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Book Review:
An Ounce of Prevention:
Preventing the Homosexual
Condition in Today's
Youth
by Don Schmierer
(1998; paperback, Word Publishing)
Review by Linda Nicolosi
This readable, engaging book is written by a counselor with forty years of
experience in youth ministry. Throughout the text, the author has introjected
narratives from people he has known and counseled, which brings the book alive
and illustrates its concepts. While the author is not a professional
psychologist, nevertheless his book reflects much practical intuition, life
experience, and spiritual maturity which is combined with an impressive array of
useful data and clinical observations from the literature.
Any Christian family looking for guidance and understanding on homosexuality will
find this book very helpful. The book's primary purpose is to discuss
possibilities for prevention--particularly, through healthy family and peer
relationships, and early recognition of warning signs, particularly same-sex
feelings of inferiority and isolation. However, a broad array of other topics are
also covered. Mr. Schmierer reflects on ways to respond to homosexuals in the
church in a compassionate, biblically orthodox way; on the difficulties and
medical problems inherent in a gay lifestyle; on confronting school sex-education
programs that encourage early sexual activity; on the "born that way" question;
on the likely causes of homosexuality; and on the possibility of change in
adulthood. Throughout, he conveys the wisdom of long life experience--much of it
revealed through the lessons he has learned on his own spiritual and
psychological journey.
This book has a list price of $12.99. It can be ordered from amazon.com, or by
calling 1-800-933-9673, ex. 92039.
Updated: 2 September 2008
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