Review of Sex and the Supremacy of Christ edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor
Oren Martin and Barak Tjader
This book review appears in the Annotated Bibliography for Gender-Related Books in 2005, JBMW Volume 11 No. 2.
Category: Complementarian - The author recognizes the full personal equality of the sexes, coupled with an acknowledgment of role distinctions in the home and church.
This is a book about the importance of viewing and enjoying God's gift of sex from a biblical, God-glorifying, Christ-exalting perspective. Each contributor demonstrates that sex is a good gift given by God and is designed to increase our joy in him as it is kept within the institution of marriage. The book proceeds in five main sections, successively addressing sex as it relates to God, sin, men, women, and history. Contributors include John Piper, R. Albert Mohler Jr., C. J. Mahaney, Carolyn Mahaney, Mark Dever, David Powlison, Carolyn McCulley, Justin Taylor, and Ben Patterson.
