Education through and to love - Sexuality as a source of conflict in German pastoral care of youth and the possibilities of practice in sex education

The climate in German Catholic pastoral care of youth with regards to sex education is in a sorry plight. This is due to the fact that the conflicts of the past are still very much alive. At the same time, however, there is a positive potential for development in this field of pastoral care of youth...

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Main Author: Gärtner, Stefan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2003
In: Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2003, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 93-103
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:The climate in German Catholic pastoral care of youth with regards to sex education is in a sorry plight. This is due to the fact that the conflicts of the past are still very much alive. At the same time, however, there is a positive potential for development in this field of pastoral care of youth. This is especially significant, because friendship and sexuality are such important themes for children and young people. Indeed, pastoral care of youth will have to take into account their special life situation and the changed social context. Individualised, postmodern society offers a large number of sexual options. Against this background, we will end by outlining some fundamental perspectives for sex educational concepts in pastoral care of youth, in which teaching them to love and the ability to form relationships is central.
ISSN:2405-5093
Contains:In: Journal of youth and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/24055093-90000117