Ep. 79 - Beyond Consent

As the #MeToo movement was unfolding, Washington Post columnist Christine Emba began asking questions about the broader health of American sexual culture. On this episode, Emba speaks with Commonweal contributing writer and Christianity Today editor Kate Lucky about the findings presented in her new book, Rethinking Sex: A Provocation. Our contemporary understanding of sexual consent, Emba argues, is not enough to ground our sexual ethics. For that, we need to recuperate traditional virtues like patience, care, and restraint. For further reading: ‘Finding Our Way,’ Ellen B. Koneck ‘The Feminist Wife,’ Kate Lucky ‘Clearing the Field,’ B.D. McClay