Living with Tensions
A position paper of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany on the issue of "Homosexuality and the Church", 1996
- Introduction
- 1. Homosexuality in the contemporary discussion
- 2. The biblical statements on sexuality and homosexuality
- 3. Forms of common life in Scripture, creeds and contemporary teaching
- 4. Homosexual people in the church
- 5. Practising homosexuals and the ordained ministry of the church ((21))
- 6. Blessing of homosexual people
- Final remarks
- Members of the ad hoc Commission "Homosexuality"
- Remarks