Love Thy Body
Answering hard questions about sexuality, gender, identity, and so much more is really difficult today. In episode 25 of Dents in the Darkness, author, scholar, and professor Nancy Pearcey (who personally studied under Francis Schaeffer) sits down with WRGN’s general manager Tim Madeira & NEC’s president Dan Nichols to get real about these really tough topics and share lots of great content from her amazing book Love Thy Body!
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About the book
Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality
Are transgender people discovering their authentic selves? Is today’s culture really liberating? Does abortion lead to equality for women? In this respectful but riveting expose, Pearcey addresses difficult questions about issues of life and sexuality. Her gripping true stories will empower you to intelligently and compassionately engage today’s most controversial moral and social challenges.
Praise for Love Thy Body
“Terrific new book!”–Robert P. George, Princeton University
“Writing with both deep compassion and clear thinking, Nancy Pearcey helps us to better understand the worldview that lies behind the huge cultural shifts we have recently experienced in the West. . . .Pearcey is a wonderful guide.”–Sam Allberry, author, Is God Anti-Gay?
“Nancy Pearcey models on every page how to understand secular worldviews. . . . Love Thy Body is a must-read book.”–Rosaria Butterfield, former professor, Syracuse University; author, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert
“An astute but accessible analysis of the intellectual roots of the most important moral ills facing us today: abortion, euthanasia, and redefining the family.”–Richard Weikart, California State University, Stanislaus
“Highly readable, insightful, and informative.”–Mary Poplin, Claremont Graduate University; author, Is Reality Secular?
“Unmasks the far-reaching practical consequences of mind-body dualism better than anyone I have ever seen.”–Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president, The Ruth Institute
“Love Thy Body richly enhances the treasure box that is Pearcey’s collective work.”–Glenn T. Stanton, Focus on the Family
“Essential reading . . . Love Thy Body brings clarity and understanding to the multitude of complex and confusing views in discussions about love and sexuality.”–Becky Norton Dunlop, Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
“Pearcey gets straight to the issue of our day: What makes humans valuable in the first place? You must get this book. Don’t just read it. Master it.”–Scott Klusendorf, president, Life Training Institute
About the podcast
Our enemy loves to isolate pastors and leaders from great resources and teammates. Dents in the Darkness provides practical resources to guide you on your journey to overcome isolation while leading and launching healthy churches across Northeast America!