Author

Publication

1962 - Hawthorn Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

34,500 words, Guess

Page Count

138 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC616.89
  • LCCRC455 .D6

Description

Two major atttitudes towards sex and marriage can be seen in the history of Christianity. One view, attributed to St. Augustine, holds that the spirit can rise to God only through denial of the flesh. The Thomistic view is that the sexual appetite, like any other appetite, is good providing that it is regulated according to God's will. This book shows that, while theoretically following St. Thomas, many Christians by temperament still subscribe to a more limited view.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • The Twentieth century encyclopedia of Catholicism, v. 93. Section 9: The church and the modern world

Other Editions

  • Psychiatry and the Christian.Hawthorn Books1962-01-01

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