God, Sexuality, and the Self: An Essay 'on the Trinity'

God, Sexuality and the Self is a new venture in systematic theology. Sarah Coakley invites the reader to re-conceive the relation of sexual desire and the desire for God and - through the lens of prayer practice - to chart the intrinsic connection of this relation to a theology of the Trinity. The goal is to integrate the demanding ascetical undertaking of prayer with the recovery of lost and neglected materials from the tradition and thus to reanimate doctrinal reflection both imaginatively and spiritually. What emerges is a vision of human longing for the triune God which is both edgy and compelling: Coakley's théologie totale questions standard shibboleths on 'sexuality' and 'gender' and thereby suggests a way beyond current destructive impasses in the churches. The book is clearly and accessibly written and will be of great interest to all scholars and students of theology.

Author: Sarah Coakley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/29/2013
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780521552288
Award: PROSE - Honorable Mention

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 04/30/2014 pg. 27
Christian Century 05/14/2014 pg. 36
Books & Culture 11/01/2014 pg. 14

About the Author
Coakley, Sarah: - Sarah Coakley is Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. Her recent publications include Religion and the Body (Cambridge University Press, 2000), Powers and Submissions: Philosophy, Spirituality and Gender (2002), Pain and Its Transformations (2008), The Spiritual Senses (with Paul L. Gavrilyuk, Cambridge University Press, 2011) and Sacrifice Regained (Cambridge University Press, 2012). Coakley is also the editor of Re-Thinking Gregory of Nyssa (2003) and co-editor (with Charles M. Stang) of Re-Thinking Dionysius the Areopagite (2009).