{"product_id":"living-the-truth-in-love-pastoral-approaches-to-same-sex-attraction-paperback","title":"Living the Truth in Love: Pastoral Approaches to Same-Sex Attraction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanet Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFather Paul Check\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiving the Truth in Love\u003c\/i\u003e grew out of the desire to provide answers to the questions posed for the Synod on Marriage called by Pope Francis: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow can the Christian community give pastoral attention to families with persons with same-sex attraction?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhile avoiding any unjust discrimination, how can the Church give such persons pastoral care in light of the Gospel?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow can God's will be proposed to them in their situation?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople who want to be instruments of Christ's love to those who experience same-sex attraction (SSA) seek guidance on how best to do so. They need to listen to the stories of those who experience SSA and the stories of those who have accompanied them on their journeys. They also need to ground their responses in a genuine Christian understanding of the human person and of human sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes essays that lay out the Christian view of the human person and of human sexuality, essays that challenge the bifurcation of sexualities into heterosexual and homosexual. Topics include an explanation of the meaning of the word disorder, a discussion of the therapeutic power of friendship, and an application of Saint John Paul II's personalism to the question of same-sex attraction. Psychologists and counselors explain various ways of affirming those who experience SSA and of leading them to experience the power of Christ's healing love. Several of those who experience SSA tell their touching and inspiring stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet E. Smith, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, holds the Father Michael McGivney Chair of Life Ethics at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735055994943,"sku":"9781621640608","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6ec402775f9b4f4f525dd95d30a991c4.webp?v=1765142091","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/living-the-truth-in-love-pastoral-approaches-to-same-sex-attraction-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}