num_pages: 224
description: Historically, the Bible has been used to drive a wedge between the spirit and the body. In this provocative book, David Carr argues that the Bible affirms erotic passion. Sexuality and spirituality, he contends, are intricately interwoven; the journey toward God and the life-long engagement with our own sexual embodiment are inseparable.
language: English
title: The Erotic Word: Sexuality, Spirituality, and the Bible
titlecomplete: The Erotic Word: Sexuality, Spirituality, and the Bible
genres: Religion, Sexuality, Nonfiction, Theology
ratings_count: 42
publisher: Oxford University Press