biblical passages on same-sex relations in light of reception history.
- causes of same-sex attraction.
- biblical and contemporary understandings of marriage.
- ancient and current Christian perspectives on the meaning of sex difference.
- methods of biblical interpretation, particularly for formulating ethics.
- how to construct a framework for Christian ethics