Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America’s College Campuses

First published in 2008, Donna Freitas’s Sex and the Soul revealed what college students – at institutions large and small, public and private, secular, Catholic, and evangelical – really think about sex, dating, religion, and spirituality. Based on face-to-face interviews with students across the country, Sex and the Soul achieved national acclaim, illuminating the as-yet-unexplored struggles of college students navigating the lines of faith and sexuality. Now, in this updated edition, Freitas reflects on the hundreds of conversations she has had with students since the book was first published in an all-new afterword, and offers practical advice for young people struggling with issues of sex and spirituality and for the adults giving them guidance.