Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality (Baker Publishing Group)

Why the call to Love Thy Body$137 To counter a pervasive hostility toward the body and biology that drives today's headline stories: Transgenderism: Activists detach gender from biology. Kids down to kindergarten are being taught their bodies are irrelevant. Is this affirming -- or does it demean the body$138 Homosexuality: Advocates disconnect sexuality from biological identity. Is this liberating -- or does it denigrate biology$139 Abortion: Supporters deny the fetus is a person, though it is biologically human. Does this mean equality for women -- or does it threaten the intrinsic value of all humans$140 Euthanasia: Those who lack certain cognitive abilities are said to be no longer persons. Is this compassionate -- or does it ultimately put everyone at risk$141 In Love Thy Body, bestselling author Nancy Pearcey goes beyond politically correct slogans with a riveting expos of the dehumanizing worldview that shapes current watershed moral issues. Pearcey then turns the tables on media boilerplate that misportrays Christianity as harsh or hateful. A former agnostic, she makes a surprising and persuasive case that Christianity is holistic, sustaining the dignity of the body and biology. Throughout she entrances readers with compassionate stories of people wrestling with hard questions in their own lives -- their pain, their struggles, their triumphs.