Sexuality and Sex Therapy – A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal

Mark A. Yarhouse (PsyD, Wheaton College) is professor of psychology and Hughes Chair of Christian Thought in Mental Health Practice at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist. His other books include Ex-Gays? A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation,coauthored with Stanton L. Jones, Modern Psychopathologies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal, coauthored with Richard E. Butman and Barrett W. McRay, and Sexual Identity Synthesis: Attributions, Meaning-Making and the Search for Congruence, coauthored with Erica S. N. Tan. Erica Tan is presently a licensed clinical psychologist in Portland, Oregon. She enjoys working with marginalized populations, particularly youth and sexual minorities.

Part 1: Foundational Considerations

1 Sexuality in Theological Perspective

2 Sexuality in Sociocultural Perspective

3 Sexuality in Biological Perspective

4 Sexuality in Clinical Perspective



Part 2: Sexual Dysfunctions

5 Sexual Interest and Arousal Disorder

6 Female Orgasmic Disorder

7 Sexual Pain Disorders

8 Erectile Disorder

9 Rapid and Delayed Ejaculation



Part 3: Additional Clinical Presentations

10 The Paraphilias

11 Sexual Addiction

12 Sexual Identity Conflicts

13 Gender Dysphoria



Part 4: Future Directions

14 Christianity and Sex Therapy



Index