After their kind: Sexual Identities in Christian Theology

Sexual identity now seems indispensable. We use it to describe ourselves or one another. We connect it to our other identities, such as gender and race. In Christian churches, we use it for teaching moral matters or debating them. But sexual identity is in fact a relatively recent notion. It entered Christian theology only a few decades back. Its rapid acceptance raises more basic questions: What kinds of sexual labels do Christian teachers want for talking about sex? Are those the labels that they really need? What would Christian moral theology look like without sexual identities?