St. Augustine: a View on Marriage and Sexuality in today's World

What would be St. Augustine's reaction if he returned to the worls at this start of the third millenium, and had to evaluate the modern attitude toward marriage and toward human sexuality? I believe that (with surprise, or perhaps without it) he would identify two phenomena that he experienced...

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Main Author: Burke, Cormag (Author)
Format: Print Article
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Published: 2012
In: Angelicum
Year: 2012, Volume: 89, Pages: 377-403
IxTheo Classification:SB Catholic Church law
Further subjects:B Vatican Council 2. (1962-1965) Vatikanstadt Gaudium et spes
B Augustinus, Aurelius Saint (354-430)
B Sexuality
B Tria bona Lehre
B Marriage
B Person
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Summary:What would be St. Augustine's reaction if he returned to the worls at this start of the third millenium, and had to evaluate the modern attitude toward marriage and toward human sexuality? I believe that (with surprise, or perhaps without it) he would identify two phenomena that he experienced in his own time (even if under somewhat different modulations); two attitudes that he combatted; two valuations, seemingly located at opposite poles, and nevertheless intimately related to each other
ISSN:1123-5772
Contains:Enthalten in: Angelicum