{"product_id":"a-lily-among-the-thorns-9781118602409","title":"A Lily Among the Thorns","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new way for Christians to think about sexuality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Miguel De La Torre, a well-respected ethicist and professor known for his innovative readings of Christian doctrine, rejects both the liberal and conservative prejudices about sex. He instead develops an ethic that is liberative yet grounded soundly in the Bible; a sexuality that celebrates God's gift of great sex by fostering intimacy, vulnerability and openness between loving partners.  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Lily Among the Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e, De La Torre examines the Bible, current events, history and our culture-at-large to show how and why racism, sexism, and classism have distorted Christianity's central teachings about sexuality. The author shows how the church's traditionally negative attitudes toward sex in generaland toward women, people of color, and gays in particularhave made it difficult, if not impossible, to create a biblically based and just sexual ethic. But when the Bible is read from the viewpoint of those who\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note of Thanks ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE Restoring Great Sex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Liberating the Female Body 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Liberating the Body of Color 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Body and Its Pleasures 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. A Sexual Ethics for the Body 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO Having Great Sex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Great Sex in Marriage 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Sex and the Single Christian 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Same-Sex Relationships 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Predatory Sex 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 201\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866374746455,"sku":"9781118602409","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118602409.jpg?v=1722278347","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-lily-among-the-thorns-9781118602409","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}