The architects of the sexual revolution won over the popular imagination because they knew the power of story. They drew together radical new ideologies, often complex and hard to grasp, and melded them into the simpler structure of narrative. Crucially, they cast narratives that appealed to the moral instincts of ordinary, decent people.
This moral vision overwhelmed the church and silenced its faltering apologists.
The author argues that if Christians still believe they have have good news in the sphere of sexual ethics, then two big tasks lie ahead. Our first priority is to work out what has gone so badly wrong, both in our understanding and application of what the Bible teaches and the way we have presented our case to the non-churched. And then we must offer a better story, one that fires the imagination with such force that people will say, ‘I want that to be true.’
This book offers a confident, biblically rooted moral vision which needs to be shared with prayer and courage.
Зміст
CONTENTS
Preface xi
What lies ahead xiii
Part 1: A better understanding
1 Revolution is my name 3
2 The ideology of the revolution 12
3 The moral vision of the revolution 25
4 The storytellers of the revolution 41
5 The narrative of the revolution 50
6 The warriors of the revolution 59
7 The casualties of the revolution 68
Part 2: A better critique
8 The plank in your own eye 81
9 Sleeping with the enemy 91
10 War on the weak 100
11 Who am I today? 114
Part 3: A better story
12 Living in God’s reality 125
13 The end of longing 135
14 The end of shame 148
15 For the life of the world 158
16 Our better story 176
17 Better storytelling 189
Notes 199
Some resources and further reading 210
Bibliography 212
Про автора
Glynn Harrison is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Bristol UK, where he was a practising consultant psychiatrist and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry. He preaches locally and speaks widely on issues of faith and psychology, neuroscience and psychiatry. He is married to Louise. Visit www.glynnharrison.com.
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