I got a kick out of this article by Martin Marty in Christian Century: Pucker Up
A book by Michael Philip Penn titled Kissing Christians is attracting attention. There is some tease in this earnest scholarly work, such as "Chapter One: Kissing Basics." But, alas, there are only slight references to "eroticism." Apparently the early Christian kiss was not erotic, even though the kissers interpreted the biblical command to "Greet one another with a holy kiss" to mean a kiss on the mouth.
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