Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation How Conflicts over Gender and Sexuality Changed the West German Catholic Church / Kimba Allie Tichenor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tichenor, Kimba Allie, 1959- author.

Series:

Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion & law.

Brandeis Series on gender, culture, religion, and law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and civil society--Germany (West).

Religion and civil society.

Gender identity--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Gender identity.

Celibacy--Catholic Church.

Celibacy.

Sex--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Sex.

Catholic Church--Germany (West).

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A rich analysis of how issues related to gender and sexuality transformed the West German Catholic Church

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1 | The Male Celibate Priesthood and Woman's Place in the Church; 1 | Celibacy for the Kingdom of Heaven and Earth; 2 | Women's Ordination: Sacramental and Gendered Bodies; Part 2 | The Catholic Church and Reproductive Politics; 3 | Artificial Contraception: German Angst and Catholic Rebellion; 4 | The Abortion Debate: Hidden Tensions and New Directions; 5 | Assisted Reproduction: Changing Bedfellows; Epilogue; Appendixes; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611689709

1611689708

OCLC:

925426724

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access