Sex and Virtue
An Introduction to Sexual Ethics
Reeks: Catholic Moral Thought
John S. Grabowski
- “Grabowski
- offers
- a
- compelling
- rationale
- for
- the
- virtue
- of
- chastity
- that
- takes
- into
- account
- the
- sensibilities
- and
- challenges
- of
- the
- contemporary
- world”
- (Raymond
- Dennehy,
- Professor
- Emeritus,
- University
- of
- San
- Francisco).“A
- welcome
- addition
- to
- an
- often
- contentious
- literature,”
- Sex
- and
- Virtue
- provides
- a
- theological
- foundation
- for
- consideration
- of
- the
- moral
- dimensions
- of
- human
- sexuality
- from
- a
- Roman
- Catholic
- perspective
- (Catholic
- Books
- Review).
- In
- the
- hope
- of
- contributing
- to
- the
- ongoing
- renewal
- of
- moral
- theology
- sparked
- by
- the
- Second
- Vatican
- Council,
- John
- S.
- Grabowski
- discusses
- the
- systemic
- application
- of
- biblical
- and
- virtue-based
- categories
- on
- the
- topic
- of
- sexuality.
- A
- number
- of
- issues
- are
- examined
- including:
- the
- historical
- setting
- regarding
- attitudes
- and
- practices
- concerning
- sexuality;
- key
- biblical,
- historical,
- and
- contemporary
- resources
- for
- articulating
- a
- virtue-based
- approach
- to
- sexual
- ethics;
- current
- issues
- with
- which
- such
- an
- approach
- must
- wrestle;
- and
- some
- description
- of
- how
- to
- foster
- growth
- in
- moral
- virtue,
- particularly
- chastity.
- Ultimately,
- Sex
- and
- Virtue
- offers
- a
- compelling
- vision
- of
- human
- sexuality
- in
- the
- light
- of
- Christian
- faith
- that
- can
- provide
- a
- viable
- alternative
- to
- dominant
- cultural
- ideologies
- that
- trivialize
- sex
- and
- concrete
- practices
- that
- can
- enable
- growth
- in
- moral
- freedom.“Sex
- and
- Virtue
- is
- a
- splendid
- result
- of
- Grabowski’s
- response
- to
- the
- call
- of
- Vatican
- II
- to
- find
- scriptural
- support
- for
- Catholic
- moral
- teaching.
- The
- ecumenical
- potential
- of
- this
- book
- is
- tremendous;
- Christians
- can
- only
- marvel
- at
- the
- resources
- in
- scripture
- for
- establishing
- sexual
- morality—a
- morality
- that
- puts
- sexuality
- in
- service
- of
- love,
- life,
- and
- salvation.”
- —Janet
- E.
- Smith,
- former
- professor
- of
- moral
- theology,
- Sacred
- Heart
- Major
- Seminary
- of Detroit
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