When equal becomes the same. The spirituality of sex: Have we lost it?

In this contribution, spirituality and sexuality are brought together as part of a quest for authenticity. In conversation with Hegel and Nietzsche, the confusion between sameness and difference as it plays out in the confusion between the public and private spheres is analysed, en route to proposin...

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Authors: Erasmus, Annelise (Author) ; Lombaard, Christo J. S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. [2017]
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2017, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-7
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Authenticity
B Spirituality
B sameness and difference
B Nietzsche
B Hegel
B Sexuality
B public and private spheres
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Summary:In this contribution, spirituality and sexuality are brought together as part of a quest for authenticity. In conversation with Hegel and Nietzsche, the confusion between sameness and difference as it plays out in the confusion between the public and private spheres is analysed, en route to proposing life-affirming sexual identities, including non-mainstream sexualities.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: Aspects of philosophy, spirituality and human sexuality are brought in conversation with one another.
ISSN:2074-7705
Contains:Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/ve.v38i2.1613