Sexuality and Holy Longing - Softcover

Graham McMinn, Lisa

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9780787968182: Sexuality and Holy Longing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0787968188 ISBN 13: 9780787968182

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2004

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This powerful book shows how many Christians, including pastors, parents and leaders, have unwittingly absorbed many cultural ideas about sexuality that are not supported by the Bible. As people created by God for relationship, our sexuality guarantees that we will long for and be drawn toward others, McMinn provides a blueprint for understanding sexuality--and our longing to be loved-- at all stages of life (childhood, teen years, early adulthood, midlife, and old age), and addresses tough topics including sexuality for those who are single (divorced, widowed, or never married). She also details practical solutions for ways that parents, educators, and churches can nurture others and ourselves in the quest to understand sexuality as a longing that draws us toward God and others, and to embrace it as a God-given gift. Thought provoking study questions at the end of each chapter inspire us to action in reclaiming our sexuality through grace.

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"Christians struggle with their sexuality as much or maybe even more than other people. Sexuality and Holy Longing explores the relationship between our physical desires and our spiritual longings. Reading this book will help you understand yourself more deeply and move you toward an affirmation of sexuality that is richly integrated with faith." --Tremper Longman III, Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies, Westmont College; coauthor of Intimate Allies and Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind

"Grace and truth are a difficult combination, but Lisa McMinn displays it to marvelous effect. Lovely, candid, mature, assured--this book is a sheer gift." --Rev. Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. Ph.D., president and professor of systematic theology, Calvin Theological Seminary

"Sex. Sexuality. Lisa McMinn knows the difference and with rare Christian candor explores how the beauty of sexuality can still flourish in the “thistles of our broken world." --Alec Hill, president, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

"Lisa McMinn dramatically and charmingly, with striking honesty, reframes Christian thinking about sexuality, providing a much-needed antidote to misguided American assumptions. As a therapist and mother, I found her comments on male sexuality and fatherhood as 'embedded' (in context) and ‘embodied’ (in physical bodies) particularly wise and helpful." --Kaye Cook, Ph.D., licensed clinician; professor of psychology, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts

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Movies, music, television and radio talk shows, billboards, pop-up screens on computers�everywhere we turn we are bombarded with explicit and often disturbing messages about sex. It’s no surprise that our perceptions about sex have become confused and broken.

In this powerful and much-needed book, Lisa McMinn shows how many of us have unwittingly absorbed cultural ideas about gender and sexuality that are not supported by faith. Sexuality and Holy Longing offers Christians the information we need to respond more thoughtfully and honestly to the challenges of living well and embracing our sexuality as broken people in a broken world. This book tackles the tough questions about gender and sexuality from a faith perspective such as: What does “ submission” really mean? How should the church respond to homosexuality? and How should parents deal with the surging hormones of preteens and teens?

Sexuality and Holy Longing offers a thoughtful guide to understanding sexuality at all stages of life �childhood, teen years, early adulthood, midlife, and old age�and addresses topics such as sexuality for those who are divorced, widowed, or never married. The book is filled with ways that we can nurture ourselves and others by creating rituals and rites of passage that honor our godly bodies at each stage of life. Thought-provoking questions for reflection at the end of each chapter inspire us to action in reclaiming our sexuality through grace.

Sexuality and Holy Longing offers couples, friends, and communities of faith an opportunity to respond thoughtfully and honestly to the challenges of affirming our God-given sexuality.

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