TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dawn,Marva J
TI  - Sexual character: beyond technique to intimacy 
SN  - 9780802807007
AV  - BT708.D271.S498 1993 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Company
KW  - Sex
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Character
KW  - Sexual ethics
N1  - 1 (pages 169-172); Pt. I. The Basis for New Thinking about Our Sexuality. 1. Our Society's Pain and Its Sexual Coping. 2. The True Source of the Pain. 3. A Genuine Remedy - "Sex Is Like a Typewriter!" 4. The Church Must Be the Church: An Ethics of Character --; Pt. II. God's Design for Sexual Character. 5. Marriage Is for More Than Two. 6. Sexual Union Is More Than "Sex" 7. The Virtues of Sexual Character for Marriage as a Heroic Enterprise --; Pt. III. New Questions from an Ethics of Character for Practical Application to Issues of Our Day. 8. Friendship. 9. Homosexuality. 10. Marriage. 11. Divorce. 12. Nurturing Children. 13. Abortion. 14. Teenagers, Dating, and "Sex" -- Pt. IV. Sexual Shalom; 2
N2  - Aiming to combat the widespread confusion today regarding sexual issues, Marva Dawn offers in this book a clear, fresh biblical understanding of human sexuality. To establish the necessary foundations for new thinking about sexual issues, Dawn explains the importance of distinguishing between social and genital sexuality, 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. Holding to a positive biblical vision for sexual character leads Dawn to raise provocative questions that apply in very practical, relevant ways to such issues as friendship, marriage, divorce, teenage dating, homosexuality, and abortion. Written in an engaging, non-preachy style, Sexual Character will benefit all thoughtful Christian adults - ministers, parents, youth group leaders, college students - and provide solid material for church groups
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