Monthly Archives: February 2022

Along the Way: Surviving on Lies

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Steve Harper

In her acceptance speech of President Biden’s nomination to be the next Supreme Court Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson promised to uphold the rule of law and defend the Constitution. But it was not enough to curb the ire of rightwing … Continue reading →

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LGBTQ+ Writing: Full Humanity

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Steve Harper

From a theological standpoint it’s amazing that any Christian would limit the definition of gender to the body—that is, to our genital appearance at birth. Paul defined humanity as the convergence of spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). [1] … Continue reading →

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Along the Way: A Telling False Allegation

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Steve Harper

Since the first of the month I have come across a book, a blog, and an article that reveal fundamentalist Christianity has identified yet another “enemy of the Gospel”—social justice. It’s a telling and false allegation. I have seen periodic … Continue reading →

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LGBTQ+ Writing: It’s About Hermeneutics

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Steve Harper

Sexual theology exists in the larger context of biblical revelation, inspiration, and authority. In relation to every topic, what we think about the Bible is the foundation upon which we stand to determine our current beliefs and practices. We call … Continue reading →

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LGBTQ+ Writing: Resourcing the “All Means All” View

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Steve Harper

In the previous three posts I have shown that a progressive theology of human sexuality is faithful to the Bible, establishing itself in the biblical revelation of nonbinary reality, a Covenant ethic, and the affirmation of nonbinary human beings in … Continue reading →

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LGBTQ+ Writing: Covenant Sexuality

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Steve Harper

In this post I continue writing about sexual ethics. Today, I focus on Covenant sexuality. When I wrote ‘For the Sake of the Bride’ in 2014, I began my exploration of sexual morality with respect to covenant, both the biblical … Continue reading →

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