Blessing same-sex unions : theological reflections
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/catalog5836
- Author
- Roberts, Carlos C.
- Publication Date
- c2005
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BR 115 H6 R66 2005 MISSING
- Author
- Roberts, Carlos C.
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore MD
- Publisher
- PublishAmerica
- Publication Date
- c2005
- Physical Description
- 150 p. ; 21.5 x 13.7 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Carlos C. Roberts".
- "First printing". -- verso of t.-p.
- Contents divided into two parts: Part One: My Journey to Anglicanism -- Part Two: My Response to Blessing Same-Sex Unions.
- "This writer has attempted to show that the exclusion-inclusion motif was an issue which Jesus himself implicitly addressed during his ministry and which was a theological-doctrinal challenge for the early church as well. .... The overall argument of the book is that the above bible texts suggest that a paradigm shift away from the old biblical theological worldview of exclusion was begun by Jesus who, in his ministry, demonstrated attitudes favoring inclusion of groups of people who were usually ostracized by mainstream Jewish society. .... This book has shown that in doing theology classical Anglicanism has used not one only, but three important pillars: Scripture, Tradition and Reason as criteria and means of reaching consensus regarding its theological and doctrinal positions. .... The Anglican Church has sought in the past to steer a middle road between extremes, while allowing people and movements with different theological positions to remain within the Communion and to work collegially and collaboratively based on their commonalities or common ground despite, and without stressing, their theological differences. It is the hope and prayer of this writer that this ethos will eventually prevail and continue. Finally, it is important to note too, that in the present theological-doctrinal impasse on the blessing of committed same-sex unions, those in opposition appear to be focusing exclusively on some selected parts of Scripture as their 'controlling images', interpretive lens or guiding texts for looking at the whole bible; and have excluded other parts. .... In addition, the opposing groups do not seem prepared to look at the historical Tradition of diversity, inclusion and comprehensiveness. This demonstrates a lack of appreciation of the historic nature and the history of the Anglican Church. The purpose of this book was simply to highlight another selection of biblical texts as controlling images and interpretive lens for looking at the whole bible regarding the matter of blessing same-sex unions. If this book has been able to show that there are other equally valid biblical ways of looking at the same issue, it will have served its purpose." -- Overall Conclusion, p.143-146.
- Contents: Introduction -- A Spiritual Journey -- Where Are You Coming from ? -- Where Are Your Methods Coming from ? -- In Whose Hands: Ours or God's ? -- Back to the Bible, Tradition & Reason ! -- How Doctrine Develops and the Church Grows -- Did They Say "Integrity and Sanctity ?" -- Facilitating God's People's Growth -- Creation in Revelation: How Doctrine Develops -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
- "Reverend Dr. Carlos Roberts was ordained priest in the Roman Catholic Church in 1976 in Trinidad-Tobago in the Caribbean and became an Anglican priest in Canada in 1999. His parish was severely impacted by the Anglican Church of Canada's General Synod 2004 resolution to 'affirm the integrity and sanctity of committed same-sex relationships'. This crisis led him to the theological reflection on blessing same-sex unions that he outlines in this book". -- back cover.
- OTCH Note: Sexuality Special Collection.
- Subjects
- Anglican converts - Biography
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Biography
- Homosexuality - Biblical teaching
- Homosexuality - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Same sex unions - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Same-sex marriage - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Bible - Criticism, interpretation, etc. - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada - Doctrines
- Dogma, Development of
- ISBN
- 1-4137-9649-4
- Call Number
- BR 115 H6 R66 2005 MISSING
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)