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A review by josiahdegraaf
Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity by Lauren F. Winner
4.75
I've gotten to the age where I roll my eyes at edgy book titles like this one. (Which is not a diss on Winner; I know how the publishing industry works and who really chooses the titles for these kinds of books.) But once you get over the annoyance at the marketing guru who feels the need to use sexy language to sell a book on chastity, this is really a pretty excellent work. I may even go so far as to say that it's the best book on chastity that I've read.
Winner does a fantastic job in this book of talking quite honestly about the challenges of chastity and what practicing it requires. She speaks to the real issues celibate Christians face. And she does a fantastic job pointing to <i>why</i> chastity matters in a way that doesn't just list the relevant Bible verses, but digs into the foundation of why sex is important and why honoring God with this aspect of our humanity matters. (And how it affects the rest of society, whether we realize it or not!)
The book left me with a lot of interesting ideas to think on. While this book is nearly two decades old at this point, it still feels like a book that seeks to reframe the current discussion on chastity in Christian circles in very helpful ways. And while there were a few parts I wasn't as sure of as others (or may put differently myself), I very much appreciated and benefited from this book as a whole. Winner is an astute writer, and I'd highly recommend this book to any other Christians interested in exploring the why and how of chastity.
Just forgive the provocative title.
Rating: 4.5-5 Stars (Excellent).
Winner does a fantastic job in this book of talking quite honestly about the challenges of chastity and what practicing it requires. She speaks to the real issues celibate Christians face. And she does a fantastic job pointing to <i>why</i> chastity matters in a way that doesn't just list the relevant Bible verses, but digs into the foundation of why sex is important and why honoring God with this aspect of our humanity matters. (And how it affects the rest of society, whether we realize it or not!)
The book left me with a lot of interesting ideas to think on. While this book is nearly two decades old at this point, it still feels like a book that seeks to reframe the current discussion on chastity in Christian circles in very helpful ways. And while there were a few parts I wasn't as sure of as others (or may put differently myself), I very much appreciated and benefited from this book as a whole. Winner is an astute writer, and I'd highly recommend this book to any other Christians interested in exploring the why and how of chastity.
Just forgive the provocative title.
Rating: 4.5-5 Stars (Excellent).