TY - BOOK AU - Thielicke Helmut TI - The ethics of Sex AV - HQ31 .T42 1964 PY - 1964/// CY - New York, Evanston, London PB - Harper & Row KW - sexual ethics KW - Marriage KW - Sexual behaviour KW - Ethics KW - Religion and sex KW - Morale sexuelle N1 - Includes Bibliography and indexes; Introduction : the duality of man : biblical anthropology of the sexes -- Eros and agape : theological phenomenology of the human sex relationship. The problem : the interconnection of bios and person in the realm of eros ; The libido, animal and human ; The realization of the sex nature -- The order of marriage. The biblical interpretation of marriage ; The sacramental and the "worldly" interpretations of marriage; controversial theological considerations ; The changed position of woman in the family and in society (the problem of the equality of the sexes) ; Divorce and the remarriage of divorced persons -- Borderline situations. Birth control (the problem of optional sterility) ; Interruption of pregnancy (the problem of artificial abortion) ; Artificial insemination ; The problem of homosexuality ER -