tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502171450450034535.post8363982497079152294..comments2023-10-28T07:04:25.925-04:00Comments on A Theology of Desire: Chance or the Dance? Excerpts from Ch. 7 (Sex) Part 3Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502171450450034535.post-41085294338557233912009-11-03T12:56:23.987-05:002009-11-03T12:56:23.987-05:00Interesting that I had the vision recently of a fr...Interesting that I had the vision recently of a friend dancing her way through gauzy veils to reach Him.Suzanne Marie DeWitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724481265474654929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502171450450034535.post-84219079836700031862009-11-02T19:26:36.793-05:002009-11-02T19:26:36.793-05:00I like how he speaks about this using liturgical m...I like how he speaks about this using liturgical metaphors of rite and rubric. <br /><br />Augustine argued that sex takes place behind closed doors because of the shame and sinfulness that now attends this activity. And there is some truth to this, in so far as we wish to hide what is shameful, and our desire is rarely 100% pure.<br /><br />However, the truth is more to be found in it's sacredness. In some Eastern liturgies, the Eucharist, which corresponds to that consummation in the bedroom, is actually celebrated behind a veil.Brian Killianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374280614583399909noreply@blogger.com