{"product_id":"from-sin-to-amazing-grace-discovering-the-queer-christ-9781596272385","title":"From Sin to Amazing Grace: Discovering the Queer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the history of Christianity, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT” or“queer”) people have been condemned as unrepentant sinners who are in dire need of God’s saving grace. As a result of this condemnation, LGBT people have been subjected to great spiritual, emotional and physical abuse and violence. This issue has taken on a particular urgency in light of the horrific string of suicides over the last year of young LGBT people who were subjected to harassment and bullying by their classmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheng argues that people need to be liberated from the traditional legal model of thinking about sin and grace as a violation of divine and natural laws in which grace is understood as the strength to refrain from violating such laws. Rather Cheng proposes a Christological model based upon the theologies of Irenaeus, Bonaventure and Barth, in which sin and grace are defined in terms of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will serve as a useful resource for all people who struggle to make sense of the traditional Christian doctrines of sin and grace in the context of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cheng takes us through a systematic re-working of the classical doctrines of sin and grace, and lands us in a place where, surprisingly, these ideas can once again sing with life for Christian LGBTQ persons. It's a serious and splendid book.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Serene Jones, President and Roosevelt Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary in New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This gifted theologian and teacher offers an accessible and compelling case for why LGBT persons (and others) need to take back the words 'sin' and 'grace.' Be forewarned: reading Cheng is likely to stretch your theological and moral imagination, but all for the good.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Marvin M. Ellison, Willard S. Bass Professor of Christian Ethics, Bangor Theological Seminary; author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Love Just\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSexuality and the Sacred\u003c\/i\u003e, 2nd edition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Church Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359689015639,"sku":"9781596272385","price":27.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781596272385.jpg?v=1754125416","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-sin-to-amazing-grace-discovering-the-queer-christ-9781596272385","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}