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	• Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality Rob Bell Zondervan, 2007 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 88 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Bell on Paper

If you've ever heard Rob Bell speak, you will recognize the exact same style in this book. As a result, reading Sex. God. becomes a conversation with Bell. Though, he does not respond to my questions when I ask him ;). This book is definitely written to a postmodern generation. The connection Bell makes are not always rational, and that is okay. It is not a manual for dealing with one's sexuality as much as a journey seeking what it means to be created in a sexual way. I agree with what Bell says, but if you have never heard his theology be prepared for a postmodern millieu of odd connections and deconstruction.

His book is biblically based, but sometimes does not reflect great exegesis of biblical text... but that is not the purpose of the book. Pick up this book with an attitude of awe towards your sexuality. Ponder the ideas Bell promotes. Allow it to permeate into your being instead of just bounce around your head. Experience the book, do not read it. I changed my approach to the book after about two chapters, and found it to be a very challenging approach to sexuality rather than a confusing collection of sentences. Bell is not an excellent writer of literature, but does an excellent job of challenging his reader to find God in their sexuality.

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Food for Thought

Rob makes a great case for merging the physical and the spiritual. It's about much more than just our sexuality in relationship to our spirituality. Good book for challenging a small group to think through the ramifications of traditional thought systems.

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More Than I Thought

I may not be the most qualified reviewer of Rob Bell's new work "Sex God" provided the fact that I have only read the first half of the book. Moreover, I have limited exposure to Rob himself. While I have watched a couple of his NOOMA videos I have not read his first wrok, "Velvit Elvis." Nonetheless, this book is certainly captivating.

From the on-set Bell demonstrates a command of his chosen writing style. His ability to shift, swerve, and fluctuate between poetry and prose all the while interjecting beautifully crafted simple and compound sentences is, well, very cool. I enjoy his writing. He makes me want to read his other stuff.

As far as the content: as others have mentioned, "Sex God" may be little more than a shrewd marketing scheme. The book (so far) focuses less on the reality of sex in our lives and more on the God who created it. Furthermore, Bell attempts (and successfully I might add)to clarify the purpose of sex in our lives. It reveals our hearts. It reveals our relationship with others. It reveals our relationship with our Creator.

I love how Bell, when discussing sexuality explicitly, explains our responsibility as human beings to understand how we were made to act sexually. We are neither animals-bodies with no spirit- nor are we angels- spirits with no bodies. We are human. In all of creation, we are the only beings with both bodies and spirits. We should view sex from this standpoint.

Now attempting to explain Bell's insight on this subject and his compassion for his readers would be a heavy duty, something I am not equipped to do.

I can say this: go out and buy this book! It will change your life!

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Awesome!!

Every woman should read this book!! it is a must. Rob Bell has a unique style that always seems to grab my attention--it reaches out across many audiences and I have no doubt that some part of this book will touch you.

exceptional

This was a great read. Extremely eye opening, enlightening. I would recommend this to anyone looking to explore their beliefs

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God and sex go together. You can?t separate the two, says Rob Bell, because this physical world is intimately linked to deeper spiritual realities. And so, in order to make sense of sexuality, at some point you have to talk about God. With beauty and unusual insight, Sex God explores this connection.

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