Sex and the soul : juggling sexuality, spirituality, romance, and religion on America's college campuses / Donna Freitas.

Sex and the soul : juggling sexuality, spirituality, romance, and religion on America's college campuses /

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From the Publisher: Today's college students are fascinated by religion but they are also more sexually active than previous generations. How do these young people reconcile their spiritual longings with sexual freedom on campus? Based on dozens of face-to-face interviews, Sex and the Soul expl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freitas, Donna
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
College students > Religious life > United States.
Church college students > Religious life > United States.
College students > Sexual behavior > United States.
Church college students > Sexual behavior > United States.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • I: The varieties of college religious experience
  • The spiritual colleges: souls adrift
  • Why Catholic schools (and their students) are "spiritual but not religious"
  • Evangelical extroverts: faithful and diverse
  • II: The romantic ideal
  • Evangelical purity culture: its princesses and warriors
  • Wanted: a little romance
  • III: The truth about sex on campus
  • Where dating = marriage and a kiss means everything
  • Hookups, ho's, and losing it
  • IV: Reconciling sex and the soul (or not) on campus
  • God vs. my boyfriend
  • Dividing sex from the soul: why religion doesn't matter when it comes to sex
  • V: Conclusions and practical implications
  • Seeking a sexy spirituality for students on campus.

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