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'''Robert A. J. Gagnon''' (born July 31, 1958) is an associate professor of New Testament at the [[Pittsburgh Theological Seminary]],<ref name="OHET">{{cite book|first=Gerald |last=McDermott |title=The Oxford Handbook of Evangelical Theology |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2011 |page=xii}}</ref><ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.pts.edu/gagnonr|title=Faculty Bio|publisher=Pittsburgh Theological Seminary |accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref> and an elder in the [[Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_616166.html|title=Pittsburgh Presbytery rejects gay minister measure |first=Kim |last=Leonard |date=15 March 2009|publisher=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref> He holds degrees from [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]] and the [[Harvard Divinity School]], as well as a PhD from the [[Princeton Theological Seminary]].<ref name="OHET"/><ref name=Bio/> Gagnon's primary fields are Pauline theology and sexuality. In particular, Gagnon has focused on the issue of [[The Bible and homosexuality|homosexuality]] in relation to [[The Bible and homosexuality|Christianity]] and the [[The Bible and homosexuality|Bible]]. Gagnon has been described as "the foremost traditionalist interpreter" on this topic,<ref name="Brownson">{{cite book|first=James Victor |last=Brownson |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=oMmhig_oWOQC&pg=PA23 |title=Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church's Debate on Same-Sex Relationships |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |year=2013 |page=23}}</ref> and has published several books and articles about the subject.<ref name=Bio/> These books rely on both analysis of the biblical text and on arguments based on biology and gender complementarity, in which Gagnon takes a conservative point of view.<ref name="Brownson"/> Gagnon's use of arguments based on "natural law" has been criticized by [[Jack Rogers (clergy)|Jack Bartlett Rogers]] as applying a "nonbiblical standard" and as incorrectly claiming "that all people who are homosexual have willfully chosen that behavior and therefore can successfully change their sexual identity."<ref>{{cite book|first=Jack Bartlett |last=Rogers |authorlink=Jack Rogers (clergy) |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MUAL7iZHVN4C&pg=PA77 |title=Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church |publisher=Westminster John Knox Press |year=2009 |pages=77–79}}</ref>
'''Robert A. J. Gagnon''' (born July 31, 1958) is an associate professor of New Testament at the [[Pittsburgh Theological Seminary]],<ref name="OHET">{{cite book|first=Gerald |last=McDermott |title=The Oxford Handbook of Evangelical Theology |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2011 |page=xii}}</ref><ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.pts.edu/gagnonr|title=Faculty Bio|publisher=Pittsburgh Theological Seminary |accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref> and an elder in the [[Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_616166.html|title=Pittsburgh Presbytery rejects gay minister measure |first=Kim |last=Leonard |date=15 March 2009|publisher=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref> He holds degrees from [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]] and the [[Harvard Divinity School]], as well as a PhD from the [[Princeton Theological Seminary]].<ref name="OHET"/><ref name=Bio/> Gagnon's primary fields are Pauline theology and sexuality. In particular, Gagnon has focused on the issue of [[The Bible and homosexuality|homosexuality]] in relation to [[The Bible and homosexuality|Christianity]] and the [[The Bible and homosexuality|Bible]]. In ''The Bible and Homosexual Practice'', for example, he cites the work of [[Paul Cameron]], [[Joseph Nicolosi]], [[NARTH]] (The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality), and The [[Family Research Institute]] (FRI) to support his arguments on [[homosexuality]].<ref>Robert A. J. Gagnon, ''The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics'' (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2001), esp. 408-13 and 418-28.</ref> Gagnon has been described as "the foremost traditionalist interpreter" on this topic,<ref name="Brownson">{{cite book|first=James Victor |last=Brownson |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=oMmhig_oWOQC&pg=PA23 |title=Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church's Debate on Same-Sex Relationships |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |year=2013 |page=23}}</ref> and has published several books and articles about the subject.<ref name=Bio/> These books rely on both analysis of the biblical text and on arguments based on biology and gender complementarity, in which Gagnon takes a conservative point of view.<ref name="Brownson"/> Gagnon's use of arguments based on "natural law" has been criticized by [[Jack Rogers (clergy)|Jack Bartlett Rogers]] as applying a "nonbiblical standard" and as incorrectly claiming "that all people who are homosexual have willfully chosen that behavior and therefore can successfully change their sexual identity."<ref>{{cite book|first=Jack Bartlett |last=Rogers |authorlink=Jack Rogers (clergy) |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MUAL7iZHVN4C&pg=PA77 |title=Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church |publisher=Westminster John Knox Press |year=2009 |pages=77–79}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==

Revision as of 09:55, 29 June 2013

Robert A. J. Gagnon (born July 31, 1958) is an associate professor of New Testament at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary,[1][2] and an elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).[3] He holds degrees from Dartmouth and the Harvard Divinity School, as well as a PhD from the Princeton Theological Seminary.[1][2] Gagnon's primary fields are Pauline theology and sexuality. In particular, Gagnon has focused on the issue of homosexuality in relation to Christianity and the Bible. In The Bible and Homosexual Practice, for example, he cites the work of Paul Cameron, Joseph Nicolosi, NARTH (The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality), and The Family Research Institute (FRI) to support his arguments on homosexuality.[4] Gagnon has been described as "the foremost traditionalist interpreter" on this topic,[5] and has published several books and articles about the subject.[2] These books rely on both analysis of the biblical text and on arguments based on biology and gender complementarity, in which Gagnon takes a conservative point of view.[5] Gagnon's use of arguments based on "natural law" has been criticized by Jack Bartlett Rogers as applying a "nonbiblical standard" and as incorrectly claiming "that all people who are homosexual have willfully chosen that behavior and therefore can successfully change their sexual identity."[6]

Works

  • Gagnon, Robert A. J. Should we sin? The Romans debate and Romans 6:1-7:6 Princeton Theological Seminary Ph.D., 1993.[7]
  • Gagnon, Robert A. J. "Why the 'Weak' at Rome Cannot Be Non-Christian Jews," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 62.1 (Jan. 2000): 64-82.
  • Gagnon, Robert A. J. The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2001. ISBN 0-687-08413-X
  • Via, Dan O., and Robert A. J. Gagnon. Homosexuality and the Bible: Two Views. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2003. ISBN 080063618X

References

  1. ^ a b McDermott, Gerald (2011). The Oxford Handbook of Evangelical Theology. Oxford University Press. p. xii.
  2. ^ a b c "Faculty Bio". Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. ^ Leonard, Kim (15 March 2009). "Pittsburgh Presbytery rejects gay minister measure". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. ^ Robert A. J. Gagnon, The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2001), esp. 408-13 and 418-28.
  5. ^ a b Brownson, James Victor (2013). Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church's Debate on Same-Sex Relationships. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 23.
  6. ^ Rogers, Jack Bartlett (2009). Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church. Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 77–79.
  7. ^ "WebVoyáge Holdings Information". Catalog.ptsem.edu:7008. Retrieved 2013-06-25.

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