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What do you think of Rob Bell's book "Sex God"?

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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I haven't had the pleasure of

I haven't had the pleasure of reading it. Is there a synopsis of his thesis anywhere?

 

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From Amazon:   Product

From Amazon:

 

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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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--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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"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

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Never heard of it myself.

Never heard of it myself.

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Not yet, but I'm sure going

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.

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Bell is quite solid, even if

Bell is quite solid, even if some traditionalists are put off by him. His Nooma video series are quite eloquent meditations.

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Yes, of course! If energy is

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.

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I haven't read his book but

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!

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puppypaws wrote: I haven't

puppypaws wrote:

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"

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