{"product_id":"chastity-by-fr-erik-varden-9781399411417","title":"Chastity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word \u003cem\u003echastity\u003c\/em\u003e, at first sight, may seem intimidating, something to be dismissed out of hand. It is, however, something very different to celibacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVarden’s text is enriched by a wide range of references to scripture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595997790444,"sku":"9781399411417","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1cd0590fcb0e8c55fca0fd1976a4c914.jpg?v=1777937140","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/chastity-by-fr-erik-varden-9781399411417","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}