TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hill,Wesley
TI  - Spiritual friendship: finding love in the church as a celibate gay Christian 
SN  - 9781441227515
AV  - BV4647.F7 H55 2015eb
U1  - 241/.6762 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Grand Rapids
PB  - Brazos Press
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Single people
KW  - Conduct of life
KW  - Personnes seules
KW  - Morale pratique
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Theology
KW  - Ethics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Part 1. Reading friendship. An eclipse of friendship? -- "I love you because you're mine" -- The transformation of friendship -- Part 2. Living friendship. "A piece of ice held fast in the fist" -- Friendship is a call to suffer -- Patterns of the possible
N2  - Friendship is a relationship like no other. Unlike the relationships we are born into, we choose our friends. It is also tenuous - we can end a friendship at any time. But should friendship be so free and unconstrained? Although our culture tends to pay more attention to romantic love, marriage, family, and other forms of community, friendship is a genuine love in its own right. This eloquent book reminds us that Scripture and tradition have a high view of friendship. Single Christians, particularly those who are gay and celibate, may find it is a form of love to which they are especially called. Writing with deep empathy and with fidelity to historic Christian teaching, Wesley Hill retrieves a rich understanding of friendship as a spiritual vocation and explains how the church can foster friendship as a basic component of Christian discipleship. He helps us reimagine friendship as a robust form of love that is worthy of honor and attention in communities of faith. This book sets forth a positive calling for celibate gay Christians and suggests practical ways for all Christians to cultivate stronger friendships
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