I got a nice e-mail the other day from David G. Myers, author of What God Has Joined Together: A Christian Case for Gay Marriage (co-authored with Letha Scanzoni). He's out with a new book that I think will be of interest to a lot of people. It's called, A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Musing on Why God is Good and Faith Isn't Evil. It combines Dr. Myers usual blend of engaging writing along with skilled analysis of matters of importance in our church and society.
The preface and three of the chapters are available free on his website. In chapter 13, "God and Gays" (also available for free) he speaks about the growing consensus between science and religion. From the chapter:
- All humans have a deep "need to belong," to connect with others in close, intimate, enduring relationships. We are, as Aristotle recognized long ago, "the social animal." Solitary confinement, ostracism, and banishment from close relationships lead to genuine pain. Show social scientists a community where marriages are plentiful, and they will show you a community with mostly healthy and happy people, thriving kids, and low crime rates....
- There is a Christian case for gay marriage, which arises from the human need to belong, from the biblical mandate for justice, from the benefits of a culturewide norm of monogamy, and from a refutation of popular arguments against gay marriage...
Click (here) for the rest of the chapter or click (here) to find out more about Dr. Myers new book.
