Making Sense of Sex: Responsible Decision Making for Young Singles

by Michael F. Duffy

Overview

Having sex can be a loving and delightful experience, but it can also be emotionally, physically, and spiritually devastating. Many singles struggle to sort out how to make their own sexual experiences physically and emotionally healthy ones. This book can help. Duffy offers a thoughtful guide to sexual decision making for single twentysomethings, exploring ten issues readers should consider when deciding whether and when to have sex. Appropriate for non-Christians and Christians alike, Duffy's work is as relevant to those who have already had sex as it is to those who are considering it for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664233372
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	02/01/2011
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Michael Duffy is Professor of Theological Studies at Hanover College in Indiana, where he teaches a popular course on sexual ethics. He is the author of The Skeptical, Passionate Christian (WJK).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xiii

Part 1 Puzzle Pieces

1 Informed Consent: What Do You Need to Know? 3

2 How Do You Want to Treat Other People? 15

3 In What Kind of Relationship Do You Want or Need to Be? 27

4 If You Do Not Wish to Become Pregnant, How Will You Prevent It? 41

5 What If You Become Pregnant? 51

6 Have You Made Any Promises? 63

7 What Do God and the Bible Offer? 75

8 Why Do You Want to Have Sex? 91

9 Who Might Be Affected? 103

10 What Kind of Power? 113

Part 2 Solving the Puzzle

11 Putting the Pieces Together and Solving the Puzzle 129

Appendix: Questions and Responses 145

Helpful Readings 153

Notes 156