The Church and sex
Edition: [1st ed.].
Series: Twentieth century encyclopedia of Catholicism -- 103; Twentieth century encyclopedia of Catholicism -- 103.
Publisher: Hawthorn Books
Published: 1960
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
Subjects: Religious aspects; Religion and Sex; Sex
Description: Outlines the Church's position on the question of sex in language enriched by modern psychology and sociology. The author shows that Christ's teachings are universal and eternal--not limited to a particular society at a certain time. Developing the theme of procreation through love as the essential and divine meaning of the sexual act, the author leads us to the Church's positive teaching on sex. The contemporary social problems connected with sex are faced in an unambiguous, realistic manner. Overpopulation, sexual deviation, the breakdown of marriages, sexual neuroses and frustration--all these distortions of the social fabric are related to Christian solutions. The author uses every means to point up the problems, even citing such modern and controversial authorities as Freud, Jung and Kinsey. Christian love is the healthiest solution for the control of the sexual passions and one sovereign way society may heal its moral wounds.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126).

Internet Archive - 2

Internet Archive 2
Table of contents: title: Sex before the Fall; title: Sex after the Fall; title: Sex and the redemption; title: Sex and the body; title: Sex and the Psyche; title: Sex before marriage; title: Sex in marriage; title: Sex and grace.