Love Thy Body

Why the call to Love Thy Body?

To counter a pervasive hostility toward the body and biology that drives today’s headline stories:

Transgenderism: Activists detach gender from biology. Kids down to kindergarten are being taught their body is irrelevant to their authentic self. Is this affirming—or does it demean the body?
Homosexuality: Advocates disconnect sexuality from biological identity as male or female. Is this liberating—or does it denigrate biology?
Abortion: Supporters say the fetus is not a person, though it is biologically human. Does this mean equality for women--or does it threaten the intrinsic value of all humans?
Euthanasia: Those who lack certain cognitive abilities are said to be human but not persons. Is this compassionate—or does it ultimately put everyone at risk?

In Love Thy Body, bestselling author Nancy Pearcey goes beyond politically correct slogans with a riveting exposé of the dehumanizing worldview that shapes current watershed moral issues, arguing that a holistic Christian view sustains the dignity of the body and biology. Throughout the book, Pearcey entrances readers with compassionate stories of people wrestling with hard questions in their own lives—their pain, their struggles, their triumphs.

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Endorsements

“Liberal secularist ideology rests on a mistake, and Nancy Pearcey in her terrific new books puts her finger right on it. In embracing abortion, euthanasia, homosexual conduct and relationships, transgenderism, and the like, liberal secularism … is philosophically as well as theologically untenable.”
— Robert P. George, Princeton University, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence

“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, Former Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

“Pearcey invites us into Scripture to celebrate the body as a good gift from God. She refutes the idea that Christianity is ‘anti-sex’ and ‘anti-body’ with biblical understanding of the significance of the human being and a high view of the body as God’s creation. In the end, only the gospel is actual romance.”
— Kelly Monroe Kullberg, founder, The Veritas Forum; author, Finding God Beyond Harvard

“Nancy Pearcey models on every page how to understand secular worldviews in order to engage them effectively in post-Christian America. Love Thy Body is a must-read book.”
— Rosaria Butterfield, former professor, Syracuse University; author, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert

Meet Nancy Pearcey

Nancy Pearcey is a bestselling author and speaker. A former agnostic, she was hailed in The Economist as “America’s pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual.” Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Washington Times, First Things, Human Events, American Thinker, Daily Caller, The Federalist, CNSNews, and Fox News. She has appeared on NPR, C-SPAN, and Fox & Friends. She is currently a professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. Pearcey’s books have been translated into 19 languages and include Total Truth, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, Love Thy Body, and The Toxic War on Masculinity.