If You Really Loved Me

by Evert, Jason

• ISBN13: 9781569553695
• ISBN10: 1569553696
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Charis Books

Summary

These days, virgins may be embarrassed by their lack of "experience" while non-virgins may feel that it's too late for them. Men and women of all ages feel compelled to "take their relationships to the next level" -- meaning they think it's time to have sex, not to try on wedding rings. Chastity author and speaker Jason Evert addresses these issues, and dozens more, in If You Really Loved Me: 100 Questions on Dating, Relationships, and Sexual Purity. The questions in this landmark work are the most common ones Evert is asked when speaking about the virtue of chastity in hundreds of Catholic, Evangelical Christian, and public schools. His humorous, friendly, and blunt approach opens hearts and minds to a topic often either rejected out of hand or misunderstood. Teens will find this book a useful guide to starting a relationship, deciding one's vocation, one day finding a potential spouse, and maintaining purity -- without forsaking love. This book will give parents and educators new insights to help teens know the difference between love and lust. They may even look at their own lives differently, because as Evert explains, chastity is not only for singles; married couples must practice this virtue as well. If You Really Loved Me gives readers straight answers to tough questions. Addressing the relationship issues that today's young people face, Evert explains the often-misconstrued virtue of chastity -- not as a rejection of human sexuality, but as an affirmation of authentic love. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Still in his twenties, Jason Evert speaks internationally to more than 100,000 junior high, high school, and college students each year about God's plan for the gift of sex. Evert obtained a masters degree in theology and undergraduate degrees in theology and counseling, with a minor in philosophy, from Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is a staff apologist for San Diego, California-based Catholic Answers

Table of Contents

Introduction	13	(4)
Chastity and the Meaning of Sex	17	(24)
Dating and Courtship	41	(36)
Preparing for Marriage	77	(22)
How Far is Too Far?	99	(16)
Pornography and Masturbation	115	(14)
Homosexuality	129	(6)
Contraception	135	(22)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	157	(12)
Purity Renewed	169	(18)
How to Stay Pure	187	(18)
Vocations	205	(8)
Resources	213	(4)
Notes	217