Hildegard of Bingen was a medieval abbess, a Christian mystic, a learned scholar, and a musical composer. She lived from 1098 to 1179 in present-day Germany. Her work shows humane appreciation for men’s sexuality and celebrates fatherhood.
Hildegard’s Ordo Virtutum doesn’t merely caricature women as virtuous and men as demonic. It poignantly, poetically explores erotics of aridity. … Read the post erotics of aridity in Hildegard's Ordo Virtutum
Hildegard of Bingen’s poignant antiphon “O magne Pater” faces the eternal possibility of failing to love fathers. That mirrors failing to love God. … Read the post Hildegard of Bingen's antiphon for fathers, O magne pater
In Causae et curae, Hildegard of Bingen characterized four types of men by sexuality, recognizing fundamental importance and diversity in men’s sexuality. … Read the post appreciation for men's sexuality in Hildegard's Causae et curae
In her medical-anthropological work Causae et curae, Hildegard of Bingen depicted men’s sexuality as awesome and holy in its proper, loving context. … Read the post Hildegard of Bingen on men's genitals and semen