Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality - Softcover

Bell, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 031027415X ISBN 13: 9780310274155

Publisher: Zondervan, 2007

Synopsis

Introduction: This is Really about ThatChapter One: God Wears LipstickChapter Two: Sexy on the InsideChapter Three: Angels and AnimalsChapter Four: Leather, Whips, and FruitChapter Five: She Ran into the Girls' BathroomChapter Six: Worth Dying ForChapter Seven: Under the ChuppahChapter Eight: Johnny and JuneChapter Nine: Whoopee ForeverEpilogue: More Balloons, PleaseEndnotes/Resources/Discussion

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Review:

"Bell raises the bar with this evocative follow-up to last year's bestseller Velvet Elvis. 'Is sex a picture of
heaven?' he wonders. It's all about God and sex and heaven, he says, '...they're connected. And they can't
be separated. Where the one is you will always find the other.' Bell's book isn't a sex manual, an exploration of the differences between men and women or a marriage how-to, though all of that is here. Instead, it's
the story of God becoming human, of humans mirroring God and love made manifest in the chaos of our
humanity. Sex God is about relationships revealed in a way that elevates the human condition and offers
hope to those whose relationships are wounded. In Bell's spare, somewhat oblique style, he addresses lust,
respect, denial, risk, acceptance, and more. His love for God and the Bible is clear, as is his ability to ask probing questions and offer answers that make readers think deeply about their own lives. He does a fine job
using the Bible and real life to show that our physical relationships are really about spiritual relationships.
This book joyfully ties, and then tightens, the knot between God and humankind." -- Publisher's Weekly
'Bell raises the bar with this evocative follow-up to last year's bestseller Velvet Elvis. 'Is sex a picture of heaven?' he wonders. It's all about God and sex and heaven, he says, '...they're connected. And they can't be separated. Where the one is you will always find the other.' Bell's book isn't a sex manual, an exploration of the differences between men and women or a marriage how-to, though all of that is here. Instead, it's the story of God becoming human, of humans mirroring God and love made manifest in the chaos of our humanity. Sex God is about relationships revealed in a way that elevates the human condition and offers hope to those whose relationships are wounded. In Bell's spare, somewhat oblique style, he addresses lust, respect, denial, risk, acceptance, and more. His love for God and the Bible is clear, as is his ability to ask probing questions and offer answers that make readers think deeply about their own lives. He does a fine job using the Bible and real life to s

'Bell raises the bar with this evocative follow-up to last year's bestseller Velvet Elvis. 'Is sex a picture of heaven?' he wonders. It's all about God and sex and heaven, he says, '...they're connected. And they can't be separated. Where the one is you will always find the other.' Bell's book isn't a sex manual, an exploration of the differences between men and women or a marriage how-to, though all of that is here. Instead, it's the story of God becoming human, of humans mirroring God and love made manifest in the chaos of our humanity. Sex God is about relationships revealed in a way that elevates the human condition and offers hope to those whose relationships are wounded. In Bell's spare, somewhat oblique style, he addresses lust, respect, denial, risk, acceptance, and more. His love for God and the Bible is clear, as is his ability to ask probing questions and offer answers that make readers think deeply about their own lives. He does a fine job using the Bible and rea

"Bell is at the forefront of a rethinking of Christianity in America."--Time magazine

"One of the country's most influential evangelical pastors."--New York Times

"Rob Bell is one of the hottest names in contemporary evangelical life."--Boston Globe

"While most books about sex for dating Christians begin and end with 'don't, ' Bell outlines the bigger picture of human relationships and what they can teach us about God's character."--Christianity Today

"Sex and spirituality are siblings who have a lot to say in this paperback about marriage, agape, intimacy, shared partnership, and the 'light [that] shows how things really are.'"--Spirituality and Practice

The story of God becoming human, of humans mirroring God and love made manifest in the chaos of our humanity. This book joyfully ties, and then tightens, the knot between God and humankind. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

Bell is at the forefront of a rethinking of Christianity in America. --Time magazine"

Synopsis:

Sex, God - You know the two subjects are connected; you just don't have the words for how they are connected. And they cannot be separated. Where the one is, you will always find the other. When you talk about sexuality, you quickly end up in the spiritual - because "this" is always about "that." Something deeper, something behind it all. You can't talk about sexuality without talking about how we were made, about how we relate to each other and how we were made to relate to each other. That will inevitably lead you to who made us and at some point you have to talk about God. To make sense of the one, we have to explore the other. That is what this book is about.

About this edition

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 031027415X
• ISBN 13: 9780310274155
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208