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A Wild Constraint: The Case for Chastity

Autor Jenny Taylor
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 dec 2008
In A Wild Constraint: The Case for Chastity, Taylor addresses the provocative subject of celibacy. Too often considered an exclusively religious option, celibacy has been reclaimed by some feminists and sociologists over the last 20 years as a radical alternative in secular society to the liberal sexual lifestyle. What, after all, is sexual liberation when so often the outcome is pain and social chaos? In the context of promiscuity, sexual abuse and confusion, celibacy can herald a different sexual freedom. Jenny Taylor draws on personal experience and interviews with men and women of all ages to demonstrate the impact of the sexual revolution and to make a case for celibacy. She argues that celibacy is a viable alternative that deserves to be taken seriously and challenges the church to speak out for sexual abstinence with confidence and certainty.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780826487124
ISBN-10: 0826487122
Pagini: 176
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

A topical and timely book. Stories of how lives have been affected by promiscuity & the drunkenness & disorder associated with it are making chastity look political!

Cuprins

Introduction Ch 1 'Ready for Sex' Ch 2 In the Image of Dog: Freud and his Disciples Ch 3 Sex and the Destruction of Childhood Ch 4 Virtue and the Vamp: Women as Culture Carriers Ch 5 The Church's Turn Against Chastity Ch 6 Alone Again - Naturally Ch 7 Sexuality for Society Ch 8 Surviving Chastity Bibliography Index

Recenzii

"More people remain single longer, if not for life, than ever before. In the face of this, coupled with popular cultural messages promoting an active sex life, Taylor's advocacy for chastity is timely and provocative. Drawing on personal interviews, social statistics and references to sources ranging from Freud to Bridget Jones, Taylor (Faith and Power: Christianity and Islam in 'Secular' Britain) chastises what she deems to be a dangerous degree of sexual freedom. The book is at its best when describing the possibilities and benefits of chastity for the individual and society." -Publishers Weekly, December 15, 2008
"Celibacy-chosen sexlessness-comes in for lots of ribbing in today's hypersexualized culture, as though it were an illness or a misfortune. Taylor takes a thoughtful new look at celibacy, reminding us that church traditions that once celebrated singlehood and virginity have turned against them. She makes an eloquent case for the faith and power inherent in chastity, which may yet again prove a bulwark within a culture where both closed and "open" marriages seem doomed to failure and where the yearning for connectedness not constrained by sexuality is widespread. Eye-opening and helpful; recommended for most collections."-Starred Review, Library Journal, January 2009
"In a society obsessed with sexuality Jenny Taylor's elegant essay comes as a welcome and refreshing change." - Catholic Herald
"Jenny Taylor's elegant essay comes as a welcome and refreashing change ... offers an interesting survey of contemporary attitudes."   Catholic Herald, January 2009
Review in Church Times, April 2009
"...it is a well written, scholarly treatment of the subject and it will certainly make you think." The Irish Catholic, September 2009
All God's Children - Vol 2.2 2010
"The social dimension and implications of individual sexuality...[are] carefully developed and powerfully stated."
Mention in Church of England Newspaper, February 2009
Mention in Baptist Times, March 2009
"This is an excellent, brave book and one which will delight and challenge in equal measure, and it is highly recommended." -Interserve Magazine
"Very readable, with a good amount of anecdotal material, and an amusing style whish is at times enjoyably risqué ... certain to make an otherwise uneventful train journey pass more speedily." - New Directions
Mention in author's own article in The Times, February 2009

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