Captivating Illusions: Sexual Abuse and the Ordering of Love

Adults typically take pleasure in the physical dimension of caring for children. Confusingly, much recent theology either condemns adults' physical enjoyment of children as exploitive or accepts it (in maternal care of infants) without comment. A convincing, unifying theological moral argument...

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Main Author: Traina, Cristina L. H. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center 2008
In: Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 183-208
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