Whenever somebody talks about sex, ears perk up and strong reactions—both positive and negative—ensue. For a long time, I saw that as a sign that there was something fundamentally wrong with humanity, something inherently sinful. But I’ve come to realize that I had it backwards. We have this reaction because there is something fundamentally right with us.…
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These Beautiful Bones
For the last couple of years, I’ve had a project in the back of my mind. I’ve been thinking of writing a book or at least an article to lay out the idea that the Theology of the Body is not just about sex–it’s really about everything. About two months ago I got assigned to…
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For the last couple of years, I’ve had a project in the back of my mind. I’ve been thinking of writing a book or at least an article to lay out the idea that the Theology of the Body is not just about sex–it’s really about everything. About two months ago I got assigned to…
Read MoreSexuality For A New World
Almost universally, women—regardless of political, religious or philosophical persuasion—agree that the treatment and portrayal of women in advertising and media is infuriatingly unjust. But what people don’t seem to get is that when you hold up multiple partners and child-proof or premarital sex as a standard of behavior, you automatically reduce women to objects of lust.
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Kathleen M. Basi 