Puzzle of sex

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By Peter Vardy. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, SCM Press. Used by permission. Permission sought. Is underage sex wrong? In Britain and the United States the age of consent is 16, in Vietnam 18, in Madagascar 21, in Spain 13 and in some countries in the Arab world a girl may be married and have sex once she has had her first period which can be at the age of

In part one the development of our understanding about sex and sexual ethics is explored. This is crucial for anyone examining any area of sexual ethics. Vardy provides a very good in depth introduction to the various areas of sexual ethics using Biblical material and ethical theorists to lay the foundation for where the culturally normative view of sexual ethics comes from. Section 2 examines the relevance of this normative view in contemporary world. The challenge that has been presented to this received wisdom by modernity and post modernity.

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