From Shame to Restoration: A Transformative Approach to Authentic Sexuality.
The Christian community at-large perpetuates a narrative that human sexuality is shameful rather than a natural, beautiful expression of God's created design. Christian culture's longstanding conflagration of shame and sexuality is also evident in its discomfort in discussing healthy sexual relation...
| Publicado en: | Social Work & Christianity Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 149 - 164 |
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North American Association of Christians in Social Work
Summer2023
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