This is for anyone who has read The book "Sex God" by Rob Bell. What did you think of the book? I'm curious on people's opinion's on the content of the book. Thanks.
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RevJamesMurray
I haven't had the pleasure of
Posted on: 07/06/2009 09:57
I haven't had the pleasure of reading it. Is there a synopsis of his thesis anywhere?
RevMatt
From Amazon: Product
Posted on: 07/06/2009 10:46
From Amazon:
Product Description
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review.
Bell raises the bar with this evocative follow-up to last year's bestseller
Velvet Elvis
. "Is sex a picture of heaven?" he wonders. It's all about God and sex and heaven, he says: "...they're connected. And they can't be separated. Where the one is you will always find the other." Bell's book isn't a sex manual, an exploration of the differences between men and women or a marriage how-to, though all of that is here. Instead, it's the story of God becoming human, of humans mirroring God and love made manifest in the chaos of our humanity.
Sex God
is about relationships revealed in a way that elevates the human condition and offers hope to those whose relationships are wounded. In Bell's spare, somewhat oblique style, he addresses lust, respect, denial, risk, acceptance and more. His love for God and the Bible is clear, as is his ability to ask probing questions and offer answers that make readers think deeply about their own lives. He does a fine job using the Bible and real life to show that our physical relationships are really about spiritual relationships. This book joyfully ties, and then tightens, the knot between God and humankind.
(Mar.)
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Review
"Bell raises the bar with this evocative follow-up to last year's bestseller Velvet Elvis?.Bell's book isn't a sex manual, an exploration of the differences between men and women, or a marriage how-to, though all of that is here. Instead, it's the story of God becoming human, of humans mirroring God, and love made manifest in the messiness of our humanity. Sex God is about relationships revealed in a way that elevates the human condition and offers hope to those whose relationships are wounded. In Bell's spare, somewhat oblique style, he addresses lust, respect, denial, risk, acceptance, and more. His love for God and the Bible is clear, as is his ability to ask probing questions and offer answers that make readers think deeply about their own lives. He does a fine job using the Bible and real life to show that our physical relationships are really about spiritual relationships. This book joyfully ties, and then tightens, the knot between God and humankind. — Publishers Weekly
RevMatt
Never heard of it myself.
Posted on: 07/06/2009 10:46
Never heard of it myself.
ninjafaery
Not yet, but I'm sure going
Posted on: 07/06/2009 11:05
Not yet, but I'm sure going to check his books out. Another of his books is "Velvet Elvis". With those book titles, how can I resist? Cursory glance --- the fundamentalists are really bugged by him.
RevJamesMurray
Bell is quite solid, even if
Posted on: 07/06/2009 13:51
Bell is quite solid, even if some traditionalists are put off by him. His Nooma video series are quite eloquent meditations.
Arminius
Yes, of course! If energy is
Posted on: 07/06/2009 19:55
Yes, of course! If energy is spirit—as I believe it to be—then everything is spiritual, and every act is a spiritual act, as Robert Bell says.
puppypaws
I haven't read his book but
Posted on: 07/06/2009 18:30
I haven't read his book but my youth group is actually in the process of watching his Nooma videos right now. If his book is anything like his videos it must be a darn good book!
Pickle
puppypaws wrote: I haven't
Posted on: 07/09/2009 17:26
I haven't read his book but my youth group is actually in the process of watching his Nooma videos right now. If his book is anything like his videos it must be a darn good book!
Haha, my youth watches those every Friday night :). Have you seen the 'Breathe" episode? Quite fond of that one, especially when he talks about the significance of the word"Yahweh"