A Wild Constraint - The Case for Chastity

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.>

Product details

• Authors: Jenny Taylor, Jenny Taylor
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.12.2008
• EAN: 9780826487124
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-8712-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Christianity, Sociology: sexual relations, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, RELIGION / Christian Living / Family & Relationships, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality, Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships