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Acknowledgments -- Preface -- How I Got Here -- Another Conversion -- Introduction: Male, Female, and Intersex in the Image of God -- Images of the Image of God -- Intersex and the Current Culture War -- Methodology -- Extant Theological Work on Intersex -- The Intersexed Have Faces -- A Preview -- Part I: More Than Two: Challenges to the Binary Sex Model -- 1. Intersex: Medical and Sociological Challenges to the Two-Sex Model -- What Is Intersex? -- How Many Intersex Persons Are There? -- History of Intersex: From the Margins to Medicalization -- What Is in a Name? From Hermaphrodite to Intersex to Disorders of Sex Development (DSDs) -- From Medical Management to Social Change: Questioning the Binary Sex Model -- Is Christianity to Blame? -- 2. Biblical Resources beyond Adam and Eve: The Case of Eunuchs -- Jesus' Eunuchs: Biblical and Historical Context -- The Transformation of Eunuchs in the History of Interpretation: West and East -- Intersex as Eunuch: Problems and Possibilities -- 3. How We Got Here: Historical Shifts in Theological Anthropology -- The Classical Period: Substance Dualism and a Single Sex -- The Modern Period: Substance and Sex Dualism -- Postmodern Shifts: From Substance and Sex Dualism to Relational Ontology and the Multiplication of the Sexes -- Part II: Critique and Construction: Theological Anthropology in the Postmodern Period -- 4. Sex, Gender, and the Image of God: From Other to Others -- The Common Witness of Roman Catholic and Evangelical Theologies of the Body -- Sex Difference in Roman Catholic and Evangelical Theological Anthropologies -- A Theology of Intersex Bodies: Ontological Sameness and Real Difference -- From Other to Others: Properly Extending the Evangelical and Roman Catholic Traditions -- Conclusion -- 5. Sexuality and the Image of God: The Relational Turn

No issue is more divisive or more pressing for the church today than homosexuality. Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church brings a fresh perspective to a well-worn debate. While Christian debates about homosexuality are most often dominated by biblical exegesis, this book seeks to give much-needed attention to the rich history of received Christian tradition, bringing the Bible into conversation with historical and systematic theology. To that end, both theologians and biblical scholars—well accomplished in their fields and conversant in issues of sexuality and gender—articulate and defend each of the two views:Affirming viewWilliam LoaderMegan K. DeFranza Traditional viewWesley HillStephen R. HolmesUnique among most debates on homosexuality, this book presents a constructive dialogue between people who disagree on significant ethical and theological matters, and yet maintain a respectful and humanizing posture toward one another. Even as these scholars articulate pointed arguments for their position with academic rigor and depth, they do so cordially, clearly, and compassionately, without demeaning the other.The main essays are followed by exceptionally insightful responses and rejoinders that interact with their fellow essayists with convicted civility. Holding to a high view of Scripture, a commitment to the gospel and the church, and a love for people—especially those most affected by this topic—the contributors wrestle deeply with the Bible and theology, especially the prohibition texts, the role of procreation, gender complementarity, and pastoral accommodation.The book concludes with general editor Preston Sprinkle's reflections on the future of discussions on faith and sexuality.