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The poetics of intimacy and the problem of sexual abstinence / Michael J. Hartwig.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hartwig, Michael J., 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sexual abstinence--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Sexual abstinence.
- Intimacy (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Intimacy (Psychology).
- Christian ethics.
- Sexual ethics.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 284 pages : 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : P. Lang, [2000]
- Contents:
- 1 Is Traditional Sexual Morality Harmful?
- Problems with Long-Term and Lifelong Sexual Abstinence 1
- Role of Sexuality in Overall Human Well-Being 17
- Poetics of Sexual Intimacy 23
- Physical Intimacy/Sexual Intimacy 26
- Implications for Single Adults 32
- Implications for Adolescent Sexuality 35
- 2 Existential Insecurity and Addiction to Sexual Renunciation
- Western Apprehension of Sexuality 41
- Existential Insecurity 43
- Existential Insecurity and Sexuality 45
- Relationship With or Rest in God? 48
- Addiction to Sexual Renunciation 50
- Ontological Insecurity and Sexual Desire: New Approaches 53
- 3 Chastity is not Enough: the Poetics of Intimacy and Sexual Virtue
- Act-Centered and Virtue-Centered Ethics 65
- Classical Emphasis on the Virtue of Chastity 69
- Early Christian Models of Sexual Virtue 70
- The Poetics of Intimacy: Initial Considerations 74
- Inadequacy of Chastity-Based Models of Sexual Virtue 81
- Covenantal Mutuality and an Amplified Model of Sexual Virtue 87
- Developmental Approach to the Poetics of Intimacy 94
- 4 Is this a "Christian" Sexual Morality?
- Christianity and Philosophical Dualism 105
- Christo- and Humanocentric 107
- Body-Affirming (Incarnational) 113
- Justice-Oriented 114
- Love-Centered 118
- Fecund (Fruitful) 120
- 5 Poetic Morality of Single Adult Sexuality
- Traditional Moral Approaches to Single Adult Sexuality 125
- Adulthood 126
- Singlehood 127
- Single Adulthood
- A Definition 128
- How to Think About the Morality of Single Adult Sexuality 128
- Toward a Christian Moral Approach to Single Adult Sexuality 134
- Moral Wisdom and Adult Single Sexuality 135
- An Objection 138
- Deliberately Chosen Singleness 144
- The Poetics of Intimacy in Nonsexual Adult Relationships 148
- 6 The Poetics of Intimacy in Committed Sexual Relationships
- Changing Forms of Committed Sexual Relationships 155
- Exclusivity and Commitment 157
- Union and Autonomy 170
- Different Types of Covenantal Love 173
- Conflict in Covenantal Intimate Relationships 174
- Social Dimensions of Committed Sexual Relationships 175
- Balancing Goods Poetically 178
- Conditions Within Which Poetic Intimacy Flourishes 180
- The Poetics of Intimacy and Parenting 182
- Ending Committed Sexual Relationships 193
- The Poetics of Intimacy After the End of Committed Sexual Relationships 202
- 7 The Poetics of Intimacy for Gay Men and Lesbians
- Changing Perceptions 209
- Cultural Poetics 211
- Historical Perspectives 213
- Modern Insights 218
- Reconsidering Biblical Teachings 221
- Reconsidering Natural Law Teachings 230
- A Unique Ethic for Gay Men and Lesbians? 233
- 8 The Poetics of Intimacy for People with Mental and Developmental Disabilities
- Traditional Attitudes and Contemporary Shifts 251
- The Poetics of Intimacy and Developmental Disabilities 255
- The Poetics of Intimacy for People with Mental Illness 260
- 9 Conclusions: a Gospel (Good News) Sexual Ethic 267.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-279) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0820448850
- OCLC:
- 42692129
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