Listening to Sexual Minorities: A Study of Faith and Sexual Identity on Christian College Campuses (Yarhouse Mark A.)(Paperback)

Listening to Sexual Minorities: A Study of Faith and Sexual Identity on Christian College Campuses (Yarhouse Mark A.)(Paperback)

Students arrive on campus with various boxes of belongings to unpack, some heavy, some tidy, some more valuable, some more private. For many students, two of these boxes could be labeled 'My Faith' and 'My Sexuality'--and these two can be among the most cumbersome to handle. How to balance the two

Understanding Sexual Identity: A Resource for Youth Ministry (Yarhouse Mark A.)(Paperback)

Today's youth struggle with difficult questions of sexual identity. How can a youth worker offer wise care and counsel on such a controversial and confusing subject? Mark Yarhouse, director of the Institute for the Study of Sexual Identity, equips youth ministers so they can faithfully navigate the

Single, Gay, Christian: A Personal Journey of Faith and Sexual Identity (Coles Gregory)(Paperback)

Foreword INDIES Award Finalist IVP Readers' Choice Award In an age where neither society nor the church knows what to do with gay Christians, Greg Coles tells his own story. Let's make a deal, you and me. Let's make promises to each other. I promise to tell you my story. The whole story. I'll

Odoratus Sexualis: A Scientific and Literary Study of Sexual Scents and Erotic Perfumes (Bloch Iwan)(Paperback)

In One Person (Irving John)(Paperback / softback)

A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love - tormented, funny, and affecting - and an impassioned embrace of our sexual

With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India (Reddy Gayatri)(Paperback)

With Respect to Sex is an intimate ethnography that offers a provocative account of sexual and social difference in India. The subjects of this study are hijras or the 'third sex' of India-individuals who occupy a unique, liminal space between male and female, sacred and profane. Hijras are men

Sexual Addiction: Psychoanalytic Concepts and the Art of Supervision (Volkan Vamik)(Paperback)

Understanding of the psychology of addiction with a full-length case study that lays bare the psychoanalytic process from the viewpoint of a psychoanalytic supervisor. This book gives a fascinating insight into the little explored topic of the role of supervision in

Born Gay: The Psychobiology of Sex Orientation (Wilson Glenn)(Paperback)

A key study in thepsychobiology of sexual orientation and its true causes.Since the ground-breaking work of Simon LeVay and Dean Hamer in the early 1990s, a tremendous amount of new research has been carried out by scientists who now understand a great deal more about the biology of sexual

Understanding Faith Formation: Theological, Congregational, and Global Dimensions (Maddix Mark a.)(Paperback)

Three leading Christian educators offer a survey of faith formation from various perspectives: biblical, theological, pastoral, practical, and global. They present a biblical theology of faith formation for individual and congregational life and show how faith can be formed through the life and

Why I Don't Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace (Mattson Daniel)(Paperback)

Daniel Mattson once believed he was gay. Raised in a Christian family, and aware of attractions to other boys at age six, Mattson's life was marked by constant turmoil between his faith in God and his sexual attractions. Finding the conflict between his sexual desires and the teachings of his

The Body and Society: Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity (Brown Peter)(Paperback)

First published in 1988, Peter Brown's The Body and Society was a groundbreaking study of the marriage and sexual practices of early Christians in the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Brown focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and lifelong virginity-in

Evidence That Demands a Verdict Study Guide: Jesus and the Gospels (McDowell Josh)(Paperback)

Equip yourself to present and defend the claims of the Christian faith and the truths of the Bible.For more than forty years, Evidence That Demands a Verdict has convinced skeptics of the Bible's reliability, helped believers articulate their faith, and given them the vital facts they need to

Disco's Out...Murder's In!: The True Story of Frank the Shank and L.A.'s Deadliest Punk Rock Gang (Mattioli Heath)(Paperback)

Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs.The Los Angeles, Orange County, and South Bay punk scenes, populated by blue collar kids

Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction (Laaser Mark)(Paperback)

Hope--real hope--for recovery is within reach. This book goes beyond clich answers and offers meaningful, spiritual, and practical steps to healing and freedom from sexual addiction--or any addiction. With today's rampant availability of Internet pornography, sexual addiction has become a national

Gender, Nationalism and Conflict Transformation: New Themes and Old Problems in Northern Ireland Politics (Ashe Fidelma)(Paperback)

Utilising Northern Ireland as a case study, this book presents an analysis of the gender and sexual politics of conflict transformation.The book synthesises a vast array of international sources with the author's empirical and theoretical research to produce a powerful gendered critique of conflict

Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus (Hirsch Jennifer S.)(Paperback)

Research has shown that by the time they graduate, as many as one in three women and almost one in six men will have been sexually assaulted. But why is sexual assault such a common feature of college life, and what can be done to prevent it? Drawing on the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster

The Sacred Embrace of Jesus and Mary: The Sexual Mystery at the Heart of the Christian Tradition (LeLoup Jean-Yves)(Paperback)

An examination of how the teachings of Jesus reveal the essential role of sexuality in spiritual growth and transformation - Shows that Jesus did not come to redeem humanity from the life of the flesh, but to honor it as a spiritual path - Uses Hebrew, gnostic, and early Christian source texts to

The Law of the Mother: An Essay on the Sexual Sinthome (Morel Genevive)(Paperback)

The law of the mother is made up of words charged with pleasure and suffering that leave their mark on us in early childhood. In this groundbreaking book, Genevieve Morel explores whether it is possible for the child to escape subjection from this maternal law and develop their own sexual identity