{"product_id":"the-meaning-of-sex-a-new-christian-ethos","title":"The Meaning of Sex: A New Christian Ethos","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of a culture where sex and gender issues are rampant  two common viewpoints exist. Unfortunately  they are both extreme. While there is an effort in the church to minister to the sexually broken  many places of worship have adopted a strict ethic that leads to a fear-based attitude towards those struggling with sexuality and gender identity. This has caused strugglers to feel alienated and wounded from the church. On the other hand  secular culture has adopted the sexual liberation message: \"If it feels good  do it.\" Sadly  this idea has permeated the hearts and minds of too many Christians. As a result  issues such as homosexuality  gender identity confusion  and sex outside of marriage have become battlegrounds of division among the Body of Christ. With all of this discord  how do we find the true meaning of sex?  In The Meaning of Sex: A New Christian Ethos  Christopher Doyle offers a compassionate and bold philosophy on how to love thy neighbor within the confines set forth by our Savior  who holds us when we struggle  loves us when we fall  and celebrates with us when we experience victory. When we collectively pursue the wholeness Jesus calls us to  the sexual ethics that bind us becomes a higher ethos that unites us. Only then  as we bare our souls to each other and become vulnerable with our own unique wounds  can we meet our struggling brothers and sisters where they are and journey towards emotional wholeness and spiritual maturity.  \"The Meaning of Sex: A New Christian Ethos is a masterful synthesis of Christian theology and the social sciences that has the potential to radically transform our culture in positive ways.\"  Michelle A. Cretella  M.D. (President  American College of Pediatricians)  \"Christopher Doyle effectively challenges cultural constructs that have led Christians away from the questions that we need to be asking  connecting the dots between a biblical narrative of sexuality and what is revealed in nature and through scientific inquiry.\"  Professor Carolyn Pela  Ph.D.  LMFT (Chair  Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences  Arizona Christian University)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986288013365,"sku":"ByrdShop_1641409738","price":59.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781641409735.jpg?v=1770894710","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-meaning-of-sex-a-new-christian-ethos","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}