Pulling Back the Shades: Erotica, Intimacy, and the Longings of a Woman's Heart

Dr. Juli Slattery · Dannah Gresh

Mar 2014 · Moody Publishers

About this ebook

Christian women don’t have to choose between being sexual and spiritual. They have legitimate longings that the church has been afraid to talk about, and books like Fifty Shades of Grey exploit and distort them. We need the truth on the matter.

Whether you are single or married, sexually dead or just looking to revive your sex life, Pulling Back the Shades will address your desire to be both sexual and spiritual. With solid biblical teaching and transparent stories, trusted authors Dannah Gresh and Dr. Juli Slattery offer an unflinching look at the most personal questions women ask. The book offers practical advice for women to address five core longings:

• to be cherished by a man
• to be protected by a strong man
• to rescue a man
• to be sexually alive
• to escape reality

God designed women with these longings and has a plan to satisfy them. It’s time for women to identify their intimate longings and God-honoring ways to fulfill them.

Ratings and reviews

Although I have not read the trilogy, I found the advice and guidance so relevant to many aspects in my life. I have a new understanding to many of my problems and approaches. This should be part of councilling sessions. Thank you.

About the author

DR. JULI SLATTERY is the president and cofounder of Authentic Intimacy, a ministry dedicated to reclaiming God's design for sexuality. She is the host of the weekly podcast Java with Juli. She has authored or coauthored twelve books, including Passion Pursuit, Rethinking Sexuality, and Twenty-Five Questions You're Afraid to Ask about Love, Sex, and Intimacy. Juli is a member of the board of trustees of Moody Bible Institute. She and her husband, Mike, have three grown sons and live in Akron, Ohio.

DANNAH GRESH is the co-host of Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth's Revive Our Hearts podcast and a best-selling author. She has written over twenty-eight books, including a Bible study for adult women based on the book of Habakkuk. She and her husband Bob live on a hobby farm in central Pennsylvania.