Church Fathers, Independent Virgins UPDATE:Default Title and the subtle ironies of

and the subtle ironies of human relationships

accessible book

and social equality

Filled with atmospheric tension

such a society merely heralds the real beginning of history

Church Fathers, Independent Virgins UPDATE:Default Title and the subtle ironies ofAuthor Contributor(s): Salisbury, Joyce E. Publisher: Verso Date: 11 17 1992 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW This startling study of early Christian attitudes toward sexuality begins with an account of the different stances adopted by the Churchfrom the Early Fathers view that sex and the female body were irredeemably unholy, to Augustines contention that sex was natural, but lust was evil. While the Church Fathers struggled to reach consistent