1st Edition

Embracing Sexuality Authority and Experience in the Catholic Church

By Joseph Selling Copyright 2001

    This title was first published in 2001. This text examines sexuality and interpersonal relationships in relation to the Catholic Church. Topics discussed include spirituality; sexuality; bodiliness and sacramentality; the female experience of sexuality; authority; and the development of Catholic tradition and sexual morality.

    I: Understanding Sexuality; One: Sexuality and Interpersonal Relationships; Two: Spirituality and Sexuality; Three: Bodiliness and Sacramentality; II: Experiencing Sexuality; Four: The Female Experience of Sexuality; Five: A Young Person's Perspective on Authority and Sexuality; Six: Authority, Sexuality and Friendship; III: Evaluating Sexuality; Seven: The Catholic Church and Sexuality: The Tensions of Love, Freedom and Law; Eight: Authority and Sexuality in the Protestant Tradition; Nine: The Development of Catholic Tradition and Sexual Morality; IV: Embracing Sexuality; Ten: Sexuality: Personal, Communal, Responsible; Eleven: Dialogue and Institution; Twelve: Marriage and Sexuality in the Catholic Church

    Biography

    Joseph Selling