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Innocent Ecstasy, Updated Edition

Author : Peter Gardella
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190609419
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Innocent Ecstasy, Updated Edition written by Peter Gardella and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though they disagree on virtually everything else, evangelicals and gays, Catholics and agnostics all agree that sex should be innocent and ecstatic. For most of Western history people have not had such expectations. Innocent Ecstasy shows how Christianity led Americans to hope for so much from sex. The book explains how the sexual revolution could have occurred in a nation so deeply imbued with Christian ethical values. Tracing our strange journey from the hands of Jonathan Edward's angry Puritan God to the loving embrace of Marabel Morgan's Total Woman, Gardella draws his surprising evidence from widely disparate sources, ranging from Catholic confessionals to methodist revival meetings, from evangelical romances to The Song of Bernadette. He reveals the sexual messages of mainstream Protestant theology and the religious aspirations of medical texts found at the Kinsey Institute for Sex Research. He sheds new light on such well-known figures as Henry Adams, Margaret Sanger, Aimee Semple McPherson, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, and introduces us to such fascinating, lesser-known characters as Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and Sylvester Graham, inventors of corn flakes and Graham crackers, who devised their products as anti-aphrodisiacs. While detailing the development of moral obligations to pursue sexual pleasure and to follow certain patterns of sexual practice, Gardella incidentally provides one of the few books to bring together the liberal Protestant, Roman Catholic, and evangelical perspectives on any aspect of American culture. Gardella attributes the American ethic of sexual pleasure to the eagerness of Americans to overcome original sin. This led to a quest for perfection, or complete freedom from guilt, combined with a quest for ecstatic experience. The result, he maintains, is an attitude that looks to sex for what was once expected from religion. In this new edition, a new conclusion explores how popular music, gay liberation, and recovery from sexual abuse have substantially expanded innocent ecstasy during the past thirty years while continuing the Christian themes of redemption and mission. A new afterword deals with contemporary developments in popular culture and offers thoughts about the future

Innocent Ecstasy

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780190609436
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Innocent Ecstasy written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving between theology, medical treatments, psychological theories, feminist movements and popular culture, 'Innocent Ecstasy' demonstrates how Christianity has shaped Americans' sexual expectations and laid the foundations for the sexual revolution

Innocent Ecstasy

Author : Peter Gardella
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9786610439249
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book Innocent Ecstasy written by Peter Gardella and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the views on sexuality of American Christians and examines the role of religion in the development of attitudes toward sex.

Mariette in Ecstasy

Author : Ron Hansen
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061978280
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Mariette in Ecstasy written by Ron Hansen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highly acclaimed and provocatively rendered story of a young postulant's claim to divine possession and religious ecstasy.

Innocent Ecstasy

Author : Peter Gardella
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (151 download)

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Download or read book Innocent Ecstasy written by Peter Gardella and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Listening to Ecstasy

Author : Charles Wininger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1644111179
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Listening to Ecstasy written by Charles Wininger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A personal narrative and guide to the safe, responsible use of MDMA for personal healing and social transformation • Details the author’s 50 years of responsible experimentation with mind-altering substances and how Ecstasy has helped him become a better therapist • Explains how he and his wife found Ecstasy to be the key to renewing and enriching their lives and marriage as they entered their senior years • Describes what the experience actually feels like and provides protocols for the safe, responsible, recreational, and celebrational use of MDMA for individuals and groups In a world that keeps us separate from each other, MDMA is the chemical of connection. Aptly known in popular culture as “Ecstasy,” MDMA helps us rediscover our own true loving nature, often obscured by the traumas of life. On its way to becoming a prescription medication due to groundbreaking research on its use to treat PTSD, Ecstasy can offer benefits for all adult life stages, from 20-somethings to seniors. In this memoir and guide to safe use, Charles Wininger, a licensed psychoanalyst and mental health counselor, details the countless ways that Ecstasy has helped him become a better therapist and husband. He recounts his coming of age in the 1960s counterculture, his 50 years of responsible experimentation with mind-altering substances, and his immersion in the new psychedelic renaissance. He explains how he and his wife found Ecstasy to be the key to renewing and enriching their lives as they entered their senior years. It also strengthened the bonds of their marriage. Countering the fearful propaganda that surrounds this drug, Wininger describes what the experience actually feels like and explores the value of Ecstasy and similar substances for helping psychologically healthy individuals live a more “optimal” life. He provides protocols for the responsible, recreational, and celebrational use of MDMA, including how to perfect the experience, maximize the benefits and minimize the risks, and how it may not be for everyone. He reveals how MDMA has revitalized his marriage, both erotically and emotionally, and describes how pleasure, fun, and joy can be profound bonding and transformative experiences. Revealing MDMA’s versatility when it comes to bringing lasting renewal, pleasure, and inspiration to one’s life, Wininger shows that recognizing the transformative power of happiness-inducing experiences can be the first step on the path to healing.

Talk about Sex

Author : Janice M. Irvine
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520235038
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Talk about Sex written by Janice M. Irvine and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-09-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining a range of issues played out in living rooms and schools since the 1960s, she shows how a newly emerging Christian Right chose sex education as one of its first battlegrounds, then went on to dominate the public conversation on the subject. Talk about Sex is a rich and fascinating consideration of American sex education's strategic place in the long history of efforts to regulate sexual morality by controlling sexual speech."--BOOK JACKET.

Agony/Ecstasy

Author : Jane Litte
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 : 9780425243459
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Agony/Ecstasy written by Jane Litte and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With historical, contemporary and futuristic backdrops, this outrageously diverse collection of original stories explores every conceivable variation of BDSM erotica - from knitting circles to the Titanic to the retelling of The Little Mermaid. Agony/Ecstasy features all-new tales by some of the hottest names in romance and erotica, as well as a host of newcomers. Authors include Meljean Brook, Jean Johnson, Bettie Sharp and many more.

Eternal Ecstasy

Author : Setta Jay
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781542840514
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Eternal Ecstasy written by Setta Jay and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *This is the finale of the Guardians and the Realms series and is not meant to be read as a standalone title* As the ruling God of Thule, Hroarr's priority is the survival of his world. Gifted with the ancient ability of sj�, he has seen the birth and destruction of hundreds of worlds. This incredible power comes at an enormous cost, yet its toll seems to ease in the presence of a hauntingly seductive healer from Earth. Sirena's life is comprised of duty. Duty to her Guardian family, to healing those of her world and, most of all, the overwhelming duty to right the wrongs of her secret and vile bloodline. With everything on her plate a ruthless warlord God from another world is the last thing she needs, no matter what fate and her heated body demands. Will a dark Destroyer of Worlds bring upon the end of Earth and Thule or will two strong-minded beings fight and discover their own eternal ecstasy? Warning: Take one possessive, dirty talking Warrior God and one smart, no nonsense Healer; combine and shake things up for explosive results and scorching content meant for mature audiences!

Savage Ecstasy

Author : Janelle Taylor
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN 13 : 1420127586
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Savage Ecstasy written by Janelle Taylor and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Native American warrior and a young settler woman find a passion as wild as the frontier in the New York Times bestselling author’s romance series debut. It was like lightning striking, the first time they looked into each other's eyes: Gray Eagle, the captured Oglala warrior, and Alisha, the beautiful young settler. To her fellow settlers, Grey Eagle is nothing more than a savage. But to her, he is a proud, strong, handsome man who takes her breath away. Meanwhile, the fair vision of Alisha’s beauty awakens Grey Eagle’s darkest desires. Despite the horrors of captivity, the warrior is consumed with a longing to possess her. But even as Alisha saves his life, Grey Eagle knows that her home is among the enemy. Soon enough, however, the tables turn. And when Alisha is the captive, a fierce passion is unleashed . . .

Forever Ecstasy

Author : Tor Kung
Publisher : Disruptive Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1608727351
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Forever Ecstasy written by Tor Kung and published by Disruptive Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1967, and possibly earlier, this book had the honor of being our most-requested title (after the addition of My Mother Taught Me, the other legitimate Tor Kung, which earlier held the honor). An amazing story about schoolboys, led by Paul and the devious but cowardly Rick, who at the end of the schoolyear find themselves holding a young geometry teacher... right where they want her. Also a subplot involving Paul and his new home.

Altered State

Author : Matthew Collin
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847656412
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Altered State written by Matthew Collin and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its first publication in 1997, Altered State established itself as the definitive text on Ecstasy and dance culture. This new edition sees Matthew Collin cast a fresh eye on the heady events of the acid house 'Summer of Love' and the rave scene's euphoric escalation into commercial excess as MDMA became a mass-market narcotic. Altered State is the best-selling book on Ecstasy culture, using a cast of memorable characters to track the origins of the scene and its drug through psychedelic subcults, underground gay discos and the Balearic paradise of Ibiza, to the point where Tony Blair was using an Ecstasy anthem as an election campaign song. Altered State critically examines the ideologies and myths of the scene, documenting the criminal underside to the blissed-out image, shedding new light on the social history of the most spectacular youth movement of the twentieth century.

