The topic of sexual ethics and interest in sexuality in theology generally, has grown considerably in recent years. This text is an introduction to the issues involved. It summarizes key topics and themes in the teaching and discussion of religious ethics as well as pushing forward the debate in interesting and original directions. The Ethics of Sex is divided into three parts, covering problems in principles of ethics, difficulties in the history of ethics, such as marriage and divorce, and crimes against nature, and finally, new possibilities in Christianity, such as redeeming pleasure. Mark Jordan is part of a young group of theologians who represent a concerted attempt to reconceptualize and re-engender Christian theology from non-heterosexual, marginal perspectives. The author is an avante garde Christian writer at the interface of medieval history and postmodern theology. The issues surrounding sexual ethics will always arouse controversy and interest.
