Clerical celibacy :
by Phipps, William E.,
Published by : Continuum, (New York :) Physical details: x, 272 p. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0826416179 (pbk.). Year: 2004
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JST Library General Stacks | BX Church |
BX 1912.85 PHI (Browse shelf) | Available | 105949 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-268) and index.
Introduction: my approach : defining terms -- The pre-Christian era : Jewish culture, pagan cultures -- A celibate Jesus? : arguments pro and con : His sexual orientation -- The apostolic era : Paul's letters and other New Testament writings -- The patristic era : movement toward sexual abstinence : monasticism and Jerome : -- Augustine's anti-sex theology -- The medieval era : Roman-Byzantine schism over clerical marriage : papal attempts to put asunder espoused clerics -- From Luther to Paul VI : the anti-celibate Protestants, the counter-Reformation -- Vatican II and aftermath -- The contemporary era : John Paul II's intransigence : diocese problems, abusive prelates -- Conclusion: the fiasco in summary : on imitating Jesus : recovering from the fiasco.
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