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Body and sexuality : theological-pastoral perspectives of women in Asia / Agnes M. Brazal, Andrea Lizares Si, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Quezon City : Ateneo de Manila University Press, c2007.Description: xiii, 301 pages 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789715505161
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BX 1793.B63  .Ec28 2007
Summary: it can also help bring about a more positive valuation of corporeality and creation as such."-Amelia Vasquez, RSCJ, East Asian Pastoral Institute, Quezon City.Summary: This path-breaking publication by Catholic women theologians in Asia calls attention to issues that make many people uncomfortable but which need to be integrated in the conciousness since they are part of human reality. The issue of sexuality has been skirted or denied by Catholic leaders and intellectuals, which creates a shadow side" that is intrinsically connected to many problems in Church and society, especially in countries where the Church has a dominant political and cultural influence. This book could help shed light on this dark side of the history of Christianity
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Isagani R. Cruz Collection Isagani R. Cruz Collection Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center BX 1793.B63 .Ec28 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 3IRC0000007411
Filipiniana Filipiniana Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Filipiniana BX 1793.B63 .Ec28 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3AEA0000299218

it can also help bring about a more positive valuation of corporeality and creation as such."-Amelia Vasquez, RSCJ, East Asian Pastoral Institute, Quezon City.

This path-breaking publication by Catholic women theologians in Asia calls attention to issues that make many people uncomfortable but which need to be integrated in the conciousness since they are part of human reality. The issue of sexuality has been skirted or denied by Catholic leaders and intellectuals, which creates a shadow side" that is intrinsically connected to many problems in Church and society, especially in countries where the Church has a dominant political and cultural influence. This book could help shed light on this dark side of the history of Christianity

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