Sexual Identity: The Harmony of Philosophy, Science, and Revelation

Have "man" and "woman" become meaningless categories? Public promotion of transgender identities, same-sex marriage, and surrogate parenthood indicate that we no longer view male and female as central to human flourishing. Perhaps man and woman amount to nothing more than one's own self-expression. Many intuitively resist such a view, but feel unable to respond in light of "woke" rhetoric from media-driven voices carrying the apparent blessings of science.

We need to recall who and what we are. Sexual Identity: The Harmony of Philosophy, Science, and Revelation takes up anew the questions "What is a man?" and "What is a woman?" Taking a holistic approach, the book is co-authored by experts from different fields: philosophy, obstetrics and gynecology, endocrinology, psychology, plastic surgery, and theology. For the sake of accessibility, the style is thoughtful but not academic. Each chapter includes review points along with suggestions for further reading.

The authors include recognized practitioners in their fields who have spoken nationally and internationally to audiences concerned with today's crisis over the meaning of sexuality.

Sexual Identity assembles these voices into a coherent whole. Written by experts for non-specialists, it offers a comprehensive vision of the human sexual identity, male and female. It offers much-needed wisdom to see through the deceptions that afflict our time.

Contributors:
Cara Buskmiller, MD
John D. Finley, PhD
Paul W. Hruz, MD, PhD
Patrick W. Lappert, MD
Andrew Sodergren, PsyD
Lawrence J. Welch, PhD

John D. Finley, Ph.D. is a professor of philosophy at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis. He received his doctorate at the University of Dallas. He has taught at Thomas Aquinas College in California and is a member of the Aquinas Institute at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford. Dr. Finley has lectured and published on the nature of the human person, sexuality, phenomenology, and the thought of Thomas Aquinas. In 2017, he was awarded a grant from the John Templeton Foundation to pursue interdisciplinary research on philosophy, science, and gender. He and his wife Hilary have three children.