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Informal customs are the casual norms for most young adults in
matters of sexual intimacy. Unfortunately, the sexual revolution
has not proven to be as beneficial to women as was once thought and
young men enjoy themselves without preparing themselves to be
husbands and fathers. In this book, Piderit argues that a natural
law approach to morality provides a grounded pathway toward
marriage, and shows why these fairly traditional practices help
young people find a partner to whom he or she can realistically
promise love "until death do us part." Any effective culture
consists of practices, which are accompanied by narratives, norms,
and benefits. By offering theory but focusing on practices, this
book helps young adults understand why sexual intimacy should be
reserved to marriage. The first two thirds of the book develop the
natural law approach; seeking common ground early in the volume
makes it possible to understand a Christian approach to morality as
grounded in nature, not primarily in religion. The goal is to
highlight the reasonableness of this approach. The final third
(Part III) of the book explores what religious practice and
membership in a Christian denomination adds to the natural law
approach. In addition to a morality based on natural law, Piderit
also proposes a morality based on virtue ethics, which give
precedence to positive goals over forbidden actions. The focus is
on individual actions, explaining why any individual action falls
into the category of exemplary, acceptable, or corrosive; these are
terms developed, explained, and used in the book. Individual
actions, of course, get repeated over time, and this leads to the
formation of habits. And the reason for bracketing the formation of
habits is to focus on individual actions and in this way make clear
to young readers why certain actions lead to human fulfillment and
why others actions undermine that fulfillment.
Informal customs are the casual norms for most young adults in
matters of sexual intimacy. Unfortunately, the sexual revolution
has not proven to be as beneficial to women as was once thought and
young men enjoy themselves without preparing themselves to be
husbands and fathers. In this book, Piderit argues that a natural
law approach to morality provides a grounded pathway toward
marriage, and shows why these fairly traditional practices help
young people find a partner to whom he or she can realistically
promise love "until death do us part." Any effective culture
consists of practices, which are accompanied by narratives, norms,
and benefits. By offering theory but focusing on practices, this
book helps young adults understand why sexual intimacy should be
reserved to marriage. The first two thirds of the book develop the
natural law approach; seeking common ground early in the volume
makes it possible to understand a Christian approach to morality as
grounded in nature, not primarily in religion. The goal is to
highlight the reasonableness of this approach. The final third
(Part III) of the book explores what religious practice and
membership in a Christian denomination adds to the natural law
approach. In addition to a morality based on natural law, Piderit
also proposes a morality based on virtue ethics, which give
precedence to positive goals over forbidden actions. The focus is
on individual actions, explaining why any individual action falls
into the category of exemplary, acceptable, or corrosive; these are
terms developed, explained, and used in the book. Individual
actions, of course, get repeated over time, and this leads to the
formation of habits. And the reason for bracketing the formation of
habits is to focus on individual actions and in this way make clear
to young readers why certain actions lead to human fulfillment and
why others actions undermine that fulfillment.
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