{"product_id":"chastity-9781399411417","title":"Chastity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe word ''chastity'', at first sight, may seem intimidating, something to be dismissed out of hand. It is, however, something very different to celibacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when religion is in decline in the Western world and when it often seems that the senses have run riot, Erik Varden shows that chastity, the single minded direction of the senses, is a loveable quality and one that affects and beautifies humankind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe terms sexuality and wholeness indicate that to be sexual is to exist in a state of incompleteness longing to be restored. Wholeness points to a healing embrace that we desire so greatly. In Biblical language, chastity is a function of simplicity of sight. We are no longer torn apart by our passions and our desires, indeed they may reach their fulfilment. Body and spirit, male and female, order and disorder, passion and death can move from creative tension to a new kind of wholeness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVarden''s text is enriched by a wide range of references to scripture,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. List of Illustrations  2. Norma’s Question  3. What a Human Being \u003ci\u003eIs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCreated ‘in the Image’\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYou Are What You Wear\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLife Outside Eden  \u003c\/i\u003e 4. Tensions \u003ci\u003eBody and Soul\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMale and Female \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOrder and Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEros and Death\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarriage and Virginity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFreedom and Ascesis\u003c\/i\u003e  5. Negotiating Passion \u003ci\u003eThe Call to Perfection \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRest in Unrest \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTo See Clearly\u003c\/i\u003e  6. Contemplative Life   7. Notes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866651865431,"sku":"9781399411417","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399411417.jpg?v=1722279649","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chastity-9781399411417","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}