346 Pages
by
Routledge
346 Pages
by
Routledge
346 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1956, this survey of the interpretations of sex by the major figures in Christian thought and in psychoanalysis made an important contribution to the re-thinking of our sexual morality at the time. The author refutes the common belief that the negative attitude toward sex and the body, which had been predominant in western civilization, originated with Christianity. He... Read more
Introduction. Acknowledgments Part 1: Interpretations of Sex in Christianity 1. Jesus and Paul 2. Augustine 3. Thomas Aquinas and The Council of Trent 4. Luther and Calvin 5. Contemporary Catholicism 6. Contemporary Protestantism Part 2: Interpretations of Sex in Psychoanalysis 7. Sigmund Freud 8. Contemporary Psychoanalysis Part 3: A Critical Reconstruction of Christian Interpretations of Sex 9. Reconstruction. Index
Biography
William Cole
