Holy Sexuality: An Interview with Christopher Yuan

April 29, 2019

Show Notes

Christopher Yuan, DMin, has taught at Moody Bible institute for more than ten years, and his speaking ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents. He coauthored with his mother, Angela, their memoir Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God, a Broken Mother’s Search for Hope. He is also the author of Giving a Voice to the Voiceless. Dr. Yuan holds degrees from Moody Bible Institute, Wheaton College, and Bethel Seminary.

Holy Sexuality Table of Contents

Foreword, Rosaria Butterfield xiii

1. Shaped by God’s Grand Story (1)
Framing the Conversation with Theology

2. A Case of Mistaken Identity (7)
Is Sexuality Who We Really Are?

3. The Image of God (14)
Where Identity Begins

4. The Imprint of Sin (24)
The Gravity of the Fall

5. Why Anthropology Matters (33)
Consequences of Ignoring Who We Are

6. Holy Sexuality (43)
God’s Good Intent for All

7. The Temptations (53)
Addressing Same-Sex Attractions

8. Anatomy of Desire (58)
Seeing the End from the Beginning

9. “Sexual Orientation” (67)
Blind Acceptance or Critical Assessment?

10. The Biblical Covenant of Marriage (73)
More Than Companionship