Part of Shared Belief, a series responding to Alisa Childers’ article on progressive Christianity and atheism.
In the previous post, we examined Alisa Childers’ claim that progressive Christians ignore Scripture and instead focus on their own preferences to create an ethical framework. We examined the role of Scripture, reason, experience, and Church Tradition in shaping a distinctly Christian ethic. We further considered the distinction between a holistic approach to Christian behavior — that is, a concern for the impoverished, the oppressed, and the marginalized — over and against a narrow focus on what my colleague termed “pelvic issues,” or matters pertaining to human sexuality.
Let us turn now to the elephant in the room. Continue reading “Shared Belief: Ethics and Sexuality”