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TitleA Better story : God, sex and human flourishing
AuthorHarrison, Glynn.
Call No248.4 HAR
CollectionNon Fiction
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International Standard Book Number 9781783594467
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 248.4 HAR
Personal Name Harrison, Glynn.
Title Statement A Better story : God, sex and human flourishing
Imprint London, UK : InterVarsity Press, 2017.
Physical Description 216p.
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Formatted Contents Note What lies ahead -- Revolution is my name -- The ideology of the revolution -- The moral vision of the revolution -- The storytellers of the revolution -- The narrative of the revolution -- The warriors of the revolution -- The casualties of the revolution -- The plank in your own eye -- Sleeping with the enemy -- War on the weak -- Who am I today? -- Living in God's reality -- The end of longing -- The end of shame -- For the life of the world -- Our better story -- Better storytelling.
Summary, Etc. "The architects of the sexual revolution won over the popular imagination because they knew the power of story. They drew together radical new ideologies, often complex and hard to grasp, and melded them into the simpler structure of narrative. Crucially, they cast narratives that appealed to the moral instincts of ordinary, decent people. This moral vision overwhelmed the church and silenced its faltering apologists. The author argues that if Christians still believe they have have good news in the sphere of sexual ethics, then two big tasks lie ahead. Our first priority is to work out what has gone so badly wrong, both in our understanding and application of what the Bible teaches and the way we have presented our case to the non-churched. And then we must offer a better story, one that fires the imagination with such force that people will say, 'I want that to be true.' This book offers a confident, biblically rooted moral vision which needs to be shared with prayer and courage."--
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term CHRISTIAN LIFE.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term SEX - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term CHRISTIANITY - PSYCHOLOGY.