Comments on: Rescinding and Revising My Notes From the Depths of Woman-Geared Christian Publishing http://kjswanson.com/blog/2009/12/rescinding-and-revising-my-notes-from-the-depths-of-woman-geared-christian-publishing/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:37:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kj http://kjswanson.com/blog/2009/12/rescinding-and-revising-my-notes-from-the-depths-of-woman-geared-christian-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Kj Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:18:19 +0000 http://kjswanson.com/blog/?p=624#comment-842 thanks Peter. to some extent, I feel its a luxury for me to explore these issues while not being a parent. thanks for sharing your perspective. speaking on Song of Songs, i think it's in this book that Song of Songs is used to say that God wants to protect girl's virginity. "do not arouse or awaken love" has become an abstinence mantra. Oh the irony of using erotic Hebrew love poetry as a sex-deterrent! also- hopefully I'll actually write a proper review of it, but Beth Felker Jones wrote a Christian response to Twilight called "Touched By A Vampire" (i'm guessing she didn't get to choose the title) and I think she really nails the sexuality/gender roles/sexual violence/loss of self issues that pervade that series as well as evangelical texts for girls. May be the first fruits of a needed message for girls dreaming of being rescued/ravaged by dangerous warrior men. worth checking out. thanks Peter. to some extent, I feel its a luxury for me to explore these issues while not being a parent. thanks for sharing your perspective.

speaking on Song of Songs, i think it’s in this book that Song of Songs is used to say that God wants to protect girl’s virginity. “do not arouse or awaken love” has become an abstinence mantra. Oh the irony of using erotic Hebrew love poetry as a sex-deterrent!

also- hopefully I’ll actually write a proper review of it, but Beth Felker Jones wrote a Christian response to Twilight called “Touched By A Vampire” (i’m guessing she didn’t get to choose the title) and I think she really nails the sexuality/gender roles/sexual violence/loss of self issues that pervade that series as well as evangelical texts for girls. May be the first fruits of a needed message for girls dreaming of being rescued/ravaged by dangerous warrior men. worth checking out.

]]> By: Peter http://kjswanson.com/blog/2009/12/rescinding-and-revising-my-notes-from-the-depths-of-woman-geared-christian-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-840 Peter Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:44:55 +0000 http://kjswanson.com/blog/?p=624#comment-840 Thanks for the revision to your original review. It's pretty obvious that the polarization that characterizes much of our society exists in our approach to sexuality as well. On one hand, media objectify men and women as sexual objects, separating sex in any meaningful way from enduring relationships. On the other hand, American parents continue to drop the ball when it comes to helping their children gain a healthy sense of sexuality and self. The Song of Songs should give us a clue that God isn't scared of sex. As a parent of two young children, one female and the other male, I think pretty regularly about how I would like to teach my kids to respect their bodies and to be able to talk openly and honestly about sexuality. I can't say that I'm quite sure how to do that, considering this wasn't modeled to me in my upbringing. In addition to an abundance of moralistic shit like this book, there is a paucity of literature that promotes a healthy marriage of sex and self. Maybe an enlightened MHGS alumnus could fill the gap someday. Thanks for the revision to your original review. It’s pretty obvious that the polarization that characterizes much of our society exists in our approach to sexuality as well. On one hand, media objectify men and women as sexual objects, separating sex in any meaningful way from enduring relationships. On the other hand, American parents continue to drop the ball when it comes to helping their children gain a healthy sense of sexuality and self.
The Song of Songs should give us a clue that God isn’t scared of sex.

As a parent of two young children, one female and the other male, I think pretty regularly about how I would like to teach my kids to respect their bodies and to be able to talk openly and honestly about sexuality. I can’t say that I’m quite sure how to do that, considering this wasn’t modeled to me in my upbringing.

In addition to an abundance of moralistic shit like this book, there is a paucity of literature that promotes a healthy marriage of sex and self. Maybe an enlightened MHGS alumnus could fill the gap someday.

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