Homosexuality, science, and the "plain sense" of scripture / edited by David L. Balch.

Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge : William B. Eerdmans, [2000], ©2000.

xii, 318 pages ; 24 cm

Muddling through: the church and sexuality/homosexuality / Mark G. Toulouse -- Same-sex eros: Paul and the Greco-Roman tradition / William R. Schoedel -- The use, misuse, and abuse of science in the ecclesiastical homosexuality debates / Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse -- The Bible and science on sexuality / Christine E. Gudorf -- The Bible in Christian ethical deliberation concerning homosexuality: Old Testament contributions / Phyllis A. Bird -- Sexuality and Scripture's plain sense: the Christian community and the law of God / Christopher Seitz -- Natural and unnatural use in Romans 1:24-27 / Robert Jewett -- The logic of the interpretation of Scripture and the church's debate over sexual ethics / Kathryn Green-McCreight -- Christian vocation, freedom of God, and homosexuality / Nancy J. Duff -- Concluding observations by the editor, including a comparison of Christian with Jewish Biblical interpretation / David L. Balch.

Includes indexes and bibliographies.