Rob Bell has authored a new book on sex, entitled Sex God. There are some initial comments at Jesus Creed, plus Ben Witherington has a detailed review. With chapter titles such as "God wears lipstick", "Sexy on the Inside", "Leather, Whips, and Fruit", this looks like the sort of book the church needs to embrace :-)A comment from Jesus Creed sums up my response as well:
Interestingly, I have had a number of older folks tell me that in all their years of going to church they have NEVER heard a message on sex! Seeing how sexuality is a significant part of our humanness, as well as the ways it has been distorted throughout human history, I think we need to be talking about it. Especially since Jesus talked about it!
I look forward to reading this...
Why is the church so reluctant to talk about sex ? Perhaps we should take a cue from Salt 'n' Pepper?
update: Check out Part 1 of McKnight's response, and Part 2, his critique.
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Well if you read it before me I'd love to hear what you think! It'll take me a while as I have a backlog of books to work through right now :-)
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