More Than Self-Gift and Sex: The Role of Receptivity in Catholic Marital Ethics
This essay strives to find common ground in the importance of receptivity for an ethic of sex and marriage. It engages the theology of the body more deeply in order to address criticisms and reach out to a broader audience. Specifically, this essay aims to show that receptivity serves as a necessary...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Moral Theology |
| Online Access: | https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/11301-more-than-self-gift-and-sex-the-role-of-receptivity-in-catholic-marital-ethics |
| Summary: | This essay strives to find common ground in the importance of receptivity for an ethic of sex and marriage. It engages the theology of the body more deeply in order to address criticisms and reach out to a broader audience. Specifically, this essay aims to show that receptivity serves as a necessary ethical norm within a theology of self-gift for both marriage in general and sex specifically. First, it demonstrates receptivity as necessary for a true communion of persons in marriage, and particularly underscore this understanding in light of the sacramental nature of marriage. Further, it asserts the importance of an ethic of receptivity in the social role of the family. The essay then highlights the role of receptivity in sex and moves to a discussion of the receptivity involved in the grace of sex within the sacrament of marriage, the gift of a child, and sexual pleasure. |
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| ISSN: | 2166-2851 2166-2118 |