St. Augustine: a view on marriage and sexuality in today's world
What would be St. Augustine's reaction if he returned to the worls at this start of the third millenium, and had to evaluate the modern attitude toward marriage and toward human sexuality? I believe that (with surprise, or perhaps without it) he would identify two phenomena that he experienced...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Angelicum
Year: 2012, Volume: 89, Issue: 2, Pages: 377-403 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
/ Marriage
/ Sexual ethics
/ Reception
/ Catholic church
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KDB Roman Catholic Church NCF Sexual ethics SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Vatican Council 2. (1962-1965) Vatikanstadt Gaudium et spes
B Iulianus Aeclanensis (380-455) B Augustinus, Aurelius Saint (354-430) B Sexuality B Tria bona Lehre B Marriage B Person |
| Summary: | What would be St. Augustine's reaction if he returned to the worls at this start of the third millenium, and had to evaluate the modern attitude toward marriage and toward human sexuality? I believe that (with surprise, or perhaps without it) he would identify two phenomena that he experienced in his own time (even if under somewhat different modulations); two attitudes that he combatted; two valuations, seemingly located at opposite poles, and nevertheless intimately related to each other |
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| ISSN: | 1123-5772 |
| Contains: | In: Angelicum
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