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Homosexuality from a Contemporary Orthodox Perspective

Open Access
|Dec 2016

Abstract

Homosexuality, from an Orthodox perspective, falls in the category of sins that cry to Heaven for vengeance. The condemnation root of this sin has its basis into certain scriptural texts. However, the theological and the pastoral approach of homosexuality within the Orthodox Church is a taboo subject. On the one hand, the works and the studies which clarify how to relate to homosexuals within a parish are missing; on the other hand, the homosexuals’ testimonies and the problems that they are face with, as members of the Orthodox Church, are also missing. The current study reviews certain more important Orthodox contributions on the theme of homosexuality, namely the challenges and the possible responses which it raises.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2016-0029 | Journal eISSN: 2359-8107 | Journal ISSN: 2359-8093
Language: English, German
Page range: 401 - 422
Published on: Dec 30, 2016
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2016 Ciprian Iulian Toroczkai, published by Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.