Tuesday, June 17, 2008
"Just Love" or "Love and Responsibility"
Michael P., thank you for your responses to my questions. And Fr. Araujo, thank you for your intervention. A year and a half ago, at Michael's suggestion, I read "Just Love." I found the book disappointing for many reasons, including those expressed here. At the time Michael P. and I contemplated an MOJ dialogue on the merits of "Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics" and Karol Wojtyla's "Love and Responsibility," which I think is the most profound book on sexual ethics.
How about a week long dialogue on the merits of these two books? (Michael P., if there is a book on sexual ethics that you find more profound than "Just Love," we can substitute it). I propose that this dialogue take place the second week of December when we will want to be distracted from grading. Michael P. and I can start it off with opening observations and then open up the dialogue to MOJ contributors and readers who have read both books. Michael P., what do you say?
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2008/06/just-love-or-lo.html