This book is philosophical and theological in the highest senses. It is concerned with timeless truths of the human condition, addressed at a particular time when they most need articulation.
It is absolutely wild to think that the Christian dogma that both men and women are created in the image of God and, thus, that femininity is not a flaw to be overcome is one of its most enduring differences with the city of man.
Unfortunately, we don't seem to be able to entertain two visions of human flourishing and excellence, since we have done our dead level best to amputate the differences, maiming both genders horribly and turning marriage into lifelong divorce and child-rearing into horse-breeding.
The conversations that must be had revolve around the nature and import of such differences for the family, state, and church. Without those institutions, there is little reason to care about genitals, what or whom they touch, or their relevance for nomenclature.
It is absolutely wild to think that the Christian dogma that both men and women are created in the image of God and, thus, that femininity is not a flaw to be overcome is one of its most enduring differences with the city of man.
Unfortunately, we don't seem to be able to entertain two visions of human flourishing and excellence, since we have done our dead level best to amputate the differences, maiming both genders horribly and turning marriage into lifelong divorce and child-rearing into horse-breeding.
The conversations that must be had revolve around the nature and import of such differences for the family, state, and church. Without those institutions, there is little reason to care about genitals, what or whom they touch, or their relevance for nomenclature.