The Meaning of Sex: Christian Ethics and the Moral Life

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THE MEANING OF SEX: CHRISTIAN ETHICS AND THE MORAL LIFE, 2nd ed. Dennis P. Hollinger (2009). Grand Rapids, ML Baker Academic. Pb, 272 pp.

The first part of this book sets a framework for how people have made sense of their sexual lives and governed their sexual behavior. In this section, Chapter 1 looks at several traditional theories of ethics and their implications for sexuality. Chapter 2 contends that any ethical system is anchored in a worldview and considers five basic worldview paradigms and the implications for sexuality. Chapters 3 and 4 set forth a Christian worldview, rooted in the Bible, and argues that sexuality is one of God's many good gifts and these gifts have …