The Porn Phenomenon
Author: Barna Group
Publisher:
Published: 2016-04-04
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ISBN-13: 9780996584364
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The Porn Myth
Author: Matthew Fradd
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 2017-03-13
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 1681497549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Porn Myth is a non- religious response to the commonly held belief that pornography is a harmless or even beneficial pastime. Author Matt Fradd draws on the experience of porn performers and users, and the expertise of neurologists, sociologists, and psychologists to demonstrate that pornography is destructive to individuals, relationships, and society. He provides insightful arguments, supported by the latest scientific research, to discredit the fanciful claims used to defend and promote pornography. This book explains the neurological reasons porn is addictive, helps individuals learn how to be free of porn, and offers real help to the parents and the spouses of porn users. Because recent research on pornography's harmful effects on the brain validates the experiences of countless porn users, there is a growing wave of passionate individuals trying to change the pro-porn cultural norm-by inspiring others to pursue real love and to avoid its hollow counterfeit. Matt Fradd and this book are part of that movement, which is aiding the many men and women who are seeking a love untainted by warped perceptions of intimacy and rejecting the influence of porn in their lives.
Don’t Look Away
Author: Don Brewster
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2024-01-30
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 1666779288
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe extent and depth of evil confronting us on a daily basis can be overwhelming, so overwhelming we can be tempted to look away from it. After all, with evil lurking around every corner, what difference can a single person make? In fighting the evil of child sex trafficking in Cambodia, and focusing on one life at a time, God has taken Don and Bridget Brewster's seemingly insignificant and unqualified efforts to transform a community known for trafficking all its girls, to one that loves and protects all children. As the Brewsters took the lonely first steps of faith, God brought along others to serve with them. Through the telling of their story, the hope is that you will be challenged and inspired not to look away, but to say yes to fighting evils that surround us. In addition, you will find principles from their successes and warnings from their failures that can be used to fight evil anywhere.
Porn Studies
Author: Linda Williams
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9780822333128
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of contemporary work on pornographic film and video, edited by one of the founders of the field.
A Practical Guide to Culture 4-Chapter Sexuality Excerpt
Author: John Stonestreet
Publisher: David C Cook
Published: 2017-10-20
Total Pages: 79
ISBN-13: 0830773134
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe don’t have to lose the next generation to culture. In this practical guide, John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle explore questions including: What unseen undercurrents are shaping twenty-first-century youth culture? Why do so many kids struggle with identity? How do we talk to kids about same-sex marriage and transgenderism? How can leaders steer kids away from substance abuse and other addictions? How can we ground students in the biblical story and empower them to change the world? With biblical clarity, this is the practical go-to manual to equip kids to rise above the culture.
Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart
Author: Elizabeth T. Groppe
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Published: 2020-07-03
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 0813232899
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn an era in which the internet has made pornography readily accessible, Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart offers a theological critique of pornography and retrieves from the Christian tradition an alternative visual culture. This visual culture is constituted by both the character of the images we behold and the manner in which we see. Contributors include psychologists William M. Struthers and Jill Manning, who address the neurological effects of pornography and its influences on personal, familial, and social life. Their professional analysis is complemented by the testimony of a young man in recovery from pornography addiction. In an exposition of Christian visual culture, Orthodox iconographer Randi Sider-Rose describes the spiritual discipline of icon writing, Danielle M. Peters, S.T.D., surveys the iconography and art of Marian traditions, and art historian Dianne Phillips elucidates the meaning of divine desire as evident in Catholic visual culture of the late medieval and early modern periods. Catholic theologians Ann W. Astell, Nathanial Peters, Boyd Taylor Coolman, and Nicolas Ogle discuss specific practices and dimensions of the Catholic tradition that can contribute to the cultivation of sacramental vision, and David W. Fagerberg, Kimberly Hope Belcher, Jennifer Newsome Martin, and John C. Cavadini offer reflections on sacramental imagination and the healing of vision. Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart is a work of scholarship composed with pastoral care and concern, and it will be serviceable to both classroom teachers and pastoral ministers. A special feature of the book is an inset of seventy-two full-color plates featuring both classic and contemporary works of Christian iconography and art. The essays and images invite readers to behold in beauty the truth that we are created by the triune God not for sexual objectification but with a sacramental vocation to deification through Christ and the Holy Spirit of love.
One Day at a Time
Author: Daniel J. Fick
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2019-04-04
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 1532648855
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne Day at a Time provides an explicit view into my journey from obsession with lust, addiction to pornography use, and adultery to real emotional and spiritual healing. Lust, and the compulsive attitudes and actions it breeds, is one of the most profound and taboo issues facing humanity today. Most within the Church are too afraid to share their stories of struggle and redemption. Unfortunately, fear is born from shame, which keeps those struggling isolated, allowing for our obsessions and addictions to fester and destroy lives and families. Through anecdotal advice, scientific research, and honest, transparent, and humble autobiography, this book aims to bring awareness to the havoc lust, pornography use, and adultery are wreaking on society today.
Dream to Destiny
Author: Robert Morris
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2023-09-19
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1493445456
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHave you given up on your dreams? Have the realities of life gotten in the way of your destiny? Pastor and bestselling author Robert Morris shares exactly how to navigate the journey from your dreams to your destiny. Using the biblical story of Joseph, he explains how Joseph had a God-given dream but didn't reach his destiny overnight. Over a period of thirteen years, God took Joseph through ten character-building tests that prepared him for his extraordinary future--tests you also need to pass to reach your destiny. Filled with biblical truths, personal stories, and practical application, Dream to Destiny equips you to successfully • navigate ten character-building tests • persevere through waiting and uncertainty • identify your gifts and talents • discover the purpose behind your dreams • fulfill your God-given destiny This newly revised and expanded edition is full of profound insight and hope. No matter where you are in life, you have a meaningful and bright future ahead--beyond what you could ever imagine! Why settle for a dream when you can have the destiny?
The Pornification of America
Author: Bernadette Barton
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2023-03-07
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1479849332
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn up-close look at how porn permeates our culture Pictures of half-naked girls and women can seem to litter almost every screen, billboard, and advertisement in America. Pole-dancing studios keep women fit. Men airdrop their dick pics to female passengers on planes and trains. To top it off, the last American President has bragged about grabbing women “by the pussy.” This pornification of our society is what Bernadette Barton calls “raunch culture.” Barton explores what raunch culture is, why it matters, and how it is ruining America. She exposes how internet porn drives trends in programming, advertising, and social media, and makes its way onto our phones, into our fashion choices, and into our sex lives. From twerking and breast implants, to fake nails and push-up bras, she explores just how much we encounter raunch culture on a daily basis—porn is the new normal. Drawing on interviews, television shows, movies, and social media, Barton argues that raunch culture matters not because it is sexy, but because it is sexist. She shows how young women are encouraged to be sexy like porn stars, and to be grateful for getting cat-called or receiving unsolicited dick pics. As politicians vote to restrict women’s access to birth control and abortion, The Pornification of America exposes the double standard we attach to women’s sexuality.
A Parent’s Guide to Pornography
Author: Axis
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 2023-06-06
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 1496467604
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCulture tells us that we’re missing out if we aren’t sexually fulfilled. It’s no wonder that Generation Z widely accepts porn as healthy to view both for sexual education and personal entertainment. But do you really want porn to shape your kids’ perspective on sexuality? Gently break the silence with thoughtful discussion questions to cultivate a deeper conversation of God’s design for sex.
