Unseduced and Unshaken: The Place of Dignity in a Woman's Choices By Rosalie De Rosset
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I first read this book three years ago marking passages with post it note tabs as I read Recently I wanted to loan the book and realized I had never removed the tabs so I set out to write down page numbers etc to indicate the parts that stuck out to me. PDF Unseduced and unshaken conference Well In a jiffy the book sucked me back in and I ended up rereading almost the entire thing How interesting to discover that some of the ideas presented have impacted my thinking in the past three years As other reviewers have mentioned the essay on modesty is EXCELLENT Just had to put in a plug for that too One of the best pieces I ve ever read on the subject and I ve read plenty of mediocre pieces even whole books I ll confess I m a sucker for the literary heroine examples Jane Eyre and Elizabeth Bennett Pride and Prejudice that may not appeal to those who are unfamiliar with them However the good thing about being unfamiliar with literary heroines is that unfamiliarity can change to familiarity One of the neat features this book contains is a list of books essays and movies for the further cultivation of the reader s mind Here s a shelf with the recommendations I have read or want to read And here s a list of the recommendations source books etc Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s Choices I purchased this book for the title I was disappointed I found the author to be speaking from a feminist perspective For instance she speaks of women being silenced and oppressed Where is she from The average American woman couldn t restrain her tongue with a bridle and wouldn t know discretion if it kicked her in the pants Which it wouldn t by the way I don t mean to get on a soapbox but the truly oppressed in our society the unborn and elderly would be liberated if Christian women would stop complaining about not having a voice in the church and state and start doing their duty in the home I did not consider this book a complete waste of time but neither would I recommend it Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s Choices Rosalie de Rosset s book is thought provoking and encourages women to live dignified and godly lives She uses examples from classical novels Jane Eyre Pride and Predjudice as well as examples from the Bible The theme of the book is contained in the title Unseduced and Unshaken To live well women need to know themselves speak truth and be willing to swim against the current of culture Several chapters were written by other women The chapter by Pam MacRae on finding one s voice seemed to have an edge a note of frustration Ms MacRae explored reasons why a woman s voice might be inhibited I thought about my experiences as a nurse I have worked at ways to communicate with doctors speaking truth in a way that leads to better patient care I was left thinking about the complexity of authority structures leadership service and the best ways to speak up. Book unseduced and unshaken by god Throughout the book Ms de Rosset has referred often to Jane Eyre pointing to the character as an example I was surprised by how much she drew from that novel Overall Unseduced and Unshaken raises issues that are valuable to think about and discuss Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s Choices I absolutely loved this book I originally picked up a copy of the book after hearing Dr de Rosset present her book on the radio I have always loved Bronte s Jane Eyre but in recent years have appreciated the novel even when I began to realize how many unhappy blows life can deal a person In this book De Rosset reaffirmed these thoughts about Jane Eyre and spoke highly of the heroine saying she prized her wit and intellect her unwavering morals and her spunk Jane Eyre she pointed out was a human first and a woman second and she commanded respect wherever she went Dr de Rosset went on to say that she thought that modern readers needed better literary role models it s ironic she said that in our modern culture where we prize the liberation of women we actually find modern women reading books where the heroines are subservient and boring think Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey In reading the book Dr de Rosset explored this theme of what a strong dignified women should embody She presents essays on cultivating the mind and reading well on growing closer to God through the exploration of culture and she advocates being well spoken and articulate The book also contains a great essay on modesty but the essay was far from the youth group response to why a girl should dress modestly The book explored the reasoning and insecurities lying behind why women so readily wear so little I was interested in all of the various essays included in the book but especially appreciated the essay calling women to explore theology on their own I had never really thought about the fact that we will all stand before God alone We can t rely on husbands or family members to explain why we did such and such or why we learned what we did We are each accountable for ourselves and God calls us to know Him We cannot just voice the opinions of the men living in our home We have to truly know God on our own What a good reminder to me Like I said I loved this book I have already ordered copies for family and friends I have never read a book like this It was an excellent resource and challenged me intellectually spiritually and emotionally Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s Choices I enjoyed this book and I agree with De Rosset and the other contributing authors in their conclusions but I want to argue with their vocabulary and I m not sure I would find their arguments convincing if I did not already agree First De Rosset keeps talking about dignity I may be quibbling too much about how she says things but she seems to imply that dignity requires a certain level of intelligence I agree that we honor God s creation when we learn and study and expand our mental horizions However I also believe that all human beings inherently have dignity and worth whether they are capable of reading classic literature or not I felt like her vocabulary didn t quite work when we consider say people with Alzheimer s Secondly I felt like the authors needed robust arguments for their recommendations on Christian women should live I think a wonderful starting place would be The Mission of God Unlocking the Bible s Grand Narrative by Christopher Wright Because I understand something of the wonderful calling that God has saved me to and called me to live out I am able to make better decisions about how I treat my body and what I do with my time. Book unseduced and unshaken pdf One thing that stood out that I did really like the chapter on modesty did not include any specific rules but simply discussed the whys of modesty and intentionally left it up to the reader to consider the context and what is appropriate I still really liked the book and I hope I can talk about it with my daughters when