Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality

In Love Thy Body, Nancy Pearcey does a thorough job of analyzing the worldview that drives much of the unprecedented moral changes shaping our culture. I was impressed by her solid research and thoughtful and compassionate understanding of the human condition. She uses real-life stories, research, statistics and her wealth of philosophical understanding to help us understand the dualism that divides the body from the heart and mind, degrading the fullness of our humanity and causing real harm to people, families, and society at large. It was helpful for me to see flaws in my own thinking that do not line up with reality. The author admonishes the church to proclaim the better, holistic view of what it means to be fully human instead of going with the flow of culture or making the opposite error of fighting back with anger and fear. This important book is essential reading for equipping us to show a better more loving way. (I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review)

A feature of the times in which we live is that we face issues that are so emotionally charged it is difficult to discuss them rationally, let alone understand another’s perspective. Opponents scream at each other across an abyss of misunderstanding and rage all the while attributing evil intentions to those who disagree. Issues of sexuality, gender, and abortion are especially divisive. Amidst the rancor, Nancy Pearcey steps in with her new book Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality. This is not a task for the fainthearted. In our culture, daring to disagree with the entrenched secularist position inevitably leads to charges of intolerance and hate. Like the lens of our eye, we aren’t always aware of our worldview, yet we see everything through it. Pearcey clearly explains the worldview underlying issues of homosexuality, transgenderism, abortion, euthanasia, etc. She demonstrates how the Christian worldview has the greater respect for the body and the unified self. She points out that, ’Once we deny that humans have unique dignity just for being human, we have opened the door to tyranny.’ Pearcey examines contentious issues in a clear, articulate, compassionate, and irenic way. If you would hold your position intelligently, regardless of what that position is, this is a book worthy of your consideration.