The Poetics of Intimacy and the Problem of Sexual Abstinence- Revised Edition von Michael J. Hartwig | ISBN 9781433107818

The Poetics of Intimacy and the Problem of Sexual Abstinence- Revised Edition

von Michael J. Hartwig
Buchcover The Poetics of Intimacy and the Problem of Sexual Abstinence- Revised Edition | Michael J. Hartwig | EAN 9781433107818 | ISBN 1-4331-0781-3 | ISBN 978-1-4331-0781-8
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The Poetics of Intimacy and the Problem of Sexual Abstinence- Revised Edition

von Michael J. Hartwig
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.