Loveology: God. Love. Marriage. Sex. And the Never-Ending Story of Male and Female.

Written by John Mark Comer

Narrated by John Mark Comer

Discover wisdom from Scripture that will help you navigate the confusing waters of love and relationships in today’s world.

In Loveology, pastor and New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer helps you understand what the Bible has to say about sexuality, romance, singleness, and what it means to be male and female.

In the beginning, God created Adam. Then he made Eve. And ever since we've been picking up the pieces. Love and hate. Marriage and divorce. Sexuality and adultery. Romance and heartache. Love is the source of our highest highs and lowest lows. We see the messiness of love all around us and are left with so many questions about what love really is.

Amid all this confusion and pain, Loveology offers you a fresh, hopeful, biblical perspective on love that starts with marriage and works backward. Comer helps you understand what is right in male/female relationships—what God intended in the Garden. And about what is wrong—the fallout in a post-Eden world. Comer shows how when you let Scripture transform your understanding of love it will transform your relationships and your life.

This book brings honesty, wit, and compassion to one of life’s most beautiful and challenging areas and ends with a raw, uncut, anything-goes Q and A dealing with the most asked questions about sexuality and relationships.

Loveology is for singles, engaged couples, and the newly married—both inside and outside the church—who want to learn what the Bible has to say about sexuality and relationships. If you want to ask the why questions and get intelligent, nuanced answers that are rooted in the Scriptures, this book is for you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Feb 4, 2014
• ISBN: 9780310337294

John Mark Comer

John Mark Comer vive, trabaja y escribe en el centro urbano de Portland, Oregon, con su esposa, Tammy y sus tres hijos, Jude, Moses y Sunday. Él es el pastor de enseñanza y visión de la iglesia Bridgetown. Antes de fundar Bridgetown, John Mark era el pastor principal de una megaiglesia suburbana. Antes de eso, tocó en una banda. John Mark tiene una maestría en estudios bíblicos y teológicos del Western Seminary y es autor de los libros Loveology / Amorología, My Name is Hope /Mi nombre es esperanza, Garden City / Ciudad de jardín y God Has a Name / Dios tiene nombre. Para conocer y obtener más de las enseñanzas de John Mark sobre las Escrituras, Jesús y la vida, visite bridgetown.church y suscríbase al podcast o visitewww.johnmarkcomer.com.

Reviews for Loveology

[natasha gehrinng · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing book!! Enjoyed every minute of it! Blended theology and worldviews together enough to be easy to follow and easy to agree with!

[D Maier · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Best comprehensive bible centered book on this subject. Well written!

[Sarah Bannon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It’s so scenic and genuine in soul searching. Truly a remarkable read.

[Eden Myrrh Toohey-Ogle · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My husband and I really enjoyed John Mark Comer’s fresh and yet wholesome (holistic) approach to this subject. A much needed voice in the Christian Community!

[Jeremiah · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Maybe great for someone who is either unchurched or unfamiliar with Scripture. I would recommend it for Christian youth. But if you're well into reading, theology, academics, it probably won't be for you. It is too accessible. I know that sounds smug and arrogant, but there would be many who would feel "I've heard this before." ALL OF THAT SAID, JMC is a great creative author who is absolutely not boring in any sense.

[Messy Hair · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great book. Read all of Comer's books. I find his writing thoughtful with valuable suggestions for life. For both Seekers & Followers. Must read

[Healy Portugal · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this. So light yet so deep. Thanks

[Eunice Low · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this audiobook (my first ever!), with its clear, straightforward and bibilically-based teaching.

[RyandBec · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great content. Great narrator (the author). So helpful on marriage, sex, dating etc.

[violet_nesdoly · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Just in time for Valentine’s Day another book about love: Loveology: God. Love. Marriage. Sex. And the never-ending story of male and female by Portland (Oregon) pastor John Mark Comer. It’s a theology of love written “… for singles, engaged couples, and the newly married who want to learn what the Scriptures have to say about sexuality and relationships” –from the back of my hardcover copy.

The book addresses the gamut. It begins with the creation of the first couple. It talks about four purposes of marriage. It explains why sex is tov (good) at least if it follows the Song of Solomon pattern. It explores romance, the obstacle course of dating, the differences between male and female, how to enjoy the state of singleness, and the biblical attitude toward homosexuality. The book ends with a hefty Q&A section of real-life questions encountered when the author presented the book’s content as an event.

Comer’s writing style is savvy and casual with enough vernacular to give the sense that he knows the demographic he’s addressing. As a work of theology it’s easy to read. Comer has the instincts of a good teacher and presents his ideas logically and in an order that makes sense. His use of Hebrew and Greek word studies along with illustrations from the lives of Bible characters helps him get to the nub of what the Bible teaches

I like the way he examines 21st century ideas and assumptions about love, courtship and marriage, contrasting how the culture of Bible times differed from ours. He goes into the history of some of our customs showing how practices like dating and choosing one’s own marriage partner are recent with a dubious track record for creating long-lasting marriages (though he doesn't advocate arranged marriages). While he does trip all over himself in trying not to give offense on socially tricky topics like men taking the leadership role in marriage and a Christian stance toward homosexuality, he does end up sticking with the orthodox biblical position (despite its current unpopularity amongst the general population).

My one objection to the book is its physical design (I read the hardcover edition). The beginning page of each section is hot pink with white print. Talk about hard to read in any but bright daylight! I found myself dreading another pink page—a distraction from the book’s message for sure. As well, the footnote numbers are in hot pink, making them almost invisible. Also, long quotes from the Bible (Genesis 2:15-25 and Proverbs 8) serve as front and back bookends for the body of the book. These are in huge font (pink on white) with no spacing for verses or paragraphs. Again my eyes say NO!

Other than those design quibbles Loveology is an excellent book for anyone who wants to understand what the Bible teaches about love, marriage, courtship, sex, and singleness. For a generation of Christian youth bombarded by messages and images saturated with sex, it’s a timely and needed book. It would make a great study for youth groups and an appropriate addition to the reading list of premarital counselors and counselees.

I received Loveology as a gift from the publisher (Zondervan) for the purpose of writing a review.