Doris M. Kieser is an assistant professor at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta. She teaches ethics and theology in the areas of bioethics, sexuality, the body, and spirituality. She also maintains a counselling practice, working primarily with adolescent girls and women. Her work includes elements of both theology and psychology, particularly in connection with adolescent development, moral decision-making, and human/female flourishing.

"Doris Kieser offers refreshing insight into the intersection of Catholic sexual theology and the lived experience of female adolescents. Kieser's work with teenagers addresses a notable lacuna in the Catholic Church's sexual theology, ... In her adolescent female sexual ethic, Kieser lays the necessary groundwork for what ought well prove to be a rich field for further theological ethical reflection. This text will prove to be an excellent resource in high school, seminary, and university courses." -- Christine McCarthy -- Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society

• Chapter 1 What's a Girl to Do? An IntroductionChapter 2 Natural Law in the Roman Catholic Theological TraditionChapter 3 Feminist Natural LawChapter 4 Females, Sexuality, and Gender: Theological AnthropologyChapter 5 Adolescent Females in a Contemporary Context: Sex, Gender, and DevelopmentChapter 6 Adolescent Females in a Contemporary Context: Physical/Biological DevelopmentChapter 7 This One's for the Girls: Adolescent Females and FlourishingChapter 8 Girls and God: Adolescent Females and a Sexual Theology of FlourishingNotesReferencesIndex

Doris M. Kieser is an assistant professor at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta. She teaches ethics and theology in the areas of bioethics, sexuality, the body, and spirituality. She also maintains a counselling practice, working primarily with adolescent girls and women. Her work includes elements of both theology and psychology, particularly in connection with adolescent development, moral decision-making, and human/female flourishing.

"Doris Kieser offers refreshing insight into the intersection of Catholic sexual theology and the lived experience of female adolescents. Kieser's work with teenagers addresses a notable lacuna in the Catholic Church's sexual theology, ... In her adolescent female sexual ethic, Kieser lays the necessary groundwork for what ought well prove to be a rich field for further theological ethical reflection. This text will prove to be an excellent resource in high school, seminary, and university courses." -- Christine McCarthy -- Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society

• Chapter 1 What's a Girl to Do? An IntroductionChapter 2 Natural Law in the Roman Catholic Theological TraditionChapter 3 Feminist Natural LawChapter 4 Females, Sexuality, and Gender: Theological AnthropologyChapter 5 Adolescent Females in a Contemporary Context: Sex, Gender, and DevelopmentChapter 6 Adolescent Females in a Contemporary Context: Physical/Biological DevelopmentChapter 7 This One's for the Girls: Adolescent Females and FlourishingChapter 8 Girls and God: Adolescent Females and a Sexual Theology of FlourishingNotesReferencesIndex

Doris M. Kieser is an assistant professor at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta. She teaches ethics and theology in the areas of bioethics, sexuality, the body, and spirituality. She also maintains a counselling practice, working primarily with adolescent girls and women. Her work includes elements of both theology and psychology, particularly in connection with adolescent development, moral decision-making, and human/female flourishing.

"Doris Kieser offers refreshing insight into the intersection of Catholic sexual theology and the lived experience of female adolescents. Kieser's work with teenagers addresses a notable lacuna in the Catholic Church's sexual theology, ... In her adolescent female sexual ethic, Kieser lays the necessary groundwork for what ought well prove to be a rich field for further theological ethical reflection. This text will prove to be an excellent resource in high school, seminary, and university courses." -- Christine McCarthy -- Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society

• Chapter 1 What's a Girl to Do? An IntroductionChapter 2 Natural Law in the Roman Catholic Theological TraditionChapter 3 Feminist Natural LawChapter 4 Females, Sexuality, and Gender: Theological AnthropologyChapter 5 Adolescent Females in a Contemporary Context: Sex, Gender, and DevelopmentChapter 6 Adolescent Females in a Contemporary Context: Physical/Biological DevelopmentChapter 7 This One's for the Girls: Adolescent Females and FlourishingChapter 8 Girls and God: Adolescent Females and a Sexual Theology of FlourishingNotesReferencesIndex