Christopher Yuan, DMin, has taught at Moody Bible institute for more than ten years, and his speaking ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents. He coauthored with his mother, Angela, their memoir Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God, a Broken Mother’s Search for Hope. He is also the author of Giving a Voice to the Voiceless. Dr. Yuan holds degrees from Moody Bible Institute, Wheaton College, and Bethel Seminary.
Holy Sexuality Table of Contents
Foreword, Rosaria Butterfield xiii
1. Shaped by God’s Grand Story (1)
Framing the Conversation with Theology
2. A Case of Mistaken Identity (7)
Is Sexuality Who We Really Are?
4. The Imprint of Sin (24)
5. Why Anthropology Matters (33)
Consequences of Ignoring Who We Are
God’s Good Intent for All
Addressing Same-Sex Attractions
8. Anatomy of Desire (58)
Seeing the End from the Beginning
9. “Sexual Orientation” (67)
Blind Acceptance or Critical Assessment?
10. The Biblical Covenant of Marriage (73)
11. A Theology of Marriage (86)
The Meaning Behind “I Do”
13. More on Singleness (105)
14. Spiritual Family (122)
Everlasting Brotherhood and Sisterhood
The Path to Holy Sexuality
16. Bad Fruit on Vines (147)
The Good Fruit of Sanctification
Guidelines for Our Conversations
19. Receiving the News (177)
How to Respond When a Friend Opens Up
Grounded in a New Identity