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The Puzzle of Sex
About this book
Almost everyone is directly affected by questions involving sex and sexual ethics - yet few are aware of the background to current views on topics such as sex before and after marriage, sex as procreation and fulfilment, homosexuality, sexual abuse, rape and contraception. This new edition offers added and up-to-date material discussion burning current issues in a thoughtful, reflective and challenging way.
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Table of contents
- The Puzzle of Sex
- Copyright information
- Contents
- Dedication
- Introduction: The Sexual Challenge
- Part One: The Puzzle of Sex – A Developing Understanding
- 1. The Creation Stories
- 2. Women and Sex in the Hebrew Scriptures
- 3. Jesus – A Scandalous Figure
- 4. Men, Women and Sex – The Early Christian Tradition
- 5. East and West – Different Christian Perspectives
- 6. Reformation Thinkers
- 7. Old Wine in New Bottles – The Basis for Sexual Ethics Today
- Part Two: The Puzzle of Sex Today
- 8. Psychological Perspectives
- 9. The Sexual Revolution
- 10. Contraception and its Social Effects
- 11. Transactional Sex
- 12. Love and Marriage
- 13. The Old Gods Return
- 14. Sex and Becoming Fully Human
- 15. Infidelity, Adultery and Betrayal
- 16. Homosexual Relationships
- 17. Bringing the Threads Together