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The best that American Christians can do in 2004 is to hold their own in American society. Regarding sexuality, I doubt we could claim that. By most measures we are losing ground.

If Christians are as alienated from American society as these books suggest, surely concerns for our children's sexuality should raise more of a fuss. The authors of these books want parents to seize the initiative. They appeal directly to young people to see their self-interest in sexual purity. They cry out over America's degeneration. How many are listening? Where is the church?

Tim Stafford has written "Love, Sex, and the Whole Person," a question-and-answer column in CT's sister publication Campus Life, since 1973. He has also written several books on sexuality, including Sexual Chaos (IVP, 1993).

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The following books discussed in this article are available at Christianbook.com and other book retailers.

How To Talk Confidently with Your Child About Sex (Concordia, 1998)

How & When to Tell Your Kids About Sex (NavPress, 1993)

Learning About Sex (Concordia, 1999)

God's Design for Sex (NavPress, 1995)

Teens and Sex: How Should We Teach Them? (P&R Publishing, 2000)

Good Sex (Zondervan, 2001)

Keeping Your Kids Sexually Pure (Zondervan, 2002)

Making Virginity Possible (Freedom Entertainment Publishing, 2003)

Pure Excitement: A Radical Righteous Approach to Sex Love and Dating (Focus On The Family/Tyndale, 1996)

Sex Has a Price Tag: Discussions About Sexuality, Spirituality, and Self Respect (Zondervan, 2002)

And the Bride Wore White: Seven Secrets to Sexual Purity (Moody Publishers, 2000)

He's HOT, She's HOT: What to Look For in the Opposite Sex

For more on talking to your kids and other parenting issues, see our sister publication, Christian Parenting Today.

Tim Stafford's column are available from our sister publication, Campus Life.

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June 2004, Vol. 48, No. 6