Special Permission Readings
The Public Meaning and Benefits of Marriage
Link to Ch. 1 of Ryan Anderson’s Truth Overruled
CanaVox, „Handout on the Meaning of Marriage” (3-page summary)
NEW! The Seven Loves and the Importance of Friendship
CanaVox, „The Seven Loves” (16 min read)
CanaVox, „The Art of Friendship” (10 min read)
Same-Sex Attraction
Katy Faust and Ana Samuel, „Understanding Same Sex Attraction”
CanaVox, „Expert Answers to the Hardest Questions about Same-Sex Attraction” Updated!
Dating
CanaVox, Dating Roadmap for Women
CanaVox, Dating Roadmap for Men
CanaVox, Strategic Plan for Dating
CanaVox, Strategic Plan for Dating: Make Your Own! (Optional Activity: Use this blank template to plan your family’s dating roadmap.)
Marital Fidelity
Link to Excerpts of Book III, Ch. 6 of C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Sex Ed in the Family
Miriam Grossman, M.D. You’re Teaching My Child What? Ch.3. (Leaders, please download and email this reading as an attachment to your reading group.)
Communication in Marriage: Sexual Intimacy
CanaVox, „Conversation Guidelines for the Sexual Intimacy Session”
CanaVox, „The Art of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage”
Advanced Reading List
Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: The Science NEW!
CanaVox, The Science of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) and the “Gender Affirming” Model of Treatment (A deep dive into the scientific data, history and outcomes of ROGD and „Gender Affirming Care.”)
Feminism
Christina Hoff Sommers, Feminism vs. Truth (6-min video)
Mona Charen and Ana Samuel, „On the Waves of Feminism with Mona Charen”
Tammy Bruce, Feminism 2.0 (5-min video)
Martha Rampton, „Four Waves of Feminism”
Optional:
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, „The Political Context: The Rise of the U.S. Feminist Movement” in Approaches to Feminism
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, „Feminist Perspectives on Reproduction and the Family”
Infidelity
Esther Perel, Rethinking Infidelity: A Talk for Anyone Who Ever Loved (20-min TED talk)
Brittany Wong, „If You Want to Save your Marriage After an Affair, Read This”
Anonymous Military Spouse, „My Husband Cheated and Now Our Marriage is Stronger Than Ever”
Optional:
Jane E. Brody, „When a Partner Cheats”
Marisa Pereira, „’It’s a Set Up!’ The Note that Saved a Marriage from Adultery at 30,000 Feet” (web-archive link takes longer to load)
Let’s Talk about Consent
HashtagNYU, Let’s Talk about Consent (4-min video)
Parents Explain, Consent (5-min video)
Timothy Hsiao, „The Limits of Consent” (A philosophical criticism of consent-based sexual morality)
Pick One:
Reggie Osborne II, „She Only Said 'Yes’ Once”
Mark Regnerus, „Naked Consent: Why Personal Speech Codes Won’t Curb a Problem Like Sexual Assault” (A pragmatic, sociological criticism of consent public policy)
On Natural Law and Personhood
CanaVox Memo, „What is Natural Law?” Updated!
CrashCourse Philosophy, Natural Law Theory (9-min video)
CanaVox Memo, „What is a Person?”
Crash Course Philosophy, Personhood (9-min video) (This video is meant to help us understand how confused the modern world is about personhood.)