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A Wild Constraint: The Case for Chastity
Contributor(s): Taylor, Jenny (Author)

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 ISBN: 0826487122     ISBN-13: 9780826487124
Publisher: Continuum
OUR PRICE: $24.65  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: February 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies
Dewey: 241.66
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 8.3" L (0.50 lbs) 176 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/15/2008 pg. 51
Library Journal 01/15/2009 pg. 72
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2009 pg. 11
 
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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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