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New Morality
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Does romantic love sanctify married sex?
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Hence Xystus in his Sentences tells us that “He who too ardently loves his own wife is an adulterer.” It is disgraceful to love another man’s wife at all, or… read more
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The moral of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Tucson Traditionalist objects to me including the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight with the tradition of courtly love: It’s a mistake to cite the case of Gawain… read more
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The love of a virtuous pagan woman tames the beast inside.
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The idea that women are inherently virtuous, and that men need women to sanctify them is deeply ingrained. You won’t find either of these concepts in Scripture, but even commenters… read more
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Casual dating and serial monogamy as lost virtues.
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There is a story making the rounds about a Boston College professor trying to entice her students to go on dates. The shocker for older generations outside the men’s sphere… read more
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St. Jerome, the Puritan.
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In his post Obeying Your Double Helix Pastor Doug Wilson recommends the book The Worldly Saints by Leland Ryken. This is a book I read when I originally wrote about Courtly Love back… read more
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Chivalry and biblical marriage can’t coexist.
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Swanny River asks in response to Blinded by Chivalry: Can someone explain to me what is meant by a marriage depending upon the free will of the married means? Is… read more
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Blinded by chivalry.
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Commenter 7817 asks: Dalrock, have you read Wilson’s post from last year where he says that one of the beautiful things the puritans did was to enshrine Chivalry in marriage?… read more
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