The genesis of the embrace of eros bodies desires and sexuality in christianity was a 2006 conference attended by about fifty theologians and scholars of religion from across north america who came together to discuss how eros and sexuality have fared in christianity historically and up to the present2 the papers presented brought into sharp focus how christian texts and traditions can be . The embrace of eros bodies desires and sexuality in christianity edited by margaret d kamitsuka tara k soughers boston university search for more papers by this author tara k soughers boston university search for more papers by this author first published 23 february 2011. The topic of sexuality intersects directly with the most contested historical theological and ethical questions of our day in this edgy yet profound volume noted scholars and theologians assay the christian traditions classic and contemporary understandings of sex sexuality and sexual identity. The embrace of eros discusses how eros and sexuality have fared in christianity historically and up to the present this anthology provides historical analyses of christianitys persistent anxieties regarding eros from the early church to modern papal encylicals and protestant denominational rulings theological analyses of the cultural construction of bodies desires and sexual . The topic of sexuality intersects directly with the most contested historical theological and ethical questions of our day in this edgy yet profound volume noted scholars and theologians assay the christian traditions classic and contemporary understandings of sex sexuality and sexual identity the project unfolds in three phases contemporary assessments of the christian tradition new