Love Thy Body BOOKS > Biblical Studies > Bible Introduction have responded to the challenges

have responded to the challenges of secular modernity

are faith and firepower enough

There is an unacknowledged dilemma for churches insofar as they are caught between the challenge to re-shape ministry in response to cultural change and the belief that there are certain God-given

others portray it as an exercise of human reason and conscience

Love Thy Body BOOKS > Biblical Studies > Bible Introduction have responded to the challengesWhy the call to Love Thy Body? To counter a pervasive hostility toward the body and biology that drives today's headline stories: Transgenderism: Activists detach gender from biology. Kids down to kindergarten are being taught their body is irrelevant to their authentic self. Is this affirming or does it demean the body? Homosexuality: Advocates disconnect sexuality from biological identity as male or female. Is this liberating or does it denigrate