Holiness and Desire

This significant contribution to theological ethics shows that sexuality is not the sole, nor even the main ground on which a scriptural understanding of identity rests - rather it is the fullness of humanity's relationship with God. In that light, Holiness and Desire offers a wise resource for theological reflection on all that makes our relationships and has the power to distort them.Subjects include:- Longing for belonging, possession and idolatry;- Fidelity, betrayal and abuse;- Romantic dreams of fulfilment and completion;- Companionship and nurturing beyond kinship;- Knowing and being known;- Unfulfilled desire and the yearning for God. A wide-ranging and profoundly thoughtful book, it explores the consequences of narrowing the understanding of human identity and relationship to the area of sexual desire and calls for a broader, more holistic view.