God and Sex
What the Bible Really Says

This book is meant to be understood. Its title is not only provocative, but also stamped prominently in gold. The book is printed like a cheap bible (imitation leather and gold stamping with "religious" art on the flypapers) and so even though I was in search of another book on the topic, this one j......more

If you're hoping for a biblical Harlequin, look elsewhere. This is a heavy little book, even a little overwhelming, as it delves into the sexual inequalities of biblical times. I found the book rather dark in places; an obvious agenda of the author is to extol how grateful we should be to have outgr......more

Whilst searching my libraries to see if any had a copy of Stephen Prothero's God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter (2 did, huzzah!), I came across this interesting, potential gem. ___________________________ God and Sex is a short discussion (19......more

A summary and interesting analysis of the realities of sex, sexuality, marriage, and, to a degree, gender roles in the Bible. I appreciated the anthropological, historical, and literary tone of the analysis -- it felt as frank as the title of the book itself. The book is framed as a tool to help mak......more

I love the premise of this book, and it had a lot of potential. Coogan is (apparently) a top biblical scholar, and wrote this book for the American masses to explain just what exactly the Bible does have to say about marriage, adultery, homos, pregnancy and abortion, prostitution, the status of wome......more