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One by one, I have watched young, intelligent, sensitive Christians walk away from orthodox faith over the issue of homosexuality. In an attempt to get behind this exodus, Regeneration Quarterly has run two articles (one in this issue and one in our previous issue) from evangelicals who question orthodox teaching on homosexuality.

In fact, the ongoing controversy over homosexuality in the Christian community is one of the reasons we decided to focus this Embodied Christianity issue on sexuality and marriage. For this controversy is a manifestation of deeper cultural currents affecting the church's understanding of the body I will sketch four, all of which are addressed in this or the next issue, and all of which lead us away from the service of the one true God in soul and body.

Eros looms large in the pantheon of our neopagan culture. From Calvin Klein's racy ads to more sedate movies like When Harry Met Sally, the aesthetic, social, and sexual charms of Eros are celebrated. She encourages us to divinize the other-that perfect person who will bring us happiness-or to divinize the never-ending search for romance itself.

The Church Fathers knew that Eros was a jealous god. Sadly, many contemporary Christians have forgotten this truth, seeking the perfect mate in a singles fellowship, daydreaming about wedded bliss, or consuming one romance novel after another. To many of us, marriage is primarily dedicated to safeguarding romance. It should come as little surprise that Christians with homosexual desires think they are being unjustly excluded from tills romantic feast.

Often working hand in hand with romanticism are the lifestyle cults that have such a hold on many married (and unmarried) Christians-even "pro-family" Christians. ...

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