Faith with Benefits

Jeremee D. Nute, The University of Alabama, Religious Studies Review With the accessible and disarming tone of an advice column, this book is a must-read for students, parents, student counselors, teachers, and researchers who are trying to enrich their understandings of campus lifestyles.

James F. Keenan, S.J., Boston College, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics (JSCE) In the attempt to make hookups relational, King shows that there is a wide spectrum of what constitutes a relationship.

Perry L. Glanzer, Baylor University, Christian Scholar's Review Jason King has now written a book that helps us understand the various nuances among sexual cultures within Catholic institutions.

Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics [King] provides a great deal of data from his research as well as the insights of the students themselves, and he helpfully takes us deeper into the differing Catholic cultures to give us a feel of their resources and of the strategies their students ingeniously develop. In a word, his research and analysis are credible and very satisfying.

Christian Scholar's Review Provide[s] us with brilliant insight into the sexual lives of Catholic college students.

Horizons The book will be engaging for undergraduates taking marriage and sexual ethics courses, in part because King's language is readable and the topic very much engages their own interests.

Sociology of Religion Should be the go-to book for those involved in undergraduate student life in Catholic higher education.

Reading Religion [T]his book is probably most appropriate for those interested in understanding campus cultures. In particular, King makes many recommendations for people that work for Catholic colleges and who want to provide students with an alternative to the hookup culture.

Jason King is Associate Professor and chair of the Theology Department at St. Vincent College. His research focuses on relationships and Catholic education. He has published essays in the Journal of Catholic Higher Education, Religious Education, Horizons, Journal of Ecumenical Studies, American Benedictine Review and the Journal of Moral Theology.

Introduction 1) There is No Hookup Culture. There are Four. 2) There is not a Catholic Culture. There are Three. Very Catholic Culture Campuses 3) Made to Love, Not Hook Up 4) The Evangelical Catholicism of Very Catholic Culture Campuses 5) Can Very Catholic Campuses Change Hookup Culture? Mostly Catholic Culture Campuses 6) Mostly Catholic Campuses Hooking up the Most 7) "Nice" Catholics, "Safe" Hookups 8) Follow the Students' Lead Somewhat Catholic Culture Campuses 9) Hooking up for a Few, Relationships for a Few, Nothing for the Rest 10) Catholicism: There If You Want It But Not In Your Face 11) Supporting Students Conclusion: Four Benefits of Faith Appendix: Methodology Notes Bibliography Index