Reflections on the Sexual Revolution
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Sexual revolution has been woven into the fabric of Western civilization for nearly a millennium, challenging the notion that our current era's sexual upheaval is unprecedented. By examining sources from medieval courtly love literature to 13th-century Jewish texts, alongside contemporary empirical studies like Kirkendall's research on premarital relationships and Thielicke's theological ethics, a complex pattern emerges of recurring cultural tensions around sexuality and morality. What distinguishes today's sexual revolution is its unprecedented commercialization and depersonalization of intimate relationships, marking a sharp departure from historical forms of sexual transgression that maintained stronger interpersonal bonds. The analysis reveals how Gnostic influences in Western culture have fostered a deep-seated mistrust of sexual love, generating cycles of libertinism and asceticism that ultimately dehumanize sexual relationships. At stake is not simply the evolution of moral standards, but the preservation of personhood itself - as impersonal sexual encounters erode our capacity for genuine human connection and self-knowledge. Meaningful sexual ethics can only emerge from authentic interpersonal relationships that successfully integrate both biological and personal dimensions of human sexuality.

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Published 1966
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Monford Harris