num_pages: 273
description: Mormonism is well known for its embrace of family values and conservative sexual practices. Yet in the nineteenth century, sexual experimentation (i.e., polygamy) was the church's most distinguishing social feature. However, nonconformity eventually gave way to the allure of the American mainstream. This transition, as well as the contemporary dichotomies between prescribed practices and actual behavior, are the subjects of thirteen essays in this anthology.Contributors look at sexual issues for married partners, including eroticism, oral sex, and birth control; surveys of Mormon college students; adolescent issues of masturbation, kissing, and petting; gender issues -- homosexuality and genetic determinism; demographic information; the spiritual lives of single adults; polygamy and the concept of celestial marriage; and the changing content, over time, of church-issued statements about chastity.Contributors include Lester L. Bush, Harold T Christensen, Eugene England, Lawrence Foster, Klaus J. Hansen, Tim B. Heaton, Jeffrey L. Keller, Romel W. Mackelprang, Rocky O'Donovan, Delmont R. Oswald, Erin Parsons, Levi S. Peterson, Marybeth Raynes, and Marvin Rytting. A sermon by Apostle Stephen L Richards on the dangers of modern trends, such as the abandonment of traditional, single-family dwellings for apartments, is included.Contents:Between heaven and earth: Mormon theology of the family in comparative perspective / Lawrence FosterChanging perspectives on sexuality and marriage / Klaus J. HansenThey shall be one flesh: sexuality and contemporary Mormonism / Ronald W. MackelprangPersistence of chastity: built-in resistance in Mormon culture to secular trends / Harold T. ChristensenExhortations for chastity: a content analysis of church literature / Marvin RyttingFidelity, polygamy and celestial marriage / Eugene EnglandAbominable and detestable crime against nature: a brief history of homosexuality and Mormonism 1840-1980 / Rocky O'DonovanGender and spirit / Jeffrey E. KellerEthical issues in reproductive medicine: a Mormon perspective / Lester E. BushSingle cursedness: an overview of LDS authorities' statements about unmarried people / Marybeth Raynes and Erin ParsonsLone man in the garden / Delmont R. OswaldIn defense of Mormon erotica / Levi S. PetersonDemography of Utah Mormons / Tim HeatonMormon ideas of home / Stephen L. Richards.
language: English
title: Multiply and Replenish: Mormon Essays on Sex and Family
titlecomplete: Multiply and Replenish: Mormon Essays on Sex and Family
genres: Religion
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Signature Books