Interdisciplinary Book Reviews

How Should We Think About Homosexuality?  By Mark A. Yarhouse Reviewed by   Geoffrey W. Sutton CITE THIS REVIEW:  Sutton, G. W. (2025, September 25). Framing Sexuality Through Lenses: A Review of Mark Yarhouse’s How Should We Think About Homosexuality? Interdisciplinary Book and Film Reviews. https://suttonreviews.suttong.com/2025/09/framing-sexuality-through-lenses-review.html ABSTRACT This review examines Mark A. Yarhouse’s How Should We Think About Homosexuality? (2022), a contribution to the Questions for Restless Minds series. Yarhouse presents a tripartite framework—the integrity, disability, and diversity lenses—through which Christians might engage questions of sexuality. Yarhouse succeeds in offering accessible categories and pastoral exhortations toward humility and compassion, yet there are also limitations. The framework risks reinforcing heteronormative assumptions, pathologizing lesbian and gay (LG) identities, and abstracting sexuality into theologic...

Reproduction: Who Controls Women’s Bodies? Christian Theologies and Psychology By Geoffrey W. Sutton [No reviews yet] Book Summary This book deals with the subject of who is in control of women’s bodies. The focus is on three main issues related to the primary question of who is in control of reproduction. Who is in control of contraception?  Who is in control of pregnancy care?  What can women do about infertility? It is part of a series examining the difficulties integrating Christian theologies and the scientific study of human behavior typically associated with psychological science and evidence-based psychotherapies. Table of Contents Preface 1.  Introduction 2. Who is in control of contraception?  3. Who is in control of pregnancy care?  4. What can women do about infertility? 5. Reflections on Conflicting Worldviews References

Do Christians Need a Christian Guide to Study Psychology?  Exploring Psychology and Christian Faith by Moes & Tellinghuisen   by Paul Moes and Donald J. Tellinghuisen Reviewer:   Geoffrey W. Sutton PhD Cite this review Sutton, G. W. (2024). Do Christians Need a Christian Guide to Study Psychology?  Exploring Psychology and Christian Faith by Moes & Tellinghuisen. Interdisciplinary Book and Film Reviews. https://suttonreviews.suttong.com/2024/11/exploring-psychology-and-christian.html Book Summary Exploring Psychology and Christian Faith  by Paul Moes and Donald J. Tellinghuisen is an introductory treatise that endeavors to reconcile the domains of psychology and Christian theology. The book is methodically arranged around five pivotal themes of human nature from a biblical perspective: Relational persons Brokenness and the need for redemption Embodiment Responsible limited agency Meaning-seeking The authors delve into myriad psychological construc...