This significant contribution to theological ethics shows that sexuality is not the sole, nor even the main ground on which a scriptural understanding of identity rests - rather it is the fullness of humanity's relationship with God. In that light, Holiness and Desire offers a wise resource for theological reflection on all that makes our relationships and has the power to distort them.
Subjects include:
- Longing for belonging, possession and idolatry;
- Fidelity, betrayal and abuse;
- Romantic dreams of fulfilment and completion;
- Companionship and nurturing beyond kinship;
- Knowing and being known;
- Unfulfilled desire and the yearning for God.
A wide-ranging and profoundly thoughtful book, it explores the consequences of narrowing the understanding of human identity and relationship to the area of sexual desire and calls for a broader, more holistic view.
