Religious Formation : A Transformation Through Psychosexual Integration / Jomon Sebastian.

includes index and biblioraphy

Chapter one Religious formation: A call to become fully human Introduction .......5 The concept of formation ........5 The fundamental dimensions of human formation .......7 The goal of formation ........8 The characteristics of religious/priestly formation ......9 Principles of religious formation .......14 Sexuality and human formation ......20 The concept of integration .....22 Formation as a journey of integration .......25 Human integration .......27 Emotional integration .....30 Spiritual integration .....32 Merits of integrated personality .....33 Formation and the psychosexual development ......35 Chapter two Psychosexual development for healthy celibate life Introduction .....37 Human sexuality .....37 Sexuality and need for integration ......43 Sexuality and religious candidate .....43 Sexuality in christian tradition .....44 The affirmation of sexuality in Nt .....47 Magisterial teaching on sexuality .......48 Psychosexual development .....51 Psychosexual development theories for a broadened perspective .....55 Sexuality and formation ......59 The meaning of chastity .....63 The challenges of celibate life .....66 Stages in celibate life ......68 Genital and affective dimension of sexuality .....70 Conlusion ........71 Chapter three Premises and praxis for mature celibate living Introduction .....73 Related issues and concerns .....73 The imperativeness of psychosexual integration in religious celibacy ......88 Remedial counselling .......89 Spiritual direction in sexuality ....98 Healthy and effective formator .....100 Vocational accompaniment for sexual integration .....105