Porneia, Homosexuality, and the Need for Homiletic Evolution

Abstract

Does preaching about human sexuality fixate upon the themes of porneia and homosexuality? And if so, do those homiletic preferences narrowly characterize the sexual body politic of the United States? Engaging the writings of Patrick Cheng, Kyle Harper, Mark Jordan, and Jeff Chu, Gerald C. Liu examines genealogical and empirical accounts of porneia and homosexuality to request broader conceptions of sexual difference from preachers who dare to speak about sex, especially with respect to race and in particular, Asian American male sexual identity.