The God of Sex

Who is the God of Sex? Is he or she the object of some new pagan revival, some ancient fertility rite with a post-modern twist? Or is the God of the Bible the god of sex? Your answer to that question depends upon your view of the world, frankly. And you might actually be surprised at your answer . . . if you examine your own spiritual life a little more closely.

A placard carried in the San Diego Gay Parade said it all: “He’s your God. They’re your rules. You go to Hell.” Clearly, there is no longer any commonly held ultimate authority. So merely quoting Bible verses . . . at gays and other “sexual sinners” to prove they are immoral is equally unsuccessful, if not destructive. For the sake of our young people, for the sake of our churches, for the sake of society and our world, Christians must understand the connection of spirituality and sexuality if we are to communicate relevantly to our postmodern culture. Jones gives an honest appraisal of contemporary sexual trends and puts them up against God’s clear (and beautiful) design for sex as a spiritual expression.

In this thought-provoking and authentic book, neo-paganism expert and theologian Peter Jones is not calling for a restoration of some nostalgic America-of-the-fifties-style sensibility. And neither is the debate about sex merely a conflict between uptight traditionalists and cutting-edge futurists. Rather, Jones presents two views of sexuality that have emerged from two timeless religious options tied to two fundamental worldviews. And the battle of beliefs rages stronger today than it ever did in the days of the Bible’s ancient Israel.

“The God of Sex is a timely and significant book. Far from . . . books that . . . seek to titillate . . . by the use of the word “sex,” Jones gives us a serious and Scriptural look at pagan thinking about sexuality — and offers a riveting analysis and critique, followed by a beautiful unfolding of the biblical and Christian view of sex. This is not the dusty stuff of antiquarianism, but vital a contemporary discussion with massive importance for current Christian engagement in and with our culture. Read and grow!”

— J. Ligon Duncan III, PhD
Senior Minister, FPC, Jackson, MS
President, Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
Past Moderator, General Assembly of the PCA

Features and Benefits

• Helps Christians break out of typical parameters to help them understand and relevantly engage the culture.
• Nonbelievers will find this book objective and non-offensive, fairly representing postmodern worldviews.
• Thorough index and bibliography make this book a powerful resource tool.

Tables of Content

Introduction: God and Sex — An Odd Couple
Prologue: The Beginning of the Story

Part One: Sexuality According to the Pagan View of God

1. Out with the Old: Make Love, Not War
2. Out with the Old: The Death of God
3. In with the New: The Coming Sexual Utopia
4. Homosexuality: The Sexual Sacrament of Religious Paganism
5. Unintended Destructive Consequences

Part Two: Sexuality according to the Biblical Worldview

6. God and Sex
7. The Birth of Sex
8. The Death of Sex
9. Born-Again Sex and the Future
10. Born-Again Sex and the Present
11. Awesome Sex: Fear Not

Epilogue: The Rest of the Story
Bibliography
Notes
Reader’s Guide