Mere Sexuality

Todd A. Wilson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois and the chairman and co-founder of the Center for Pastor Theologians, a ministry dedicated to resourcing pastors engaged in biblical and theological scholarship. He is the author of Galatians: Gospel-Rooted Living and Pastors in the Classics. Todd is married to Katie, his high school sweetheart, and they have seven children, three biological and four adopted from Ethiopia.  

Chapter 1 Why Mere Sexuality?
*Introduction
*How can a God Boy think gay is okay?
*A loss of vision
*What is mere sexuality?
*More than solo Scriptura
*Four core scriptural convictions
*Different types of listeners
*My prayer for this book

Chapter 2 The Sexuality of Jesus
*Introduction
*Mere sexuality vs. mere morality
*The missing person in sexuality debates
*God chose a Y chromosome
*Born of the virgin Mary
*The resurrection enshrines mere sexuality for all eternity
*Celibacy and sexual fulfillment
*Jesus suffered when tempted
*Resurrection brings sexual resolution

Chapter 3 Male, Female and the Imago Dei
*Introduction
*‘Male and female he created them’
*Male or female: fidelity to your sexuality
*Male and female: complementarity in our sexuality
*You aren’t who you desire

Chapter 4 “One Flesh”
*Introduction
*‘They shall become one flesh’: Marriage as comprehensive union
*Exclusivity: leaving all other attachments
*Permanence: holding fast to his wife
*Not bigotry but biology: a gentle appeal to assertive advocates
*Marriage exists for mission

Chapter 5 What is Sex for?
*Introduction
*The blessing of sex
*When sex is severed from it unitive and procreative purpose
*‘Course sex isn’t safe. But it’s good’
*Sex is a public act
*What does this mean for you?
*A blessing from the Lord

Chapter 6 Friendship, Celibacy and Same-Sex Relationships
*Introduction
*The difficulty with God’s No for gay Christians: celibacy and loneliness
*Restoring friendship to its rightful place
*A weak friendship culture makes celibacy much harder
*Singles aren’t single in the body of Christ
*A community where water is thicker than blood, and blood thickest of all
*A place for love

Chapter 7 Bent Sexuality (by Joel Willitts)

Chapter 8 Homeward Bound
*Introduction
*Mere sexuality calls us to wait patiently
*The possibility of healing, the promise of redemption
*Homeward bound
*Patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart