Using practical examples and personal experiences Eden is able to eloquently express that beauty is more than skin deep and chastity helps people to love more. This book is targeted at women young and old, experienced or inexperienced, who long to find true love with that special someone.
Having been an agnostic Jew for 31 years, Eden suddenly converted to Christianity and decided to change her outlook on life. Along with a new religion came a drastic change in her sexual life; her one night stands would now provide insight on what not to do.
{sa 084991311X}Using many personal experiences Eden provides bits of truth and wisdom that have been lost in our consumerist society. She speaks of love and how it is not a feeling, elaborating on the idea that true love requires an act of will.
Furthermore, the reader is introduced to the idea of a chaste lifestyle that potentially involves altering the attire one wears or making sure one’s body language is not contradictory. This could be wearing more conservative clothing and not viewing every man you meet as a potential date.
Eden argues, “the consumer tools that our culture claims empower single women actually keep them single.”
Her vigour to spread God’s message and share her knowledge empowers the reader with the tools necessary to begin a chaste lifestyle with God as a guide.
The Thrill of The Chaste also refers to everyday scenarios and occurrences, making it simple for the reader to relate to. Eden references the television show Sex and The City and Cosmopolitan magazine several times in order to point out the flaws in our society and show women the road to happiness and love. Moreover, Eden’s personal life is revealed through her conversion story and recollections of past incidents, urging the reader to learn from her mistakes.
The Thrill of the Chaste comes at a crucial time when more and more women are forgetting the true art of chastity. According to Eden, chastity is a “lifelong discipline” where one is in control of sexual urges as opposed to sexual urges controlling people.
(Castaneda is a Grade 12 student at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in North Vancouver, B.C.)
How to say yes by saying no
By Alejandra Castaneda, Youth Speak News
{mosimage}The Thrill of The Chaste, by Dawn Eden (W Publishing Group, 212 pages, soft cover $13.99 U.S.).
In a world where Sex and the City infiltrates television sets and one-night stands are the every day norm comes Dawn Eden’s The Thrill of The Chaste. This book talks about an almost unheard of way of looking at love and relationships in the 21st century.
In a world where Sex and the City infiltrates television sets and one-night stands are the every day norm comes Dawn Eden’s The Thrill of The Chaste. This book talks about an almost unheard of way of looking at love and relationships in the 21st century.
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