Reclaiming Intimacy: Overcoming the Consequences of Premarital Relationships [Paperback]

Heather Jamison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2001

The author speaks to couples and counselors dealing with the complicated emotional and spiritual problems generated by physical relationships that precede long-term commitment. (20040603)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Well written with plenty of enlightening analogies and anecdotes, this book could accompany the greatest books on love and marriage. Even those who have not had premarital sex can benefit from the depth of wisdom, for Jamison constantly directs the reader to God. Reclaiming Intimacy serves as a much-needed warning to singles and a beacon of hope for those whose lives have been devastated by premarital relationships. I highly recommend this book for all single youth and married couples. (Church Libraries )

From the Back Cover

Nearly 80% of married Americans (including Christians) weren’t virgins at their wedding. Our culture says that’s normal . . . no big deal. The reality is: sex outside of marriage leaves a residue of guilt and resentment. Even if the couple eventually marries, they start off with a weakened foundation of trust and no authentic intimacy.

Heather Jamison should know. She lived it—“I traded my Bible for a boy, my prayers for a party, and my purity for a person. . . . What I have learned, I offer to you.”

While Reclaiming Intimacy is a personal story it is also a step-by-step model of forgiveness, repentance, the healing of old wounds . . . and ultimately the reclaiming intimacy lost—or never established—in a premarital relationship.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Kregel Publications (March 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825429404
• ISBN-13: 978-0825429408
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fails to address some important issues, June 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Reclaiming Intimacy: Overcoming the Consequences of Premarital Relationships (Paperback)

This book is certainly noble in purpose and probably helpful to many, but I was seeking information on overcoming the damage done when people have had premarital sex with others besides their spouses. There was almost none, perhaps because the authors have not been in that situation. Other books about the Christian perspective on sex in general have addressed that issue more fully than this one devoted to "the consequences of premarital relationships," so I was pretty disappointed.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Book!, June 3, 2001

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This review is from: Reclaiming Intimacy: Overcoming the Consequences of Premarital Relationships (Paperback)

This is an extraordinarily helpful and honest look at the consequences of premarital sex. It offers real insight, real hope, and real answers. A lot of people today, sometimes without knowing it, are dealing with the consequences of sex before marriage. And Christian couples aren't exempt from this struggle. Heather, by openly sharing her own story, helped us understand the lasting effects of these relationships, and showed us how to seek forgiveness and restoration.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really well done, May 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Reclaiming Intimacy: Overcoming the Consequences of Premarital Relationships (Paperback)

As someone who often lectures on the subject of marital intimacy, I had never seen a book that dealt with the all-too-common problem of premarital sexual relationships in consenting relationships and the baggage they bring to the marriage relationship. The Jamisons have done a great service by providing such a resource, and they have done so by sharing from their own experience. They are honest and vulnerable without being self-focused--no small feat. This book is a valuable aid both to married couples dealing with the pain of previous relationships and to the unmarried who are considering their own standards of purity.