Chastity and Culture
The Anscombe Society, its officers, and its members do not necessarily endorse any of the views expressed in these articles. We do, however, think they are good places to start in our considerations of these issues. We have not shied away from religious based arguments - or arguments advanced by religious leaders - as we are open to a good pluralism in which arguments from all vantage points that buttress familial and sexual life and ethics are welcomed.
Review of Wendy Shalit's A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue by Sarah Hinlicky
Tzeniut: A Universal Concept" (a Jewish perspective on modesty) by Norman Lamm
"Beneath the Surface: A Deeper Look at Modesty" (a Jewish perspective on modesty) by Dina Coopersmith
"Aborting Abstinence" by Robert Rector
"You won't read it in the papers" by Mona Charen
The Hook Up Culture: When Sex Becomes Sport" by Jennifer Roback Morse
"A culture awash in porn" by Rebecca Hagelin
"Sex in the Body of Christ" by Lauren F. Winner
"Deeper into Chastity" by Lauren F. Winner
"Proposing Courtship" by Amy A. Kass and Leon R. Kass
"The End of Courtship" by Leon R. Kass
"A Case for Courtship" by Amy A. Kass
"Romance in the Information Age" by Christine Rosen
"Facts About Abstinence Education" by Robert Rector
"Comprehensive Sex Education vs. Authentic Abstinence: A Study of Competing Curricula" by Shannan Martin, Robert Rector, and Melissa Pardue
"Government Spends $12 on Safe Sex and Contraceptives for Every $1 Spent on Abstinence" by Melissa Pardue, Robert Rector, and Shannan Martin
"The Harmful Effects of Early Sexual Activity and Multiple Sexual Partners Among Women: A Book of Charts" by Robert Rector, Kirk Johnson, Lauren Noyes, and Shannan Martin
"Sexually Active Teenagers Are More Likely to Be Depressed and to Attempt Suicide" by Robert Rector, Kirk Johnson, and Lauren Noyes
"More Evidence: Cohabitation Is Poor Training for Marriage" by Heide Seward
"Social and Emotional Reasons to Save Sex for Marriage" by Stanford True Love Waits
"Philosophical Reasons to Save Sex for Marriage" by Stanford True Love Waits
"Tough Questions on Saving Sex for Marriage" by Stanford True Love Waits
"What is HPV?" - Sexual Health Update
"Oral Sex and STDs" - Sexual Health Update
Statistics on Sexual Activity in Young Adults assembled by Patrick Fagan
MIT Anscombe Society 2006
