
A Better Story
God, Sex And Human Flourishing
by Glynn Harrison
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Pub Date Jan 19 2017 | Archive Date Feb 28 2017
Description
"A really first-rate piece of work on a most important topic. The style is warm, persuasive and engaging. The content is clear, incisive and wise. I recommend publication strongly and urgently - we really need this book! You have served the church and wider society very, very significantly by writing it." Julian Hardyman, Senior Pastor of Eden Chapel, Cambridge
The architects of the sexual revolution won over the popular imagination because they knew the power of story. They drew together radical new ideologies, often complex and hard to grasp, and melded them into the simpler structure of narrative. Crucially, they cast narratives that appealed to the moral instincts of ordinary, decent people.
This moral vision overwhelmed the church and silenced its faltering apologists.
The author argues that if Christians still believe they have have good news in the sphere of sexual ethics, then two big tasks lie ahead. Our first priority is to work out what has gone so badly wrong, both in our understanding and application of what the Bible teaches and the way we have presented our case to the non-churched. And then we must offer a better story, one that fires the imagination with such force that people will say, 'I want that to be true.'
This book offers a confident, biblically rooted moral vision which needs to be shared with prayer and courage.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
‘Warm, persuasive and engaging. Clear, incisive and wise. We really need this book!’ Julian Hardyman
‘Calls us . . . to understand and contribute to culture and human flourishing in the light of our rapidly changing world.’ Amy Orr-Ewing
‘Tells a beautiful story of where . . . all our longings can find ultimate fulfilment. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.’ Michael Ots
‘A superb model of how orthodox Christians should address the subject of sex and marriage today.’ Vaughan Roberts
‘A wonderful book, one I’ve wanted to read for a long time but hadn’t been written – till now . . . Let it take you to the breadth, length, height and depth of Christ’s love.’ Keith Sinclair
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781783594467 |
PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |