Podcast: Christian Sex Books & the Backlash Against the Sexual Revolution
How did the 1950s Kinsey Report & the 1960s and 1970s sexual revolution all contribute to the earliest Christian sex books? We talk about it in today's podcast! And I do need to say, TRIGGER WARNING: We did talk about some pretty intense examples of sexual abuse...
12 Ways a 1970s Christian Sex Bestseller Tried to Push Back Against the Sexual Revolution
When we understand the culture that books are written into, we can understand those books better. Yesterday Connor told us some super weird (and some good) stuff that was in a popular sex book from the early 1970s. On the podcast tomorrow we're going to give even more...
Dissecting a 1970s Sex Manual: How to Get More Out of Sex
We've been taking a romp through history looking at views of sex in different periods. We've looked at the Roman world; the medieval period; and the Victorian period. Today we're jumping forward to the 1970s. On the podcast this week we'll be taking a little bit of a...
Do Christians Still Think Sex is Bad? The Contagion Theory of Sexuality
Sheila here for a moment. The whole time I was writing The Great Sex Rescue, and combing through the materials for terrible quotes, and becoming quite upset about how awful some of them were, Keith took it all in stride. He kept saying, "yes, Sheila, but the...
The Misuse of Matthew 18 When It Comes to Calling out False Teaching
Our book The Great Sex Rescue shows what teachings prevalent in the evangelical church have harmed women's marital and sexual satisfaction--and harmed men, too! And I know that many of you have seen me and my team call out specific authors for harmful teachings we...
PODCAST: A Church Called TOV, and Matthew 18!
Can we have a church with a goodness culture? This week on the podcast Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer, father-daughter duo co-authors of A Church Called Tov, joined Rebecca and me to talk about what it means to create a healthy church rather than a toxic church....
A Romp through 10 Weird Things Victorians Believed about Sex
We are continuing our romp through the ages with sex in Victorian times! Throughout the month of April I've wanted to look at how sex was seen at different periods in history, so that we could figure out how we got where we are now--and so that we could see that our...
10 Things To Know about Medieval Sex
What did they believe about sex during the medieval period? What did they do that was weird? And what did they have in common with us? In April we're looking at a sex through the ages series. Sometimes we think of sex as biological, hard-wired,...
Why I’m Not Trying to Cancel Other Marriage Authors
I'd like to talk to you today about how I'm feeling, and a bit about what's going on behind the scenes. So grab a coffee and get comfy, because this is going to be a long one! To begin, let me tell you a story. Imagine you have a crazy Uncle Joe. Uncle Joe is a...
Our Healthy Sexuality Rubric and Scorecard of Evangelical Books is Live!
How can you tell if a book, website, or even a church is healthy when it comes to sex teaching, or harmful? My inbox fills up with people asking me what I think of this book, or what I think of that book. And chances are I haven't read it! I don't have time to read...
About Sheila
Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 29 years and happily married for 24! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 7 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.“The Great Sex Rescue!” As Now Available
Most Recent Posts
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Podcast: Christian Sex Books & the Backlash Against the Sexual Revolution →
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12 Ways a 1970s Christian Sex Bestseller Tried to Push Back Against the Sexual Revolution →
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Dissecting a 1970s Sex Manual: How to Get More Out of Sex →
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Do Christians Still Think Sex is Bad? The Contagion Theory of Sexuality →
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The Misuse of Matthew 18 When It Comes to Calling out False Teaching →
