John Portmann
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In Defense of Sin
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2001
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4 editions
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A History of Sin: How Evil Changes, But Never Goes Away
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2007
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When Bad Things Happen to Other People
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published
1999
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13 editions
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Sex and Heaven: Catholics in Bed and at Prayer
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published
2003
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3 editions
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Bad for Us: The Lure of Self-Harm
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published
2004
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2 editions
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Catholic Culture in the USA: In and Out of Church
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published
2009
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6 editions
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Women and Gay Men in the Postwar Period
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published
2016
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3 editions
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The Ethics of Sex and Alzheimer's
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published
2013
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9 editions
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Celebrity Morals and the Loss of Religious Authority
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A History of Sin: Its Evolution to Today and Beyond
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“It is a bad idea to fixate on the wedding day while neglecting the rest of a marriage in which an initial virgin may stray into illicit beds. A onetime sexual tiger who becomes monogamous ( through sheer force of will or love) in marriage may deserve quite a bit more applause than the wedding-day virgin who later strays.”
― A History of Sin: How Evil Changes, But Never Goes Away
― A History of Sin: How Evil Changes, But Never Goes Away
“It is now illegal in the United States to perform genital alteration on female minors, no matter how minimal the surgery or how safe and sanitary the procedure. Newborn male genital alteration, however, is an accepted procedure in the United States.”
― A History of Sin: How Evil Changes, But Never Goes Away
― A History of Sin: How Evil Changes, But Never Goes Away
“I also argue that sin (or at least our thinking about it) has evolved significantly since the 1950s and continues to do so, such that Fidel Castro’s confident cri de Coeur from the early 1960’s, “History will absolve me,” could work today for a great many religious Jews and Christians wrestling with their conscience.”
― A History of Sin: How Evil Changes, But Never Goes Away
― A History of Sin: How Evil Changes, But Never Goes Away
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