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

<p>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...

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Main Authors: Annelise Erasmus, Christo J.S. Lombaard
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2017-01-01
Series:Verbum et Ecclesia
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Online Access:http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/1613
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spelling doaj-97fdc5cc3dfe47548092eb3f6ffd8d5a2020-11-24T23:14:54ZafrAOSISVerbum et Ecclesia 1609-99822074-77052017-01-0138210.4102/ve.v38i2.16131358When equal becomes the same. The spirituality of sex: Have we lost it?Annelise Erasmus0Christo J.S. Lombaard1Department of Christian Spirituality, University of South AfricaDepartment of Christian Spirituality, University of South Africa<p>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.</p><p><strong>Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications:</strong> Aspects of philosophy, spirituality and human sexuality are brought in conversation with one another.</p>http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/1613spiritualitysexualityauthenticityHegelNietzschesameness and differencepublic and private spheres
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When equal becomes the same. The spirituality of sex: Have we lost it?
Verbum et Ecclesia
spirituality
sexuality
authenticity
Hegel
Nietzsche
sameness and difference
public and private spheres
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Christo J.S. Lombaard
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title When equal becomes the same. The spirituality of sex: Have we lost it?
title_short When equal becomes the same. The spirituality of sex: Have we lost it?
title_full When equal becomes the same. The spirituality of sex: Have we lost it?
title_fullStr When equal becomes the same. The spirituality of sex: Have we lost it?
title_full_unstemmed When equal becomes the same. The spirituality of sex: Have we lost it?
title_sort when equal becomes the same. the spirituality of sex: have we lost it?
publisher AOSIS
series Verbum et Ecclesia
issn 1609-9982
2074-7705
publishDate 2017-01-01
description <p>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.</p><p><strong>Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications:</strong> Aspects of philosophy, spirituality and human sexuality are brought in conversation with one another.</p>
topic spirituality
sexuality
authenticity
Hegel
Nietzsche
sameness and difference
public and private spheres
url http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/1613
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