SEXUALITY AND INTIMACY IN CHRISTIAN MARITAL LIFE : A PASTORAL –PSYCHO-THEOLOGICAL APPROACH
Sexuality is not just a power a man/woman has but rather the incarnate mode of expression as male or female who is a person. The paper examines the meaning of such terms as sexuality, sexuality in Roman Catholicism, premarital sexuality, sexual intercourse and intimacy, intimacy between pastoral Care Giver and parishioners/client, intimacy as a source of strength in marital life, ingredients for achieving intimacy in Christian Marital life, marital life as a religious process, and sexual maturity in Christian Marital life. The goal of the paper is to provide an understanding of the Pastoral-Psycho-Theological dynamics of intimacy that can help in illuminating the personal and religious meaning of Christian marital life. The paper ends with a conclusion and recommendations.
Keywords: approach, christian, intimacy, life, marital, pastoral, sexuality, –psycho-theological