Same-Sex Attraction and the Church by Ed Shaw

Same-Sex Attraction and the Church by Ed Shaw

The Gospel Coalition Top Books of 2015 in Christian Living

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When Christians have same-sex attraction, how should the church respond?

Pastor Ed Shaw experiences same-sex attraction, and yet he is committed to Scripture and thechurch's traditional position of fidelity in heterosexual marriage and celibacy in singleness. In this honest book, he shares his pain in dealing with these issues, but at the same time shows us that obedience to Jesus is ultimately the only way toexperience life to the full.

He shows that the Bible's teaching seems unreasonable not because of its difficulties, but because of missteps that the church has often taken in its understanding of the Christian life. We have been shaped by the world around us and urgently need to re-examine the values that drive our discipleship. Only by doing this in the light of the Bible can we make sense of its call on the lives of those who are attracted to their own sex.

Shaw, Ed: - Ed Shaw is the bestselling, award-winning author of The Plausibility Problem: The Church and Same-sex Attraction (IVP UK), launched in the USA as Same-sex Attraction and the Church, where it was voted Gospel Coalition's Top Book in the Christian Living Category. Translations have appeared in Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Ed is Pastor of Emmanuel City Church, Bristol, and part of the editorial team at www.livingout.org. He is a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, a member of the Archbishops' Pastoral Advisory Group, and, as part of www.livingout.org, has a growing national and international profile, having spoken on R4's Today programme and had articles and reviews published by Gospel Coalition. He has been part of Creation Fest, Keswick Convention, New Day, New Wine, Vineyard Leaders and Word Alive, and has done speaking tours both in the US and Australia.

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ISBN 13	9780830844517
ISBN 10	0830844511
Title	Same-Sex Attraction and the Church
Author	Ed Shaw
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	InterVarsity Press
Year published	2015-11-09
Number of pages	172
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