Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Hiding under the bed of heaven -- Building the bridge between Christian ethics and eschatology -- Sex in heaven -- Christianity's sexless heaven -- New visions for sex in heaven -- Sexual metaphors for the eschatological life -- An eschatological sexual ethics, part 1: the gifts and fragilities of monogamy -- An eschatological ethic, part 2: the Christian possibilities of promiscuity and celibacy.
Summary:
"Explores how concepts of sex in heaven can inform Christian sexual ethics in ways that challenge traditional norms and open new possibilities"-- Provided by publisher.
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