Using Augustine in contemporary sexual ethics. A response to Gilbert Meilaender |
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Authors: | Cahill L S |
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Institution: | J. Donald Monan Professor of Theology, Boston College |
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Abstract: | In response to Gilbert Meilaender's innovative interpretation of Augustine and of Roman Catholic teaching, the author suggests (1) that Meilaender attributes to Augustine a more positive view of sexual pleasure than the texts will support, (2) that modern Roman Catholic teaching suggests that love should have priority over procreation as a meaning of sex; and (3) that the moral logic of Meilaender's argument does not require a rejection of all reproductive technologies. Nonetheless, the author agrees that a more critical attitude should be adopted toward the reasons for which technologically assisted reproduction is promoted and undertaken, as well as toward its social impact. |
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Keywords: | Augustine procreation reproductive technologies Roman Catholic sexual ethics |
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