they are old enough to read it Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s Choices You can t afford to live casually haphazardly No matter your age you were born into a plethora of expectations of what it means to be a woman How easily we assume impoverished views of womanhood as we hoist beauty and desirability above the enduring traits of self possession and dignity We tend to live as divided and distracted selves allowing our bodies and minds to drift to opposite poles while swapping our pursuit of God for tamer lesser loves This collection of essays is than a call to modesty or chastity It is a thoughtful provocation to speak well read often make choices that reflect the character of God and even to establish a theology of play or leisure Being intentional with your choices cultivating your intellect and taking seriously your voice determines not only what kind of person you are but also what kind of woman you will be Unseduced and Unshaken raises the bar for young Christian womenIt s a call for all Christian women to examine their personal faith presuppositions deliberately choose a life of Biblical dignity and to not be frightened to allow theology to inform our choices Just Between Us Summer 2013 issue Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s ChoicesThis book is somewhat unique among the Christian book I ve read directed towards women It talks about various issues a women s voice sexual dignity modesty leisure time from the perspective of classic heroines think Jane Eyre Elizabeth Bennett and from a theological perspective It is both relevant and thought provoking There were many things I wasn t quite sure I agreed with but that wasn t a big detractor for me because the tone of the book is not that of spoon feeding neat packages and solutions for the Christian life but rather of inviting the reader to think. Book unseduced and unshaken pdf If there is one big fault of this big it is a lack of continuity both in the book as a whole and in the individual essays For example this book contained one of the most compelling pieces of literature I ve ever read on modesty because of its theological approach to the subject and the lasting thoughts I ve had about it However the author didn t land the plane of her argument very well I felt as if I had somehow missed the vital piece that would bring home her point. What is the book unshakable about Overall as an invitation to THINK this book was top notch I d recommend it as a discussion starter or for personal musing Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s Choices Wow This book is so important I want every Christian teen woman to read this Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s Choices I waited for months for this to be available at my library and was excited to finally get to sit down and read it This is a series of ten essays by different authors Most are by Rosalie de Rosset but there are three other contributing authors included plus two who wrote the two appendices which were confusingly about another book I m not going to rate this book because the different chapters were all so completely diverse from each other not only in writing style but in both content and message. Kindle books about unsolved Having never heard of any of the women who wrote this book I was unsure what to expect I ve had than one book recommended or gifted to me as a wonderful message for Christian women that turned out to be nothing but tripe. Unseduced and unshaken epub ebook free The main gist is women being silenced in the church not allowed to speak express their opinions or serve in the church I m a thirty three year old woman who has faithfully attended church my entire life and I ve never one time experienced any of that I ve lived and attended church in six different states as well as visiting churches in several foreign countries and in every single one of them women served alongside men were valued members of the church and if anything shared their opinions at times a little too freely Odd that the author assumes every experience is like hers and every church devalues women No doubt some do but far from all In my experience women who can t mind their own business and keep their mouths shut actually cause all kinds of problems and a whole lot of damage in churches This chapter is ridiculous and frankly pushes the feminist agenda There IS a difference between men and women in the church and everywhere else Neither is better than the other but they are completely different and have different roles It s troubling to find such overt feminism in a book that claims to be all about helping young Christian women make choices that honor their Creator Chapter four by the main author was also completely disappointing and frustrating to the point that I almost put the book down Actually I did put it down Then I picked it back up and finished it Chapter four is all about theology I know this is a book for women but the author differentiated very clearly between men and women in that she insisted repeatedly that women are not taught to be theologians seeming to imply that there s some sort of conspiracy to keep the women shallow To that I say bosh Shallow teaching leads women to becoming absorbed with the small and transitory Yes it most certainly does But it also leads men that way. Unseduced and unshaken kindle book In fact American Christianity as a whole is in a crisis of small and transitory thinking So why act like this is a woman problem one way we poor oppressed women are being abused by the men Pathetic. Unseduced and unshaken pdf download I did have a few other issues with the main author although I found the rest of her entries to be much better and in some places even excellent In chapter five an overall good chapter she says the question is Christianity only meant for pretty women is not so far fetched Huh What Bible has she been reading Where does God EVER differentiate between the beautiful and the not In my opinion that ridiculous statement is a gross slight of the Cross and the price that was paid there How could any Christian imply that the sacrifice of Calvary had anything to do with outward appearance Truly sickening In the same chapter she says Life in America is particularly hard on women Give me a break She s speaking in the context of body image losing weight fancy hair and make up etc. Ebook unseduced and unshaken meaning but I m not sure I ve ever heard a ridiculous statement She wants to see a hard life for women she ought to spend some time in Africa with the mothers whose children are kidnapped raped sold into slavery She ought to go to Asia and meet the young wives whose husbands disappeared and never came home the little girls whose daddies died in horrible conditions because they were faithful to Christ She ought to visit the Middle East where women are viewed as possessions and mistreated in ways we couldn t begin to imagine There is no blessed being on this earth than a woman who is born an American and becomes a Christian There just isn t Christianity values women than any other religion I can think of because