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Dr Bock,
In Sweden we now have one of the worlds most secularized Churches (in which Im about to become a Lutheran Priest): the Church of Sweden (the oldest and biggest Church with 7 million members). It would be to long for me to explain to you the mechanisms which lies behind the current theological state in my Church-context so I only conclude the facts as they appear nowadays:
In 2005: The Church of Sweden stated at her Council that Homosexual behaviour is not sinful nor forbidden according to the Bible (that is from the viewpoint of the leading scholars in the Church of Sweden among which include some of the great exegetes in my Country). Another statement was that homosexual behaviour should only occur in a samesex-union which also should be granted the Churchs blessing (in similarity of marriage).
The thing is when I read the footnotes from the document "The Homosexuals in the Church" which the theological committee had produced and from which the Council made there decisions: the name of John Boswell recurred on and on.
This John Boswell (as far as I understand) was a Yale Professor (and Gay, who died in Aids in the late 80:s) who challenged the traditional historical perspective of the view of homosexuals. In Sweden his books is concerned to be historical correct and noone has challenged his viewpoint or his research. Boswell has explained the thing that we didnt know (or thought we didnt know) that the Church has always blessed same-sex-unions) and been tolerant to homosexuality.
Dr Bock, my question to you Sir:
Do you know any good Critics or theologians who has challenged or refuted Boswells thesis and conclusions? He seems to be unchallenged to this day.
I am deeply worried about the ahistorical movements in my own Country as well as throughout the world, with the false claims of historical truth.
I guess the Issue of same-sex-unions will be a bigger problem for Christians in US than it has been in a deeply Secular European Country as Sweden.
Magnus Nordlund, Sweden, student at the University of Umeå.