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"I can live without sex, but I can't live without intimacy."
In today's landscape of digital interactions, many people long for deeper connections. We have a desire to move from being lonely and disconnected in our relationships to be seen, known, and wholly loved. From friendships to romantic relationships, meaningful and genuine personal connections remain our heart's desire.
College chaplain Rev. Erin Moniz is deeply attuned to the questions and concerns of today's emerging adults. In Knowing and Being Known, she
- explores the essential elements of healthy relationships,
- addresses the complexities of intimacy,
- and shines a light on the barriers that can impede genuine connection.
With her compelling storytelling and expert insights from her research with emerging adults, she emphasizes the significant role of identity and self-worth in fostering meaningful relationships. This comprehensive resource goes beyond the subject of sex, providing a holistic perspective on intimacy that resonates with single emerging adults and married couples alike.
Begin to experience healthy relationships and transform your relational world as you ask better questions to get better answers. To know that we are loved by God is to know our identity in Christ. And this knowing provides us the tools and the path to a healthy, sustainable intimacy that allows us to be at home in our fullness in the gospel and with each other.
In today's landscape of digital interactions, many people long for deeper connections. We have a desire to move from being lonely and disconnected in our relationships to be seen, known, and wholly loved. From friendships to romantic relationships, meaningful and genuine personal connections remain our heart's desire.
College chaplain Rev. Erin Moniz is deeply attuned to the questions and concerns of today's emerging adults. In Knowing and Being Known, she
- explores the essential elements of healthy relationships,
- addresses the complexities of intimacy,
- and shines a light on the barriers that can impede genuine connection.
With her compelling storytelling and expert insights from her research with emerging adults, she emphasizes the significant role of identity and self-worth in fostering meaningful relationships. This comprehensive resource goes beyond the subject of sex, providing a holistic perspective on intimacy that resonates with single emerging adults and married couples alike.
Begin to experience healthy relationships and transform your relational world as you ask better questions to get better answers. To know that we are loved by God is to know our identity in Christ. And this knowing provides us the tools and the path to a healthy, sustainable intimacy that allows us to be at home in our fullness in the gospel and with each other.
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"Every one of us is made for intimacy. Does intimacy mean sex? Is there a way of thinking about intimacy and sex that goes beyond youth group oversimplifications? Yes-and in Knowing and Being Known, Erin F. Moniz shows the way. She guides readers past behavior obsession to the cultivation of virtue. She imparts wisdom, grace, and love in place of shame. She has life-giving medicine and a road map
Todd Hunter, author of What Jesus Intended
"What a breath of fresh air! If you've ever wondered why Christian sexual ethics seem to be limited to 'stay a virgin until you're married and then have lots of sex later,' get ready for Erin Moniz to replace this anemic way of thinking with a robust theology of intimacy. And that theology challenges so much of what we've been taught: that marriage is the pinnacle; that romance is the point; that
Sheila Wray Gregoire, founder of BareMarriage.com and coauthor of The Great Sex Rescue
"This wise, timely, and practical book reminds us that real intimacy is far more-and far better-than just sex. Erin's words are a gift to any person, single or married, who longs to cultivate a life of deep relational intimacy. In other words, they are a gift to us all."
Gregory Coles, author of Single, Gay, Christian and No Longer Strangers