Chick Flicks and Chastity

As I (Lisa) have been doing more speaking on the topic of emotional purity I wanted to have a place on the blog for resources for those who want to go deeper on this topic. So if you have heard me speak recently and the resource page is what you were looking for, here it is, you've found it!

If you have stumbled on this page let me catch you up to speed. The basic concept behind emotional purity is that men and women are different in the way they were made, so they are different in the way they are tempted, specifically when it comes to purity. Men, being more physical and visual in nature, struggle with the physical side of purity. They are tempted to have unchaste thoughts and actions. Women on the other hand are more emotional and relational, so they are tempted to do things like "mentally stalk" men (almost obsessively daydream about men who they aren't even in a relationship with) and use men to try and fill an emotional void. Emotional purity and physical chastity are so interconnected because for women, where our hearts go, our bodies tend to follow.

Thanks to my husband you can now listen to my Why do Women do that?: Understanding What Chick Flicks and Love Songs have to do with Chastity talk at the www.focusequip.org website! It was a talk I gave just for men at a FOCUS national conference a few years back, but from what I understand women have enjoyed listening to it as well. 



PS. I miss title two of Taylor Swifts songs in the talk. I'm a Taylor know-it-all fake, I'll admit it. Two gold stars for you if you can find them. 

I also gave a talk on emotional chastity for married women at my MOPS group a while back, you can listen to it here.


Below are some resources I have found on the topic. As I find more I'll post them here!


*UPDATE*

Your new favorite site: www.emotionalvirtue.com By: Sarah Swafford - All things emotional chastity/virtue/purity. She knows her stuff, start here. Sarah is a dear friend of mine, we were bridesmaids in each others weddings!

Books


Popularized
Men, Women and the Mystery of Love By: Edward Sri - This is a commentary on Love and Responsibility and it is fabulous. If covers the who spectrum of how to avoid using the opposite sex and what true love is. Dr. Sri taught me in college and he and his wife continue to be great friends and mentors of ours.

Every Woman's Battle By: Shannon Ethridge - While there is no Christian book just on emotional purity, this one comes about as close as you can get. Shannon takes a holistic approach to purity seeing the battle as physical, emotional and mental.

Emotional Purity: An Affair of the Heart By: Heather Arnel Paulsen
She also has an Emotional Purity Blog.
*As soon as I am done reading this book I will post a review.

Eyes Wide Open: Avoiding the Heartbreak of Emotional Promiscuity By: Brienne Murk
You can read an interview with her here and here.
For my review of this book go to this post.

Academic
Love and Responsibility By: Karol Wojtyla- This revolutionary book is the precursor to Pope John Paul IIs Theology of the Body. It is a tough read, but well worth the struggle.

Essays on Woman By: Edith Stein- This philosophical work looks at how women were created differently from men and blessing them with a unique role to play in society.


Free Online Articles:

Popularized

Emotional Chastity By: Jacqueline Vrazel Henderson

Academic
Spirituality of the Christian Woman By: Edith Stein

Mulieris Dignitatem: On the Dignity and Vocation of Women: By Pope John Paul II
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