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Contents Setting the scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 God’s plan for human love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The great analogy of spousal love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The issue of contraception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Living the Theology of the Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
All quotations from Blessed John Paul II’s original general audience addresses are taken from Man and Woman He Created Them, translated by Michael Waldstein, Pauline Books & Media, 2006.
All rights reserved. First published 2013 by The Incorporated Catholic Truth Society, 40-46 Harleyford Road London SE11 5AY Tel: 020 7640 0042 Fax: 020 7640 0046. This edition © 2013 The Incorporated Catholic Truth Society. ISBN 978 1 86082 829 4 Front cover image: The Anastasis, (14th Century) from the Chora Church, Istanbul © Pierpaolo Finaldi.
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