The Thrill of the Chaste (Catholic Edition): Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On

by Dawn Eden, Colleen Carroll Campbell (Foreword by)

Overview

Dawn Eden, internationally known speaker and author, presents a completely revised Catholic edition of her bestselling work, The Thrill of the Chaste. In this version, Eden shares her story of conversion to Catholicism and invites readers into a Catholic understanding of chastity and its spiritual benefits.

When Dawn Eden released The Thrill of the Chaste in 2006, she was a Jewish convert to Protestant Christianity, preparing to make the final leap into Catholicism. Now, nine years later, Eden has extensively updated The Thrill of the Chaste, sharing how her Catholic faith, the lives and intercession of the saints, and the healing power of the sacraments have led her to find her true identity in Christ.

This revised, Catholic version offers spiritual and practical advice for both men and women seeking to live chastely in a world that glorifies sex. Eden offers tips to help readers avoid temptation and live faithfully—including dressing modestly, but not being afraid to feel good about the way they look; trusting that God has a plan for their life and relationships; and making sure their “yes” comes from the heart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594715594
Publisher:	Ave Maria Press
Publication date:	01/26/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Dawn Eden is the award-winning author of Remembering God's Mercy, as well as The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On (Catholic Edition), and My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints.

Born into a Jewish family in New York City, Eden lost her faith as a teenager and became an agnostic. During the 1990s, she worked as a rock journalist in New York City, interviewing oldies and classic rock performers. She went on to work for the New York Post and the Daily News.

At age thirty-one, Eden underwent a dramatic conversion to Christianity, seeking Baptism as a Protestant; six years later, she entered the Catholic Church. She wrote the original edition of The Thrill of the Chaste while Protestant; its international success led her to revise it from a Catholic perspective in 2015. Both The Thrill of the Chaste and Eden’s 2012 book on healing from childhood sexual abuse, My Peace I Give You, have been featured in the New York Times and on numerous EWTN programs.

Eden received her pontifical licentiate in sacred theology from the Dominican House of Studies in 2014 and her canonical doctorate in sacred theology at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in 2016. She teaches theology at St. Mary's College, Oscott, in Birmingham, England, and will be teaching dogmatic theology at the Holy Apostles College and Seminary beginning in the fall of 2017. Eden speaks about spiritual healing and conversion to thousands of people throughout North America and abroad.

Colleen Carroll Campbell is a print and broadcast journalist, former presidential speechwriter, and the award-winning author of My Sisters the Saints and The New Faithful.
Colleen Carroll Campbell is an author, journalist, speaker, and former presidential speechwriter who has served as executive producer and anchor of EWTN News Nightly with Colleen Carroll Campbell, and creator and host of EWTN’s Faith & Culture. 

Table of Contents

Foreword Colleen Carroll Campbell ix

Preface to the Catholic Edition xiii

Chapter 1 Not the Same Old Song 1

Chapter 2 Why It's Easy to Blame Mom and Dad (and Why You Shouldn't) 13

Chapter 3 My journey Home (to Rome) 21

Chapter 4 The First Cut Is the Deepest 31

Chapter 5 The Meaning of Sex 43

Chapter 6 Gaining Self-Control Without Losing Your Mind 53

Chapter 7 Becoming a Singular Sensation 63

Chapter 8 The Agony and the Ecstasy 73

Chapter 9 Saying Yes Like You Mean It 81

Chapter 10 Tender Mercies: Reconnecting with Your Vulnerability 91

Chapter 11 The Iniquity of My Heels 101

Chapter 12 How Beginnings Shape Endings 111

Chapter 13 Answering the Call 119

Chapter 14 The Gift of the Present Moment 123

Chapter 15 Living Modestly 133

Chapter 16 A Thorny Issue: Dealing with Temptation 141

Chapter 17 Winning the Spiritual Battle 151

Chapter 18 Why Shared Values Matter 161

Chapter 19 Believing Is Seeing 173

Chapter 20 Craving Heaven 185

Notes 197