Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity

Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity
by Lauren F. Winner

In Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity, Lauren Winner speaks candidly to single Christians about the difficulty and the importance of sexual chastity. With nuance and wit, she talks about her own sexual journey. Never dodging tough terms like "confession" and "sin," she grounds her discussion of chastity first and foremost in Scripture. She confronts cultural lies about sex and challenges how we talk about sex in church (newsflash: however wrong it is, premarital sex can feel liberating and enjoyable!). She argues that sex is communal rather than private, personal rather than public. Includes discussion questions.

Table of Contents: Unchaste Confessions: Or, Why We Need Another Book About Sex Real Sex: Creation, Scripture, and the Case for Sex in Marriage Communal Sex: Or, Why Your Neighbor Has Any Business Asking What You Did Last Night Straight Talk I: Lies Our Culture Tells About Sex Straight Talk II: Lies the Church Tells About Sex On the Steps of the Rotunda: Line-Drawing and Formation Chastity as a Spiritual Discipline: Conforming Your Body to the Arc of the Gospel Communities of Chastity: What Singleness Teaches the Church Responding to M.: The Practicalities of Repentance Notes Discussion Guide Acknowledgements Author's Note