The subject for November 9, 1998 was Sex and family then and now as issues in Christian ethics

Section 1: A few documents on the history of the subject

1. Richard M.. Price, "The Distinctiveness of Early Christian Sexual Ethics" from Adrian Thatcher and Elizabeth Stuart, eds., Christian Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988) 14-32

2. Michael MacDonald, review of Lawrence Stone, The Family Sex and Marriage in England 1500-1800 in The Sixteenth Century Journal (10: 1979,#2) 122-3

3. J. F. McCaffrey, review of Kenneth M. Boyd, Scottish Church Attitudes to Sex, Marriage and the Family, 1850-1914 (Edinburgh: John Donald, 1980) in The Scottish Journal of Theology, 282-286.

4. W.G. Blaikie, The Family (1888).

5. John Snow, "Changing Patterns of Marriage", from Barnhouse and Holmes, eds., Male and Female: Christian Approaches to Sexuality, (New York: Seabury, 1976) 63-75.

Section 2: Some different positions:

6. Stephen C. Barton, "Is the Bible Good News for Human Sexuality? Reflections on Method in Biblical Interpretation," in Christian Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender, 4-13.

7. Carter Heyward, Touching our Strength, (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989) "Introduction," 1-19.

8. J.I. Packer, "Personal Standards," The Churchman, 111 (1997) 19-26.

There is also a book: Men and Women, ed. Philip Turner, (Cambridge: Cowley, 1989).

This book can be ordered from the Deanery Book and Gift Shop, 930 Burdett Ave., Victoria, BC, Canada, V8V 3G6. Phone and fax 250- 382-2636.

(This bookstore has a very good selection of books on spirituality and church history in British Columbia.)