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

by Michael J. Hartwig, Hartwig, Michael J. Hartwig, Michael J., Hartwig, Michael J. Hartwig, Michael J.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433107813
• ISBN13: 9781433107818
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.