{"product_id":"sexual-character-beyond-technique-to-intimacy-9780802807007","title":"Sexual Character: Beyond Technique to Intimacy","description":"Aiming to combat the widespread confusion today regarding sexual issues, Marva Dawn offers here a clear biblical understanding of human sexuality. Her fresh perspectives in \u003ci\u003eSexual Character\u003c\/i\u003e will challenge and encourage persons living in our sex-saturated society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo establish the necessary foundations for new thinking about sexual issues, Dawn explains the importance of distinguishing between social and genital sexuality (a distinction generally not made), discusses the forces in our technological society that jeopardize true intimacy, and outlines the \"ethics of character\" that forms the basis for discussion in the rest of the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHolding to a positive biblical vision for sexual character leads Dawn to raise many provocative questions that apply in very practical, relevant ways to such issues as friendship, marriage, divorce, teenage dating, homosexuality, and abortion. Dawn ends the book by putting forth a hopeful vision of \"sexual shalom\" for individuals and Christian communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in an engaging, non-preachy style, \u003ci\u003eSexual Character\u003c\/i\u003e will benefit all thoughtful Christian adults -- ministers, parents, youth group leaders, college students -- and provide solid material for church discussion groups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDawn, Marva J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMarva J. Dawn\u003c\/b\u003e (1948-2021) was a renowned theologian, author, musician, and educator. Her many books include \u003ci\u003eReaching Out without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time, A Royal Waste of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sense of the Call: A Sabbath Way of Life for Those Who Serve God, the Church, and the World.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492064334098,"sku":"9780802807007","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e135bff5-f385-4acf-88a4-a3513ce8ce7e.jpg?v=1730569293","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sexual-character-beyond-technique-to-intimacy-9780802807007","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}