Embracing sexuality : authority and experience in the Catholic Church / edited by Joseph A. Selling.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Selling, Joseph A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Sex.

Sex--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History of doctrines.

Physical Description:

xi, 196 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2001]

Contents:

Part I Understanding Sexuality

1 Sexuality and Interpersonal Relationships / Jack Dominian 3

2 Spirituality and Sexuality / Philip Sheldrake 22

3 Bodiliness and Sacramentality / Maaike de Haardt 42

Part II Experiencing Sexuality

4 The Female Experience of Sexuality / Mary Grey 61

5 A Young Person's Perspective on Authority and Sexuality / Anna Roper 75

6 Authority, Sexuality and Friendship / Elizabeth Stuart 89

Part III Evaluating Sexuality

7 The Catholic Church and Sexuality: The Tensions of Love, Freedom and Law / James O'Connell 103

8 Authority and Sexuality in the Protestant Tradition / Adrian Thatcher 127

9 The Development of Catholic Tradition and Sexual Morality / Joseph Selling 149

Part IV Embracing Sexuality

10 Sexuality: Personal, Communal, Responsible / Lisa Sowle Cahill 165

11 Dialogue and Institution / Marcella Sires 173

12 Marriage and Sexuality in the Catholic Church / Mary Grey, Joseph Selling 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0754617157

0754617165

OCLC:

46332937