The Sex Manual for Puritans

We mentioned the book "The Sex Manual for Puritans" by Vernard Eller the other day in class. The book is outlined by the following eight chapters:

1. Everything You Always Assumed About Sex
2. Sex for Fun and Profit
3. What to Look for in a Partner
4. Foreplay
5. Positions
6. The Climax
7. Afterword
8. Long Afterward

I couldn't really find any reviews about his book, but according to Dr. Richard Armour, Eller doesn't write "about sex in a slimy, prurient way" instead, his book "keeps within the bounds of good taste, though being frank and forthright." The book is apparently "practical, positive and decent" and Eller strives to make sex "both fun and funny". He basically tells us how to view sex in a "Christian" way.

According to Eller himself,
"God’s commitment, the character of his original creation, the thrust of this work in history, and the magnetism of his purpose and goal—all are in the direction of man’s becoming more human rather than less so…Sex can be human and humanizing because it can be a vehicle for expressing love.” He sees human beings as channels through which God's love can be expressed. 

The main purpose of his book, as I understand it to be, is so that, in the midst of a civilized Puritan society made up of people who are "deprived of this literature solely on the basis of a religious-philosophical prejudice," they can finally learn about sex without having to address the feelings of guilt that go along with owning a "sex manual." Eller makes this manual exclusively for Puritans so that they may go along with answering their pressing questions in a way that God would not frown upon. You can take a look at the book here.