Civilizing Sex
On Chastity and the Common Good
Published on 1. June 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-567-08766-9 (ISBN)
Description
Patrick Riley explores the Judaeo-Christian tradition on marriage and sexuality from its origins, as well as the struggle of pagan Rome to restore stable families. He shows how marriage came to contain the force of sexuality and to harness its energies both to create and to serve the family, along with the well-being of wider communities. The idea that sex is entirely a private issue is an error, Dr Riley argues, with potentially disastrous consequences, both for the individual and for society.
Reviews / Votes
'Dr Riley has provided us with a profound and attractive treatise defending the old-fashioned virtue of chastity both within and without marriage, for pagan and Christian.' Bernard Orchard OSB 'His historical research is completely fascinating and compelling, affording ample defence of his principal thesis that chastity is a virtue absolutey essential for the preservation of a society.' William E. May "A gem of a book... the introductory chapter... is quite masterly in its sketching of the common good within a civil society.' Martyn Percy 'Packed with wisdom... exceptionally well written... an important book.' Jude P. Dougherty 'This book is one of the most important studies of the Jewish roots of Christianity to be written in the last hundred years. It proves the profound significance of the phrase "Judaeo-Christian morality."' John SawardMore details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-08766-9 (9780567087669)
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Additional editions
E-Book
10/2016
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€133.99
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Person
Dr Patrick Riley has been a newspaper editor, a Lecturer in Philosophy at the Catholic University of America and Governmental Affairs Director of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.