I Kissed Dating Goodbye : The Study Guide [Paperback]

Joshua Harris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 1999 | Series: I Kissed Dating Goodbye

The I Kissed Dating Goodbye Study Guide, based on Joshua Harris's phenomenal bestseller, with over 300,000 copies sold, provides youth with a new resource for living a lifestyle of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness. Honest and practical, this powerful study guide helps teens and young adults remap their romantic lives in the light of God's Word. It also includes healthy challenges to today's cultural assumptions about relationships and provides solid, biblical alternatives to society's norms.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Joshua Harris lives outside Washington, D.C., in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where he's a pastor at Covenant Life Church. His greatest passion is preaching the gospel and calling his generation to wholehearted devotion to God. Each January he leads a national conference for singles called New Attitude. Joshua and his bride Shannon have two children, Emma Grace and Joshua Quinn.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Multnomah Books; Stg edition (September 9, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576736520
• ISBN-13: 978-1576736524
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #849,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book's ideas are both good and bad., October 31, 1999

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Jill (Lansing, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Kissed Dating Goodbye : The Study Guide (Paperback)

If I could have, I would have given the book 2 1/2 stars. There are many points in this book that I agree with: you should not date someone with selfish intentions; dating can isolate you from your friends and family; unhealthy romantic relationships can cause you to shun opportunities that would otherwise help you to become a stronger man or woman of God; dating teaches people that "romance" is the most important aspect of a relationship. Regardless of whether or not people who have read this book have been inspired to give up dating, it has taught many people how to keep their relationships balanced and what really matters when evaluating a future husband or wife. What I do not like about this book is how unrealistic it is. Harris tells his male readers to observe women in group situations and be friends with them before moving to another level. Sorry, but life does not work that way. What if you meet someone at the post office or while sitting next to him or her on a plane, and you realize that you would like to get to know that person better? Would you not ask that person on a date because you haven't been able to "observe?" Harris also says that dating provides an artificial environment for evaluating a guy or girl's potential as a husband or wife because you're most concerned with how the other person looks and how fun he or she is. But don't friends in groups also make those judgements? The author neglects to discuss the possible pitfalls of being friends with someone first and then courting (as though that system is perfect) while bashing dating. He also seems to believe that God works in very obvious ways. His life may be like that, but mine sure isn't. Although my feelings about this book are mixed, I do look forward to reading the book that he is now writing with his wife.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To Date or not to Date?, October 25, 2000

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Stephen Barber (Ramona, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Kissed Dating Goodbye : The Study Guide (Paperback)

I started this book not really knowing what I was getting myself in to. Don't get me wrong the first few chapters are where not so exciting, but once I got to Part two I started applying what I read in my personal dating relationship. I learned how to be a good listener, how to not just take, but to give as well. I also learned that love needs to be committed, sincere, selfless, and responsible. These Four words describe what every dating relationship should be like. There are times when people think they are in love and have sex before marrage. If she gets pregnant the man needs to take responsiblity for his actions. Whether you are a christian or not this book will give you so many ways to extend and help you make the most out of your dating relationship. Yes, this book is by a christian author and yes there are bible verses in it, but I feel that this book has helped me in my walk with God. A parting thought, No matter who you are God has a plan and everything will come in time. If I got only one thing out of this book it was that no matter how slow I think life is going God will show me the right path. For every door that is closed a window is opened to a new and better place and all you need to do is open your mind.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A BETTER AND STRONGER APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS, January 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: I Kissed Dating Goodbye : The Study Guide (Paperback)

I know that it is hard for many people to agree with the radical approach that Joshua states for building relationships. My question would be why play with fire. He is right. It is better to be extreme in the way one approaches a relationship and know that they are in NO DOUBT being righteous before God. Not with I think that I am right so therefor I am right but looking in the Bible they find that they are wrong (Proverbs 14:12). I suggest reading the book all the way through and not just stopping because one don't agree with something. I plan to use what Joshua suggests along with many more radical things I learned through the Bible. Good luck I know that in the end one will have a better relationship. I have seen it happen many times with the methods used that Joshua explains. Many happy marriages :-)