Sexuality, Christianity, and Baylor: Naming and Navigating Our Differences with Civility

What are the different views among professing Christians and Christian denominations on human sexuality? And how might we navigate those differences at Baylor with civility, grace, humility, and love?

The global Christian church has seen bitter disagreements on the topic of human sexuality for decades now. While Baylor has defined its institutional position* insofar as Baylor reflects the global church—with a variety of Christian traditions and denominations represented amongst its students, faculty, staff, and alumni—diverging views and disagreements on human sexuality remain within the Baylor family. Too often conversations about these diverging views happen in silos and echo chambers rather than alongside the people with whom we disagree—if the conversations happen at all. The result is too often us talking past each other and demonizing those on “the other side” without ever having a conversation with them.

Want to be part of a better way? Join Bridgebuilding Fellow Mark Richards for a facilitated, charitable, and courageous discussion surveying the various views on human sexuality among professing Christians, including Baylor’s institutional position and historical context, and exploring how we might engage across this area of deep difference and disagreement with civility, grace, humility, and love.

This event is part of Civil Discourse Week, sponsored by Intercultural Engagement and happening across campus March 23-27.

*Please note that this event does NOT signal a change or a move to considering a change in Baylor’s Statement on Human Sexuality.