The intimate connection : male sexuality, masculine spirituality / James B. Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, James B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Men--United States.

Men.

United States.

Masculinity.

Spirituality--United States.

Spirituality.

Physical Description:

140 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Westminster Press, [1988]

Summary:

This is not a book about so-called real men; it is a book about "whole men." In recent years men have begun to question seriously their traditionally held roles and values. The women's movement, popular books, and male images on television and in films have all contributed to men's uncertainty about themselves. Now there is a major shift taking place in the perception of sexuality. James Nelson asserts that men and women seek something the sexual revolution did not provide: an understanding of the true meaning of love. This, he claims, is the unfinished business of that revolution.

Among the topics Nelson discusses are the genitalization of sex to the neglect of intimacy and sensuousness; a sense of separation that works against true intimacy; the difficulties men have in establishing friendships, particularly with other men; and the need to know the transforming love of God -- to experience God's friendship.

"I would find great challenge and stimulation in discussing this book in a group of men and women as we explore the meaning of male and female sexuality and masculine and feminine spirituality." -- William R. Stayton, Th.D., Human Sexuality Program, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

Contents:

1 Male Sexuality and Masculine Spirituality 11

2 Embracing Sexual Mystery 29

3 Embracing Friendship 47

4 Embracing Mortality 67

5 Embracing Masculinity 85

6 New Ways in Our Sexual Spirituality 113.

Notes:

Bibliography: pages [133]-140.

ISBN:

0664240658

OCLC:

16925300