Resources

Below are links to other websites and books that I have found to be useful resources (and ones I've referenced in this website) for researching sexual ethics.

Approaches to Dealing with Ethical Issues
  • New Testament Ethics: A series of lecture outlines from a class on New Testament Ethics.
  • The Moral Vision of The New Testament by Richard Hays is an excelent scholarly book for study on how to approach the topic of ethics and the New Testament.
Dating and How Far is Too Far
  • I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris is an excellent book presenting a different view on dating and his reasons for not dating. More info on the book here.
  • Passion and Purity by Elizabeth Elliot is a book about her experience as a woman in love in college. She advocates abstinence from any intimate contact before marriage. More info on the book here.
The Big "M": Masturbation
  • Religious Tolerance: A good site with information on several different topics and the views different religions and denominations have of them. Usually leans on the liberal side.
  • Masturbation - A Sin?: A good essay and study of the issue of masturbation. Takes the view that it is ok if lust is not involved.
  • Masturbation and the Bible: From Christian Unlimited ministries is this page on masturbation and why it should not be practiced.
  • Is Masturbation a Sin?: From a youth pastor's page this in an exceptionally well done and insightful article.
Premarital Sex
  • Unitarian Universalist Association: A liberal faith group that believes sex before marriage is ok if done responsibly.
  • Religious Tolerance: A website with different views on sex before marriage and a few statistics.
  • Why Wait Till Marriage?: An in depth essay analyzing why one should wait until marriage to have sex.
  • Love and Sexuality: A Christian Approach by Mary and John Ryan is a wel-written book that examines love and sexuality (including marriage and the single life) from a Christian perspective.
Other Good Links
  • Bible Study Tools: A good site that allows searches of several different translations of the Bible.
  • Bible Sex Facts: A site with a lot of practical information regarding the Bible and sex.