theological anthropology
The number of those who reject same-sex marriage is increasing today, especially among the young. Perhaps that’s because they have come of age in a society that promotes individual autonomy to such a degree that it undermines all forms of permanence, especially marriage. They probably do not regard Obergefell as having caused the decline of marri... See more
How Obergefell Failed - First Things
And the third crisis, through which we’re living? That, Professor Rex argued, involves “. . . a question that would once have been expressed as ‘What is man?’ The fact that this wording is now itself seen as problematic is a symptom of the very condition it seeks to diagnose. What is it, in other words, to be human?” That, Rex rightly contends, is
... See moreGeorge Weigel • The Catholic Crisis Over “Us”
Today, blindness to the truth about the human person has led to a crisis of family, community, and opportunity. But then as now, we see clearly the Church’s latest intellectual and cultural challenge: not primarily the nature of God or redemption, but of man and human flourishing.
thepublicdiscourse.com • Catholic Thought and the Challenges of Our Time
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