Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-225) and index.
Contents:
Introduction / James Alison -- Stephen J. Pope. Naomi M. Meara -- Heaven is a place on earth? : analyzing the popularity of Pope John Paul II's theology of the body / David Cloutier -- "When they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given to marriage" : marriage and sexuality, eschatology, and the nuptial meaning of the body in Pope John Paul II's theology of the body / William Mattison -- Being in love and begetting a child : a Greek myth of eros and the Christian mystery of marriage / Christopher Kaczor -- Under pressure : sexual discipleship in the real world / Cristina L. H. Traina -- Celibacy : decisive moments in its history / John O'Malley -- Perils of celibacy : clerical celibacy and marriage in the Protestant Reformation / John Witte -- Monastic perspectives on celibacy / Columba Stewart -- Celibacy under the sign of the cross / Margaret A. Farley -- Homosexuality and the church / Christopher Wolfe -- Following the still small voice : experience, truth, and argument as lived by Catholics around the gay issue / James Alison -- Descriptions and prescriptions : proposed remedies for a church in crisis / Stephen J. Pope.
Series:
The Boston College church in the 21st century series
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