{"id":926,"date":"2012-05-16T12:53:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T16:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoenixandolivebranch.wordpress.com\/?p=926"},"modified":"2014-07-03T11:28:42","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T15:28:42","slug":"the-modesty-myth-a-new-series-on-from-two-to-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/phoenixandolivebranch\/2012\/05\/the-modesty-myth-a-new-series-on-from-two-to-one\/","title":{"rendered":"The Modesty Myth: a new series on From Two to One"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Those who <a title=\"Hatred and\u00a0Modesty\" href=\"http:\/\/phoenixandolivebranch.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/07\/hatred-and-modesty\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">remember<\/a> my <a title=\"How Modesty Made Me\u00a0Fat\" href=\"http:\/\/phoenixandolivebranch.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/21\/how-modesty-made-me-fat\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">series<\/a> of <a title=\"Modesty: a response to common\u00a0misunderstandings\" href=\"http:\/\/phoenixandolivebranch.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/22\/modesty-a-response-to-common-misunderstandings\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">posts<\/a> on the\u00a0<a title=\"How the Modesty Doctrine Hurts Men,\u00a0Too\" href=\"http:\/\/phoenixandolivebranch.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/11\/how-the-modesty-doctrine-hurts-men-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">modesty<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"The Message vs. the Gospel: Lust and\u00a0Responsibility\" href=\"http:\/\/phoenixandolivebranch.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/15\/the-message-vs-the-gospel-lust-and-responsibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">doctrine\u00a0<\/a>will appreciate the new \u201cModesty Myth\u201d series on <a title=\"From Two to One\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fromtwotoone.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">From Two to One<\/a>. Here is an excerpt from the first post:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>In light of some recent discussions in mainstream media and the blogosphere, M and I have been discussing the intersection of modesty, politics, Christian culture, and family life.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>What does it mean to be modest?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Why aren\u2019t men taught as much about modesty as women?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Can the tenets of modesty be redeemed in this modern, sex-saturated world?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What do Christian feminists think about modesty?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>How do conservative evangelical women and men think about modesty?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><em>I decided to do some research, reading a lot of articles from a variety of perspectives on modesty. I did a few interviews (i.e., coffee and phone dates) with friends about their thoughts on modesty. And then I began to write. And write some more.\u00a0 This week, I\u2019ll post my preliminary findings and thoughts on what I am calling\u00a0<strong>The Modesty Myth: the myth that\u00a0women can prevent men from lusting after them and that the state of a woman\u2019s soul is partially determined by what she wears.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>You can read all five posts here:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromtwotoone.com\/2012\/03\/modesty-myth.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Modesty Myth<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromtwotoone.com\/2012\/05\/modesty-myth-part-ii.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Modesty Myth: Part II<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromtwotoone.com\/2012\/05\/modesty-myth-part-iii.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Modesty Myth: Part III<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromtwotoone.com\/2012\/05\/modesty-myth-part-iv.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Modesty Myth: Part IV<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromtwotoone.com\/2012\/05\/modesty-myth-part-v.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Modesty Myth: Part V<\/a><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those who remember my series of posts on the\u00a0modesty\u00a0doctrine\u00a0will appreciate the new \u201cModesty Myth\u201d series on From Two to One. 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