they are made in the image of God. Kindle books about unsolved If you haven t noticed yet I have absolutely no use whatsoever for this poor abused women nonsense In my opinion we privileged women complaining about our lot cheapens the condition of those who really are needy and abused So just stop already Christian women Stop whining and get over yourselves already In spite of all that there were some really good parts of this book Chapters three and eight both by a lady named Linda Haines were absolutely excellent as was chapter nine by Stacie Parlee Johnson Both of these ladies repeatedly took the reader back to God s purposes and challenged our unbiblical thought processes The latter defines modesty as holiness in dress speech and manner What a great way to look it That pretty much answers all the reasons I ve heard over the years about why a Christian can do say wear watch listen to read etc anything and everything they want to Those things aren t about me They re about the holiness of God Having rules to follow is so much easier than thinking about the reasons behind the rules So she doesn t give us rules She focuses on the reasons If after understanding that modesty comes from holiness you cannot decide for yourself what to put on one of two possibilities is the truth either you still don t understand the point or you reject the point The first is a misunderstanding the second is sin Thinking theologically is what Christ in us means Everything we do matters Everything we put on matters Chapters six and seven by the main author were also particularly good but I can t reconcile in my mind how she could write both the nonsense of previous chapters and the solid goodness of the later ones Such is human nature I suppose We are none of us altogether consistent. Unseduced and unshaken pdf download I m glad I kept on though I have absolutely no desire whatsoever to read certain chapters again and I do believe that they would be harmful to many But the rest of the book just might redeem those atrocious chapters If this book is on your radar I d say go for it Just don t be afraid to skip the nonsense Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s Choices I had never heard of this author before although I have read many books from Moody publishers so when I found this book at the used bookstore I bought it simply because it looked interesting and the fact that I was familiar with the publisher I started it wondering about whether or not this was going to be a Christian feminist book or one that exhorts feminity and Biblical womanhood to it s fullest extent There s not a lot out there that encourages a biblical model of womanhood And this book was so much than that Did I agree with every nuance this author wrote Umm no Far from it actually There was one whole chapter I skipped about sexuality too detailed for me but the first few pages were upholding total abstinence So I agreed with it but didn t want the details and one chapter that I read and disagreed with about finding a woman s voice in the church There were several times Rosset spoke about women preparing sermons for Sunday I hold to the belief that women were not sanctioned to lead the corporate worship of the Lord s Day BUT I agreed with a lot Her premise was that theology governs every part of our lives and every decision we make is an outworking of the theology and doctrine we adhere to And she is absolutely right about that Every single decision we make is an outworking of our personal fundamental beliefs Her calling to a life of dignity is one that we need desperately This is an area that I believe that many women are lacking in and the way she explains dignity is beautiful And to have a dignified life encompasses so much The authors call to reading not just any book but the good classics as well as sound theology was a refreshing chapter I firmly believe that women need to be educated in both these areas Frivolous novels teach nothing in our family we call them potato chip books and often fill your mind with frivolity and enable you to make emotional decisions We need to be a thinking people and we need to have the ability to make good sound decisions While a good light read is necessary I think every once in a while it should be balanced out with books that make you think I also am under the impression that very few girls read solid theology books simply because we have always put that into a category for men I think that we should read and study them for several reasons one as women we are called to nurture our children in the faith Our husbands are likely to be gone working the majority of the day and if we can t answer any of their theological questions how are we teaching them Second I m sure our husbands would appreciate having a solid sound conversation with their wives D But besides all that we should want to know for ourselves why we believe the way we do why some doctrines are heretical how to answer people when they question us and we should always be longing to know about our Lord and Saviour I loved the chapter on modesty and how it was focused not he heart While the author did address the immodesty of dress I appreciated the point she made that we aren t to dress modestly simply because we could cause a man to stumble or because we don t want to be seen as objects by the men around us although those ARE valid points and we should be thoughtful in our clothing choices to lead no one into sin but because we should want our clothing to reflect our Saviour and our beliefs The way she went into the theology of clothing was amazing and some of it I had never thought of before The short of it is This is absolutely a book that I feel every woman or young lady should read at least once It is for older girls as some of the content is for mature readers I would say 18 and that s with me skipping one chapter It is a book that you read carefully chewing the meat spitting out the bones But the premise was wonderful the message was sound and I think it s one that very woman in modern and reformed evangelical church society should read at least once Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s Choices To whoever complained this was too feminist you re wrong This is the exact kind of empowerment and direction Christian young women need. Epub unseduced and unshaken book Youth groups while well intentioned rarely look at topics like being thoughtful and well read dignity and modesty decision making and friendship without oversimplifying things with Sunday school answers like We do X because Jesus said to Or We dress modestly to protect our Christian brothers Gag me Thank you God for Rosalie deRosett and her co authors for sending a clear and Christ centered message about what it means to be a true growing woman of God in the 21st century. Unseduced and unshaken epub ebook free Now that I ve read it I want to read it again with a notebook and journal at the ready to answer the discussion questions at the end of each essay Unseduced and Unshaken The Place of Dignity in a Woman s Choices 
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