02652nam 2200505 450 991015469790332120200520144314.01-4411-3267-8(CKB)3710000000109410(EBL)1748798(MiAaPQ)EBC1748798(Au-PeEL)EBL1748798(CaPaEBR)ebr10867068(CaONFJC)MIL615695(OCoLC)893330999(EXLCZ)99371000000010941020050512e20011992 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe body in context sex and Catholicism /Gareth MooreLondon ;New York :Continuum,2001.©19921 online resource (255 p.)Contemporary Christian insightsOriginally published: London : SCM Press, 1992.0-8264-8568-5 Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-238) and index.Sex and ethics -- The lustful eye -- The treatment of men -- The pleasures of the flesh -- Sexual purposes -- Sexual gestures -- The other half -- Sex and marriage -- Contraception -- Homosexuality.Catholic teaching has sought to present Christian standards and values as reasonable, as standards, which anyone can see to be right if only they think about them in the right way. Arguments have been drawn from scripture and also from philosophy and experience, the latter being particularly important at a time when the church can no longer lay down the law, but has to be able to persuade. However, are the arguments used valid, or are they flawed? This is what Gareth Moore considers. His study covers such wide ranging topics as sexual pleasure, the purpose of sex, sexual gestures, marriage, contraception and homosexuality, and in these areas and the more specific sexual issues which he covers, he often finds the church's case defective. Though the church has valuable things to say, its supporting arguments can be unconvincing. Better arguments, he claims, are needed, or alternatively the possibility has to be faced that the church's teaching needs to be modified.Contemporary Christian insights.SexReligious aspectsChristianityElectronic books.SexReligious aspectsChristianity.241/.66Moore Gareth550753MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154697903321The body in context1919748UNINA