The Cult of the Born-Again Virgin
The Cult of the Born-Again Virgin

Author: Wendy Keller

Publisher: HCI

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781558746961

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You Can Change Your Life, Heal Your Heart and ImprovelUl Your Relationships by Harnessing The Power of Your Sexual Energy Want to be the first woman on your block to become celibate? You might be too late! Celibacy is sweeping the nation as the choice for intelligent singles of all ages and both genders who are sick and tired of the games, heartbreak and personal chaos created by having sex with people they don't love! Savvy singles are choosing to be celibate unless or until they fall in love—and they are reaping huge benefits! This book reports on the movement and reveals to you the secrets of how other women just like you have used celibacy to: Attract a great relationship Align their spiritual lives Grow their businesses Return to core values Heal their broken hearts Improve their careers and/or finances Find and achieve their goals Improve their physical or emotional health And hundreds of other great reasons revealed inside this book! If any of this touches your heart, The Cult of the Earn-Again Virgin is a must-read for you! In its pages, you, too, will discover the secret so many now-celibate women know: "Keep Your Knees Together—Change Your Life!" If you have had it with men who don't value love, marriage or monogamy the way you wish they would, or if your heart has been crushed one too many times, or if you just sense that being sexually active simply isn't working in your life, you're holding the right book in your hands. Don't deprive yourself a moment longer of the life gifts that are your birthright! Bet, The Cult of]fhe Earn-Again Virgin show you how to claim them today!

Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic
Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic

Author: David Currie

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2009-09-03

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1681490587

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David Currie was raised in a devout Christian family whose father was a fundamentalist preacher and both parents teachers at Moody Bible Institute. Currie's whole upbringing was immersed in the life of fundamentalist Protestantism - theology professors, seminary presidents and founders of evangelical mission agencies were frequent guests at his family dinner table. Currie received a degree from Trinity International University and studied in the Masters of Divinity program. This book was written as an explanation to his fundamentalist and evangelical friends and family about why he became a Roman Catholic. Currie presents a very lucid, systematic and intelligible account of the reasons for his conversion to the ancient Church that Christ founded. He gives a detailed discussion of the important theological and doctrinal beliefs Catholic and evangelicals hold in common, as well as the key doctrines that separate us, particularly the Eucharist, the Pope, and Mary.

God, Sex, and Gender
God, Sex, and Gender

Author: Adrian Thatcher

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-05-02

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1405193697

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Engagingly and clearly written by a highly respected theologian, God, Sex, and Gender is the first comprehensive introduction to a theology of both sexuality and gender available in a single volume. Makes a theological contribution to understanding the unprecedented changes in sexual and gender relationships of the last fifty years Discusses many topics including: sexual difference; sexual equality; gender and power; the nature of desire; the future of marriage in Christian sexual ethics; homosexuality and same-sex unions; the problems of sexual minorities; contraception in a time of HIV/AIDS; the separation of sexual experience from marriage; and offers new arguments for marriage and for chastity Offers a consistent and engaging introduction at the cutting edge of theological inquiry, which is contemporary, undogmatic, questioning, and relevant to readers' experience, interests, and needs Written lucidly and engagingly by an established and respected academic who has published widely in this area

Singled Out
Singled Out

Author: Christine Colón

Publisher: Brazos Press

Published: 2009-06-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1441204288

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Authors Christine Colón and Bonnie Field thought that by a certain age they would each be married. But they watched that age come and go--and still no walks down the aisle. In Singled Out, they reflect on their experience--and that of an increasing number of Christians. Rejecting overly simplistic messages from the church about "waiting for marriage," they explore a deeper understanding of celibacy that affirms singles' decision to be sexually pure, acknowledges their struggles, and recognizes their importance in the church community. Thoughtful and accessible, Singled Out is an invaluable voice of realistic encouragement for any single as well as an important tool for church leaders and others concerned with mission and ministry for singles.

Advice for an Imperfect Single World
Advice for an Imperfect Single World

Author: Pat Gaudette

Publisher: Home and Leisure Publishing, Inc

Published: 2004-09

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780976121008

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"Advice for an Imperfect Single World" is a compilation of relationship advice doled out by "Queenie," a feisty, no-nonsense advice columnist for the popular Friends and Lovers Web site.

Virginity Lost
Virginity Lost

Author: Laura Carpenter

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2005-11

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 0814716520

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Includes information on abstinence, abstinence focused sex education, African Americans, Asian Americans, birth control, born again virginity, chastity, coming out, conservative Christians, definitions of virginity loss, double standard, Latinos, Latinas, oral sex, race, ethnicity, rape, religion, secondary virginity, stigma, technical virginity, etc.

Everyone Is NOT Doing It
Everyone Is NOT Doing It

Author: Jamie L. Mullaney

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780226547565

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Labels like vegan, virgin, or nonsmoker get thrown around to identify forms of abstinence, but for many abstainers such labels are also proud declarations of who they are. Setting aside the moral debates and psychological assessments surrounding abstinence, Jamie L. Mullaney here asks why it is that the act of not doing something plays such a crucial role in the formation of our personal identities. Based on interviews with individuals who abstain from habits as diverse as sex, cigarettes, sugar, and technology, Everyone Is NOT Doing It identifies four different types of abstainers: quitters; those who have never done something and never will; those who haven't done something yet, but might in the future; and those who are not doing something temporarily. Mullaney assesses the commonalities that bind abstainers, as well as how perceptions of abstinence change according to social context, age, and historical era. In contrast to such earlier forms of abstinence as social protest, entertainment, or an instrument of social stratification, not doing something now gives people a more secure sense of self by offering a more affordable and manageable identity in a world of ever-expanding options.

If the Church Were Christian
If the Church Were Christian

Author: Philip Gulley

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2010-02-02

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0061968226

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“[Philip Gulley’s] vision of Christianity is grounded, gripping, and filled with uncommon sense. He is building bridges instead of boundaries, and such wisdom is surely needed now.” —Richard Rohr, O.F.M, author of Everything Belongs Quaker minister Philip Gulley, author of If Grace Is True and If God Is Love, returns with If the Church Were Christian: a challenging and thought-provoking examination of the author’s vision for today’s church… if Christians truly followed the core values of Jesus Christ. Fans of Shane Claiborne, Rob Bell, and unChristian will find much to discuss in If the Church Were Christian, as will anyone interested in the future of this institution.

Virgin Territory
Virgin Territory

Author: Julia Kelto Lillis

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2022-12-13

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0520389026

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Women's virginity held tremendous significance in early Christianity and the Mediterranean world. Early Christian thinkers developed diverse definitions of virginity and understood its bodily aspects in surprising, often nonanatomical ways. Eventually Christians took part in a cross-cultural shift toward viewing virginity as something that could be perceived in women's sex organs. Treating virginity as anatomical brought both benefits and costs. By charting this change and situating it in the larger landscape of ancient thought, Virgin Territory illuminates unrecognized differences among early Christian sources and historicizes problematic ideas about women's bodies that still persist today.

The Cult of the Virgin Mary
The Cult of the Virgin Mary

Author: Michael P. Carroll

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2021-01-12

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0691222975

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Tracing devotion to Mary to psychological and historical processes that began in the fifth century, Michael Carroll answers intriguing questions: What explains the many reports of Marian apparitions over the centuries? Why is Mary both "Virgin" and "Mother" simultaneously? Why has the Marian cult always been stronger in certain geographical areas than in others? The first half of the book presents a psychoanalytic explanation for the most salient facts about the Marian cult and the second addresses the question of Marian apparitions.