The theological controversy over pastoral letter issued by the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan concerning the same sex marriage and its impact on local congregations and ministry to church members--Using its impact on the Committee for Gender Equality and Higher Education Committee as case studies
| Autor: | Jen-Ho Chang, 張仁和 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 104 The thesis focuses on the theological controversy over the pastoral letter issued in 2014 by the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) concerning same sex marriage. Through intensive interviews with the Committee for Gender Equality and Higher Education Committee, the research tries to explore the impact of the pastoral letter on local congregations and ministry to church members of PCT. Concerning the attitude of the Church toward Homosexuality, the disputes not only involve the Church’s lack of proper understanding of the special features of human sexuality, the different interpretations of the Bible by people with different standpoint, but mostly are due to the lack of understanding and reflection by Christian communities on the meaning of ministry and the nature of the church. The researcher found that, after the study, after the issuance of the ‘Pastoral Letter’, discussion platforms formerly tolerant and sympathetic towards the issue of homosexuality became hostile, the space for ministering to homosexual Christians shrank, and a wall has been formed between supporters and opponents of homosexuals, the tension of which threatens to divide the church and negatively impact on the work of pastoral care. In order to respond to the impact after the issuance of the Pastoral Letter, suggestions have been made for the following groups of people: the PCT General Assembly Office, church leaders and members sympathetic towards homosexuals, church leaders and members hostile towards homosexuals, and homosexual Christians themselves, in the hope that the church can overcome this difficult time and continue to care for homosexual Christians. |
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