This volume takes a radical look at today's views of love, sex and human relationships, and calls readers to the freedom of purity and the joy of a Christ-centred life. It contains insights gleaned from generations of pastoral care and from the shared life of a Church community committed to the struggle for openness and honesty. This book attempts to get to the root of the issues: people's relationship with God, and the defining power of that relationship over all other relationships. It should be of interest to young, single adults looking for lasting and genuine relationships, couples seeking to find or regain a greater sense of unity and intimacy, and parents who wish they knew how to guide their childen through the confusion of adolescence.
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This is a slender but exceedingly thoughtful treatise on the role of love, marriage and sex in a committed Christian life. Couples seeking compassionate wisdom on intimate relationships will find it rich and comforting.
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The value of purity has been lost in the wake of the sexual revolution. A Plea For Purity confronts the myth that sexual freedom is the key to fulfillment and makes a compelling case for purity in every area of life. A Plea For Purity goes beyond the ideal of remaining sexually pure. In its truest sense, purity enables a person to develop genuine, loving, lifegiving relationships. A Plea For Purity addresses the pain resulting from the cycle of broken relationships and the misuse of sexual intimacy. It provides fresh biblical insights into critical issues including the sacredness of the marriage covenant; overcoming sexual temptation while single and while married; the calling to remain single or to marry; raising children in today's society; and divorce and remarriage. A Plea For Purity offers words of healing, a new beginning, and a sense of hope to those who have experienced discouragement or failure. A Plea For Purity is highly recommended reading for anyone struggling with their own sexual identity and life choices amidst the seductions of today's promiscuous and dangerous world. -- Midwest Book Review
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Salty words to save a marriage,
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This review is from: A Plea for Purity: Sex, Marriage, and God (Paperback)
Marriage starts with a fire, at least ours did eight years ago. Wherever there's a good thing though, the bad want's to take over. In subtle ways, the fire cools. It was at this point that a friend (unknowing of our inner situation) suggested A Plea for Purity. He was angry at its anti-gay stance. I took it, in the hopes of finding fuel for arguments with him (I enjoy heated arguments, especially on such topics). What happened though was that the book hit home. The more I read, the more I saw my own sitation. It was depressing and firmly and steadfastly uplifting at the same time. I saw where I was in my relationship, but also the door to where I could and should be. I'm not really a religious person (haven't gone to church for years) but here was solid rock. It changed my life.As for the gay-sympathetic friend of mine, he was wrong. The book is not anti-gay, its anti-gay lifestyle. What I mean is, again, it shows them the way out. It condemns the lifestyle but at the same time points out WHY its not a good way to live and what to do about the problem. Tim Major, United Kingdon
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Puritanical,
By Scott Patterson "Scott" (Denver, Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Plea for Purity: Sex, Marriage, and God (Paperback)
The message of this book flows from the most odurate interpretations of the Bible and all the worst aspects of the dogma of intollerance preached by the radical Christian right wing. I never even finished the book because I was so repulsed by it.
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This review is from: A Plea for Purity: Sex, Marriage, and God (Paperback)
The original edition of this book has gone out of print, but only to make way for an expanded version. Find the latest edition of A Plea for Purity under ISBN 0874869609. My wife and I have turned to the author several times for advice in our own marriage, so I recommend him highly. This book is very thought provoking, and confronts the western myth of romance and dating as the route to "living happily ever after". The Foreword by Mother Teresa were some of the last words ever published from her.
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