The Poetics of Intimacy and the Problem of Sexual Abstinence- Revised Edition
©2010
Monographs
XVI,
284 Pages
Summary
This bold work asks whether traditional Christian sexual morality, with its emphasis on sexual abstinence outside of heterosexual marriage, is harmful. Appealing to sociological studies, anthropological theories, and contemporary theological ethics, Hartwig develops a model of sexual virtue around the concept of a poetics of intimacy and applies this model to particular challenges faced by the divorced, married couples, gay men and lesbians, single adults, and people with mental and developmental disabilities. He concludes that mandated long-term and lifelong sexual abstinence for those outside heterosexual marriage is not only harmful, but compromises many features of Christian morality.
Details
- Pages
- XVI, 284
- Publication Year
- 2010
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9781433107818
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- morality virtue disabilities
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2000, 2009. XVI, 284 pp.
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