Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Restitutio
Episode: 154 Spiritual Friendship: Celibacy as a Call to Love (Wesley Hill)
Description:
Our world seems intent on trotting out the same extremist examples of Christianity as either a homophobic religion (think Westboro Baptist Church) or a totally accepting faith (think Episcopalians). However, these are not the only positions Christians take on this subject. In this talk, Wesley Hill, assistant professor of biblical studies at Trinity School for Ministry, not only advocates for but lives out a third way.
Hill identifies as gay while agreeing with the historic view of the church that marriage is only between a man and a woman. Not only that, he wants to hel...