Product Description

God and sex go together. You can’t separate the two, says Rob Bell, because this physical world is intimately linked to deeper spiritual realities. And so, in order to make sense of sexuality, at some point you have to talk about God. With beauty and unusual insight, Sex God explores this connection.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50176 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Bell raises the bar with this evocative follow-up to last year's bestseller Velvet Elvis. "Is sex a picture of heaven?" he wonders. It's all about God and sex and heaven, he says: "...they're connected. And they can't be separated. Where the one is you will always find the other." Bell's book isn't a sex manual, an exploration of the differences between men and women or a marriage how-to, though all of that is here. Instead, it's the story of God becoming human, of humans mirroring God and love made manifest in the chaos of our humanity. Sex God is about relationships revealed in a way that elevates the human condition and offers hope to those whose relationships are wounded. In Bell's spare, somewhat oblique style, he addresses lust, respect, denial, risk, acceptance and more. His love for God and the Bible is clear, as is his ability to ask probing questions and offer answers that make readers think deeply about their own lives. He does a fine job using the Bible and real life to show that our physical relationships are really about spiritual relationships. This book joyfully ties, and then tightens, the knot between God and humankind. (Mar.)
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Review
"Bell raises the bar with this evocative follow-up to last year's bestseller Velvet Elvis….Bell's book isn't a sex manual, an exploration of the differences between men and women, or a marriage how-to, though all of that is here. Instead, it's the story of God becoming human, of humans mirroring God, and love made manifest in the messiness of our humanity. Sex God is about relationships revealed in a way that elevates the human condition and offers hope to those whose relationships are wounded. In Bell's spare, somewhat oblique style, he addresses lust, respect, denial, risk, acceptance, and more. His love for God and the Bible is clear, as is his ability to ask probing questions and offer answers that make readers think deeply about their own lives. He does a fine job using the Bible and real life to show that our physical relationships are really about spiritual relationships. This book joyfully ties, and then tightens, the knot between God and humankind. — Publishers Weekly

(Publishers Weekly )

From the Back Cover
Introduction: This is Really about That
Chapter One: God Wears Lipstick
Chapter Two: Sexy on the Inside
Chapter Three: Angels and Animals
Chapter Four: Leather, Whips, and Fruit
Chapter Five: She Ran into the Girls’ Bathroom
Chapter Six: Worth Dying For
Chapter Seven: Under the Chuppah
Chapter Eight: Johnny and June
Chapter Nine: Whoopee Forever
Epilogue: More Balloons, Please
Endnotes/Resources/Discussion

Customer Reviews

Sex good
He shares ideas with clarity and an enlightened perspective. His view about the nature of human sexuality and how it is a gift from God was refreshing to hear. He explains in various ways how our sexuality is such an important part of who we are in many realms beyond the physical. The book I highly recommend is Sex and the Perfect Lover: Tao, Tantra, and the Kama Sutra

SexGod is an amazing book
Everyone who is getting married should read this book. Everyone who is dating should read this book. Everyone who is single should read this book. Everyone who is married, divorce, widow or whatever should read this book. Specially, everyone who would like to learn more about God's love an his connection with us should read this. I love this book. My friends and I had a discussion (book club) about the book and we all came to the same conclusion: we want and need to read it over and over again. Love it!

Haven't read the book and WON'T!!
It isn't fair to critique a book I haven't read. That being said, the title and the contents offend me right from the start. "SexGod": It doesn't take a genius to observe our current culture and the trashiness that exists--and this "author" will join together in a title what humans have abused with the One who created it (to be enjoyed within the confines of marriage)?

Have some RESPECT for the holy God!! The Jews, out of reverence for God won't even type or write out his name as we do. They will use G-d!

And the name of the chapters: "God Wears Lipstick", "Leather, Whips and Fruit", "Whoopee Forever". No further comment.

Just read the Bible! See our sin, and how a Holy God cannot have fellowship (connection) with sin, and how he provided redemption Rev. 5:9 "with your blood you purchased men for God". Read Revelation and how God has a future in Heaven, perfect, free from sin. Rev 4:8: "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty...".

Whoopee forever? Not. Worship God forever, oh yes!