Soul virgins
Subtitle: redefining single sexuality
By: Doug Rosenau, Michael Todd Wilson
Contributors: Wilson, Michael Todd
Publisher: Sexual Wholeness Resources
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Atlanta, GA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780985810719
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: Single people; Religious life; Sexual behavior; Sex; Christianity; Chastity
Description: Soul virgins are single people who seek to celebrate God's design for sexuality in themselves and others. With solid biblical principles, practical tips, and candid discussions, this book can help you create a foundation for sexual wholeness you'll be happy to embrace at any stage of life! Sex and sexuality are hot topics these days. But many single adults are tired of the how far is too far? approach because it doesn't go far enough. Why does the discussion stop at the physical? What about the deeper spiritual and relational aspects of sexuality? Pioneering Christian sex therapists Doug Rosenau and Michael Todd Wilson team up in this helpful and hopeful book about understanding sexuality and intimacy beyond what our do it if it feels good culture says it is. Providing a much-needed spiritual perspective to the sexuality debate, the authors tackle difficult topics from a biblical foundation to help single adults establish practical models for maintaining purity and creating a healthy sexuality. With real-life personal stories, Soul Virgins helps singles accept their sexuality as a godly discipline. Rosenau and Wilson provide a 3-D discussion of body, soul, and spirit that proves sexuality is ultimately more about relational intimacy than just the physical act of sex.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Intimacy with God; title: God's design in sexuality : a celebration of intimacy; title: Principle: We are created as intimate sexual beings; title: God's sexual economy : practical skills and models; title: Principle: healthy sexual intimacy requires many deliberate choices; title: Living boldly from your heart; title: Principle: Godly attitudes should determine sexual behaviors; title: The romance of soul virginity; title: Principle: Virginity should encompass body, soul, and spirit; title: God's sexual emergency room : shame, guilt, and the healing power of forgiveness; title: Principle: Redeem soul virginity through restoration and forgiveness of self and others; title: One is a whole number; title: Principle: Single adults can experience fulfilling intimacy; title: Part II: Intimacy with God's people; title: Soul-sexy masculinity; title: Principle: God calls men to humble initiative and inner strength; title: Soul-sexy femininity (with Erica S.N. Tan and Anna Maya); title: Principle: God calls women to gracious responsiveness and inner beauty; title: So ... what do I do with my sexual surging?; title: Principle: God has a purpose for sexual desire in the single adult; title: The dance of desire : honoring brothers and sisters; title: Principle: Seek to both enjoy and protect others sexually; title: Guy-girl connecting : scratching the loneliness itch (with Vickie l. George); title: Principle: Express your sexuality through healthy connecting with both genders; title: Part III: Intimacy with God's possible soul mate; title: Coupling : chemistry or purposeful choices? (with Vickie I. George); title: Principle: Evaluate your potential soul mate while learning about yourself, disciplining erotic behaviors, and making deliberate decisions; title: Viruses that infect healthy sexual relationships; title: Principle: Guard yourself against common destroyers of healthy intimacy; title: Law, lovetouching, and the bikini line : the proverbial "how far can I go?"; title: Principle: Discipline erotic behaviors using heart-directed boundaries motivated by law and grace; title: Well-rounded intimacy : maintaining balance; title: Principle: Develop balanced intimacy and sexual wholeness by slowly growing the five spokes of sexuality; title: The cookie jar : "treats" for singles (with David Hall); title: Principle: Savor the richness of single adulthood.