Acadia Divinty College war so freundlich ihre Konferenzmitschnitte online zu stellen. Dazu gehörte auch ein Mitschnitt von Dr. John Auxier, welcher über Abhängigkeiten und die Rolle der Gemeinde spricht.
Video: Addiction and the Church
Und hier ist eine kurze und praktische Ausarbeitung, welche ich in einem Kurs bei John Auxier zum Thema sexuelle Abhängigkeiten geschrieben habe.
Alles leider auf Englisch.
Christians stand against certain forms of sexual activity because of what we think sexual activity is for. It is for the building of a lifelong, committed, and intimate relationship between one man and one woman, in which complete self-giving is possible. It is not for causal or time-limited relationships, in which people often engage in modern Western culture in particular and which are often focused around entirely selfish needs and desires (even if two sets of selfish needs and desires are temporarily met in the encounter). (253)
Provan, Ian. Ecclesiastes/Song of Songs. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids Zondervan, 2001
God is interested in us as whole people. We are not souls encased in a husk of flesh. [Song of Songs] celebrates the joys of physical touch, the exhilaration of exotic scents, the sweet sound of an intimate voice, the taste of another’s body. Furthermore, the book explores human emotions – the thrill and power of love as well as its often attendant pain. The Song affirms human love, intimate relationship, sensuality, and sexuality. (59)
Longman, Tremper III. Song of Songs. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
