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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Thinking Eschatologically about Sexuality
Sex in Heaven?
Defining Sexual Desire
Eschatological Convictions and Christian Ethics
Thinking Eschatologically about Sexual Ethics
An Outline of the Argument
Part 1 Sex in Heaven
Chapter 1. General Resurrection of the Body
The Nature of Bodily Resurrection
Contemporary Christian Views of Death and the Hereafter
Peaceful Slumber in the Dust until Christ Comes Again
Soul Abides in an Intermediate State
Resurrection at the Moment of Death
Surviving Death as a Spirit
Christian Ambivalence about the Body
The Ambiguity of the Body and Resurrection Hope
Theological Support for Hope in the Resurrection of the Body
Deconstructing Denials of Sex in Heaven
Chapter 2. The New Testament about the General Resurrection of the Body
Jewish Background
Hellenistic Background
The New Testament and Resurrection: An Overview
1 Corinthians 15
Contemporary Interpretations
Chapter 3. The New Testament about Sex in Heaven
Empty Tomb and Appearance Stories
Teachings of Jesus on Marriage
Teachings of Jesus on Eunuchs and Celibacy
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Augustine and Other Early Christians on Sex in Heaven
Early Eschatological Speculations
Eschatological Speculations in Later Antiquity
Augustine of Hippo
Coulda? Woulda? Shoulda?
Chapter 5. Reimagining Sex in Heaven
An Emerging Theology of Desire
Made for Love: Human Desire Created and Stirred
Speculations about Sexual Desire and Delight in Heaven
Part 2 Sex on Earth
Chapter 6. Transforming Sex on Earth
Facing the Whole Truth about Sex
The Call to Reform Some Experiences of Sexual Desire
The Capacity to Reform Sexual Desire
Chapter 7. Cultivating Sexual Desire
Called to Cultivate Not Only Curtail Sexual Desire
Warrants for the Cultivation of Sexual Desire
Scientific Insights into No/Low Sexual Desire
Redefining Sexual Virtue
Chapter 8. Pornography and the Education of Sexual Desire
Schooling Sexual Desire
Internet Pornography
Violence
The Loss of Desire
Unilateral Pleasure
From Excarnation to Incarnation
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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