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Index
Cover
About the Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Chapter One: Accounting for Fidelity
Facing Questions in the Dark
Fidelity as Moral Norm
Fidelity as Intrinsic to Marriage
Sexual Fidelity as Artistic Discipline
Sexual Fidelity and Storytelling
Chapter Two: Erotic Desire and Western Culture
Physical Appetite, Spiritual Need
“I Have a Body”
“I Am a Body”
Dualist Versus Wholistic Visions of Embodiment
Wholistic Views of Sexuality: Sigmund Freud
The Corruption of Wholistic Views: Hedonism
Dualist Views of Sexuality: Augustine of Hippo
Dualist Sexual Ethics and the Problem of Orgasm
Individualism and the Sexual “Market”
Talking to Teens About Desire
Chapter Three: Intimacy in Relationships
Casual Sex
Defining Marriage
Individualism and the Need for Fidelity
Vulnerability and Compassion
Acknowledging Each Other’s Needs
Trusting Each Other’s Integrity
Reciprocity Rather Than “Equality”
Mutual Care
Psychic Boundaries: Neither Lost nor Armed
Fidelity, Intimacy, and Community
Talking to Kids About Intimacy
Chapter Four: The Blessing of Sexual Fidelity
The Wager on Transcendence
Not Blessed but Cursed: Fidelity and Exile
The Bible on Blessing
When Divorce Is a Blessing
The Ambiguity of Blessing: Abraham and Sarah
Blessing and the Struggle with Identity: Jacob
Blessing and Community: Mary of Nazareth
Blessing and Rootedness: Psalm 1
Talking to Kids About Blessing
Chapter Five: Teaching Ethics to Kids
Calling Virtue by Name
Storytelling and Virtue
Virtue and Tradition
Constructing Good Stories: Desire
Hearing Good Stories: Intimacy
The Tale Beyond Us to Tell: Blessing
Notes
Permissions Acknowledgments
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