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Chastity

By Erik Varden

Chastity

By Erik Varden

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At 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. The word 'chastity', at first sight, may seem intimidating, something to be dismissed out of hand. It is, however, something very different to celibacy. The 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. Varden's text is enriched by a wide range of references to scripture, literature, music, painting and sculpture.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2024-01-02
Publication Date:
2024-01-02
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1399411411
ISBN13:
9781399411417
Weight:
188 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
212 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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