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Author : John S. Grabowski
Release : 2003
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 460/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sex and Virtue by : John S. Grabowski
Download or read book Sex and Virtue written by John S. Grabowski. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a theological foundation for consideration of the moral dimensions of human sexuality from a Roman Catholic perspective.
Author : Richard W. McCarty
Release : 2015-01-08
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 295/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sexual Virtue by : Richard W. McCarty
Download or read book Sexual Virtue written by Richard W. McCarty. This book was released on 2015-01-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses virtue ethics to offer a sexual ethics inclusive of LGBT and straight people, one that challenges the longstanding procreative patriarchal norm. Richard W. McCarty offers a compassionate and inclusive conception of sexual virtue, one that liberates Christians from traditional patriarchal requirements for heterosexuality, marriage, and procreation. Daring to depart from ongoing debates about what Aristotle or Aquinas had to say, this book sets a new course centered on virtue ethics. It employs new insights from the sciences, biblical scholarship, analyses of church traditions, and revisionist natural law thinking. Eschewing simple deconstruction of traditional Christian norms for sexual morality, McCarty offers constructive ideas about what might count as real human goods for people in a wide variety of sexual relationships. Recreation, relational intimacy, and selective acts of procreation are three ends of sexual virtue that promote human happiness and can be appreciated in a broad Christian framework. While primarily referencing the Roman Catholic intellectual tradition, McCartys work is also vital and accessible to those from Protestant backgrounds. Addressed to LGBT and straight readers, Sexual Virtue provides a compassionate sexual ethics for our time.
Author : John S. Grabowski
Release : 2012-08-07
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 53X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sex and Virtue by : John S. Grabowski
Download or read book Sex and Virtue written by John S. Grabowski. This book was released on 2012-08-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Grabowski offers a compelling rationale for the virtue of chastity that takes into account the sensibilities and challenges of the contemporary world” (Raymond Dennehy, Professor Emeritus, University of San Francisco). “A welcome addition to an often contentious literature,” Sex and Virtue provides a theological foundation for consideration of the moral dimensions of human sexuality from a Roman Catholic perspective (Catholic Books Review). In the hope of contributing to the ongoing renewal of moral theology sparked by the Second Vatican Council, John S. Grabowski discusses the systemic application of biblical and virtue-based categories on the topic of sexuality. A number of issues are examined including: the historical setting regarding attitudes and practices concerning sexuality; key biblical, historical, and contemporary resources for articulating a virtue-based approach to sexual ethics; current issues with which such an approach must wrestle; and some description of how to foster growth in moral virtue, particularly chastity. Ultimately, Sex and Virtue offers a compelling vision of human sexuality in the light of Christian faith that can provide a viable alternative to dominant cultural ideologies that trivialize sex and concrete practices that can enable growth in moral freedom. “Sex and Virtue is a splendid result of Grabowski’s response to the call of Vatican II to find scriptural support for Catholic moral teaching. The ecumenical potential of this book is tremendous; Christians can only marvel at the resources in scripture for establishing sexual morality—a morality that puts sexuality in service of love, life, and salvation.” —Janet E. Smith, former professor of moral theology, Sacred Heart Major Seminary of Detroit
Author : Rebecca Langlands
Release : 2006-05-25
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 433/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sexual Morality in Ancient Rome by : Rebecca Langlands
Download or read book Sexual Morality in Ancient Rome written by Rebecca Langlands. This book was released on 2006-05-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2006 study of Roman sexuality and sexual ethics focusing on the crucial and unsettled concept of pudicitia.
Author : Raja Halwani
Release : 2003
Genre : Family & Relationships
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 434/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Virtuous Liaisons by : Raja Halwani
Download or read book Virtuous Liaisons written by Raja Halwani. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Raja Halwani discusses how virtue ethics illuminates the three central areas of our lives -- care, love, and sex -- which are often considered to be crucial to a well-lived life. Halwani concludes that virtue ethics allows for those sexual lifestyles that are deemed by traditional morality to be wrong -- promiscuity, open relationships, and sex work -- which boldly counters the conservative viewpoint of many virtue ethicists. This argument about the relationship between romantic love and virtue also examines the works of other philosophers.
