Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality

From Rob Bell, the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Love Wins and a Christian pastor named by Time Magazine as one of the most influential people in 2011, comes Sex God, an enlightening exploration of sexuality and spirituality. With profound beauty and insight, Bell addresses the truism that we can’t talk about ourselves as sexual beings without asking who made us that way. For progressive Christians and readers who enjoy the writings of Donald Miller, N.T. Wrighter, Brian McLaren and Timothy Keller, Rob Bell is a pioneer among those seeking a new kind of Christian teaching.  

What if sexuality isn’t something to be repressed or indulged, but a pathway to understanding God?

• Sexuality and Spirituality: Uncover why the word "sex" is related to "sever," and how our deepest longings for connection are profoundly spiritual.
• Angels and Animals: Move beyond the false choice between indulgence and repression to discover what it means to be a fully integrated human being, body and soul.
• Love and Vulnerability: Explore why true love requires giving up control and why the story of the cross is God’s ultimate expression of vulnerable, world-changing love.
• Marriage with a Mission: Learn how a marriage is more than a partnership—it’s a living picture of God’s echad (oneness) in a fractured world.

"You can't talk about sexuality without talking about how we were made. And that will inevitably lead you to who made us. At some point you have to talk about God. Sex. God. They're connected. And they can't be separated. Where the one is, you will always find the other."

—from Sex God

“The story of God becoming human, of humans mirroring God and love made manifest in the chaos of our humanity. This book joyfully ties, and then tightens, the knot between God and humankind.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Bell is at the forefront of a rethinking of Christianity in America.” - Time magazine

“One of the country’s most influential evangelical pastors.” - New York Times

“Rob Bell is one of the hottest names in contemporary evangelical life.” - Boston Globe

“Sex and spirituality are siblings who have a lot to say in this paperback about marriage, agape, intimacy, shared partnership, and the ‘light [that] shows how things really are.’” - Spirituality and Practice

“While most books about sex for dating Christians begin and end with ‘don’t,’ Bell outlines the bigger picture of human relationships and what they can teach us about God’s character.” - Christianity Today