Raising Purity: Helping Parents Understand the Bible's Perspective on Sex, Dating, and Relationships

by Gerald L. Hiestand

Do they know? Do you? Many young people today are confused about the Bible s perspective on sex, dating and relationships. Should they give dating a chance or kiss it goodbye? What exactly is sexual purity, and how far is too far, anyway? Perhaps our children don t know the answers to these questions because we as parents are uncertain ourselves. In this ground-breaking book, Gerald Hiestand provides objective, biblical answers to these vital questions, and unfolds a paradigm-shifting view of relationships and purity that challenges the basic assumptions of our Christian sub-culture. Touching on a wide range of subjects, Raising Purity is sure to help parents and children think clearly, biblically and practically about the God-ordained purpose of human sexuality.

Genres: Christian, Parenting

164 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Gerald L. Hiestand (PhD candidate, University of Reading) is the senior associate pastor at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois, and the cofounder and director of the Center for Pastor Theologians. He is coauthor of The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision and coeditor of Becoming a Pastor Theologian and Beauty, Order, and Mystery.

Reviews

[Leigh Ann]

Ok, there were parts of this book I LOVED, other parts I'm going to have to think about. This is one of the Pastor's from our church. His chapters on purity were top notch, his chapters on dating were what I need to think on.