{"product_id":"living-in-sin-a-bishop-rethinks-human-sexuality-9780060675059","title":"Living in Sin: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiving in Sin: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality\u003c\/strong\u003e by Spong, John Shelby. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780060675059.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs celibacy the only moral alternative to marriage? Should the widowed be allowed to form intimate relationships without remarrying? Should the church receive homosexuals into its community and support committed gay and lesbian relationships? Should congregations publicly and liturgically witness and affirm divorces? Should the churchs moral standards continue to be set by patriarchal males? Should women be consecrated bishops? Bishop Spong proposes a pastoral response based on scripture and history to the changing realities of the modern world. He calls for a moral vision to empower the church with inclusive teaching about equal, loving, nonexploitative relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964127604789,"sku":"ByrdShop_0060675055","price":28.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780060675059_b4e9b4ad-1933-4993-b28b-6a940e70a886.jpg?v=1781288134","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/living-in-sin-a-bishop-rethinks-human-sexuality-9780060675059","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}