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Question I Why has Christianity rejected many expressions of sexuality as antithetical to spirituality while various Eastern traditions Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism have been more accepting of sexuality, have even embraced sex as a vehicle for spiritual transcendence? What do you think about the connection, if any, between sexuality and spirituality? In the Christian view, is Shakespeare's mortal coil, Milton's perfidious bark, just a weight holding us down, preventing us from achieving greater divinity, or is the body, as Blake explains, a portion of the soul discerned by the five senses?

Looking at my initial answers to the questions, I wonder how Sandor Ferenczi, who was brilliant at spotting unusual neuroses, would interpret my verbosity. Which leads me to note how much I appreciate Camille Paglia's comment, "neurosis and creativity are intertwined."      I assume we are all neurotic, especially in our sexuality. If we're going to judge sex by its absence of neurosis, we're not talking about human sexuality. I think that's the point of sex: It leads us deeper into ourselves and into life. Being neurotic about it means that we still have some distance to go, and I doubt that anyone ever reaches the end of the road. Moore responds to Francoeur, Kissling and himself

Introduction Question I Camille Paglia Thomas Moore Elaine Pagels Robert Francoeur Frances Kissling Question II Camille Paglia Thomas Moore Elaine Pagels Robert Francoeur Frances Kissling Question III Camille Paglia Thomas Moore Elaine Pagels Robert Francoeur Frances Kissling Question IV Camille Paglia Thomas Moore Elaine Pagels Robert Francoeur Frances Kissling Question V Camille Paglia Thomas Moore Elaine Pagels Robert Francoeur Frances Kissling ©1999 Thomas Moore and hooksexup.com