Book #59408

Desire and Denial: Celibacy and the Church - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Gordon Thomas
Book #59408 Desire and Denial: Celibacy and the Church - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Gordon Thomas.

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1986.
ISBN: 0316840971

A Fine first Printing of the First Edition housed in a mildly scuffed alike dust-jacket.

Gordon Thomas's Desire and Denial: Celibacy and the Church is a book about the history and theology of celibacy in the Catholic Church. Thomas argues that celibacy has been a source of both spiritual and sexual temptation for centuries. He also contends that celibacy has had negative consequences for both the Church and its members.; 8vo; 529 pages.

Price: $40.00