Great Books

Author : David Denby
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439127158
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Great Books written by David Denby and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *NATIONAL BESTSELLER* “A lively adventure of the mind...The tone of the prose...is one of unqualified enthusiasm: energy, vigor, intellectual curiosity, and what might be called an ecstasy of imaginative journalism.” —The New York Times Book Review At the age of forty-eight, writer and film critic David Denby returned to Columbia University and re-enrolled in two core courses in Western civilization to confront the literary and philosophical masterpieces -- the "great books" -- that are now at the heart of the culture wars. In Great Books, he leads us on a glorious tour, a rediscovery and celebration of such authors as Homer and Boccaccio, Locke and Nietzsche. Conrad and Woolf. The resulting personal odyssey is an engaging blend of self-discovery, cultural commentary, reporting, criticism, and autobiography -- an inspiration for anyone in love with the written word.

Poems New and Old

Author : John Freeman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Poems New and Old written by John Freeman and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tender Ecstasy

Author : Janelle Taylor
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN 13 : 1420127659
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Tender Ecstasy written by Janelle Taylor and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the mercy of a cruel kinsman, a young woman is saved—body and soul—by her powerful Sioux captor in this romance by the New York Times-bestselling author. Each novel that Janelle Taylor writes is filled with heart-pounding passion and romantic adventure. Yet it is the compelling saga of the beautiful Alisha and her lover Gray Eagle and their descendants which continues to enthrall her readers the most . . . In a wagon train deep in Sioux territory rose Rebecca Kenny, the most ravishing woman Bright Arrow had ever seen. Her soft perfect curves were an intoxicating blend of innocence and seduction that drove him mad with desire. Though wisdom demanded that he slay the enticing creature along with all the other invaders, fate commanded that he save Rebecca, capture her, torment her . . . and soar with her to the dizzying heights of blazing ecstasy.

On the High Wire

Author : Philippe Petit
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811228657
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book On the High Wire written by Philippe Petit and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “On the High Wire is fascinating to read. You will learn about the man, his work, his passion, his tenacity and lucidity” (Marcel Marceau) In this poetic handbook, written when he was just twenty-three, the world-famous high-wire artist Philippe Petit offers a window into the world of his craft. Petit masterfully explains how preparation and self-control contributed to such feats as walking between the towers of Notre Dame and the World Trade Center. Addressing such topics as the rigging of the wire, the walker’s first steps, his salute and exercises, and the work of other renowned high-wire artists, Petit offers us a book about the ecstasy of conquering our fears and reaching for the stars.

Planet Narnia

Author : Michael Ward
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199740933
Total Pages : 655 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Planet Narnia written by Michael Ward and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-15 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over half a century, scholars have laboured to show that C. S. Lewis's famed but apparently disorganised Chronicles of Narnia have an underlying symbolic coherence, pointing to such possible unifying themes as the seven sacraments, the seven deadly sins, and the seven books of Spenser's Faerie Queene. None of these explanations has won general acceptance and the structure of Narnia's symbolism has remained a mystery. Michael Ward has finally solved the enigma. In Planet Narnia he demonstrates that medieval cosmology, a subject which fascinated Lewis throughout his life, provides the imaginative key to the seven novels. Drawing on the whole range of Lewis's writings (including previously unpublished drafts of the Chronicles), Ward reveals how the Narnia stories were designed to express the characteristics of the seven medieval planets - - Jupiter, Mars, Sol, Luna, Mercury, Venus, and Saturn - - planets which Lewis described as "spiritual symbols of permanent value" and "especially worthwhile in our own generation". Using these seven symbols, Lewis secretly constructed the Chronicles so that in each book the plot-line, the ornamental details, and, most important, the portrayal of the Christ-figure of Aslan, all serve to communicate the governing planetary personality. The cosmological theme of each Chronicle is what Lewis called 'the kappa element in romance', the atmospheric essence of a story, everywhere present but nowhere explicit. The reader inhabits this atmosphere and thus imaginatively gains connaître knowledge of the spiritual character which the tale was created to embody. Planet Narnia is a ground-breaking study that will provoke a major revaluation not only of the Chronicles, but of Lewis's whole literary and theological outlook. Ward uncovers a much subtler writer and thinker than has previously been recognized, whose central interests were hiddenness, immanence, and knowledge by acquaintance.