Women, Sex and the Church A Case for Catholic Teaching

Name: Women, Sex and the Church A Case for Catholic Teaching
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ISBN: 9780819883209

ISBN-10: 0819883204

ISBN-13: 9780819883209

Edition: 2010

Authors: Erika Bachiochi

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"The women who write in this volume challenge the common misconception that the Catholic Church's teachings are anti-women and anti-sex. Rather, these women believe that it is precisely the Church's controversial teachings on abortion, sex, marriage, and contraception that bespeak the Church's love of women-and reverence for sex. Recent empirical evidence reveals just how harmful breaking from these teachings has been for women, their children, and our culture over the past few decades. Indeed, the women who write these chapters argue that contrary to popular belief, following Church teachings on sex and marriage, in spite of the sometimes arduous difficulty of doing so, actually helps…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Pauline Books & Media
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

Mr. Smith is an attorney for the Anti-Euthanasia Task Force. He lives with his family in San Francisco Bay Area.



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Foundations


Authentic Freedom and Equality in Difference


Love, Sex, and Reproduction


The Uniqueness of Woman: Church Teaching on Abortion


The Fullness of Sexuality: Church Teaching on Premarital Sex


The Liberation of Lifelong Love: Church Teaching on Marriage


The Gift of Female Fertility: Church Teaching on Contraception


The Church's Best Kept Secret: Church Teaching on Infertility Treatment


Women in the Church, the Home, and the World


Embodied Ecclesiology: Church Teaching on the Priesthood


Dueling Vocations: Managing the Tensions Between Our Private and Public Callings


Conclusion: Reflections on the Kinship Between Catholic Sexual and Social Teaching


Notes


About the Authors


Index