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The serpent and the dove : celibacy in literature and life / A.W. Richard Sipe.

Van Pelt Library BV4390 .S467 2007
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sipe, A. W. Richard, 1932-2018.
Series:
Psychology, religion, and spirituality 1546-8070
Psychology, religion, and spirituality, 1546-8070
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Celibacy--Christianity.
Celibacy.
Chastity in literature.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 262 pages ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.
Contents:
Introduction / by A.W. Richard Sipe, B.C. Lamb, and Harris Gruman
Biography, celibacy, and the search for fact
Foundations of a celibacy crisis
Gandhi and friends : the sexual/celibate twain meet
Irish American priests : the road from hero to human
The radio priest : Charles E. Coughlin
The television priest : Fulton J. Sheen
A mixed message : Fulton J. Sheen
The paperback priest : Andrew M. Greeley
Double exposure : Andrew M. Greeley
Fiction, celibacy, and the search for truth
A bridge from autobiography to the novel : James T. Farrell
Child abuse in the old sod : James Joyce
Father and fatherhood : Ethel Voynich and Graham Greene
Vocation, lost and found : J.F. Powers
Will the real priest please stand up : Ignazio Silone.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-256) and index.
ISBN:
9780313347252
0313347255
OCLC:
154677534

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