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The Sexuality Series

The Sexuality Series is an ongoing program of events at Calvin that explores issues of sexuality and gender from a Christian perspective. 

  • We promote biblically faithful thinking and living amidst the complexity of these topics and in our own lives.
  • We help members of our community to consider what it means to live wisely, with honesty and grace, glorifying God in our bodies, minds, and loves.
  • We seek to engage the Calvin community in thoughtful, grace-filled conversation about human sexuality across ideological lines.

Learn about sexuality programming and support at Calvin

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Past Events

View some of our past events and speakers on YouTube.

Sexuality Series YouTube Playlist

 

Other speakers

The following archived events are available in alternate formats upon request. Contact Jodi VanWingerden, Coordinator for Student Support and Sexuality Programming, jodi.vanwingerden@calvin.edu).

  • Dave Beelen, "Why the Bible Says Sex Is for Marriage," January 2012
  • Freda Bush, "The Effects of Casual Sex on the Brain," October 2009
  • Mary Dekker, "Is this your Sister? Brother?: A Look at Local Sex-Trafficking," November 2010
  • Anny Donewald, "Women, Glamour, and the Sex Industry," April 2011
  • Rachel Held Evans, "What Is Biblical Womanhood?," April 2014
  • Marjorie Gunnoe, "A Social Scientific Critique of Hierarchical and Egalitarian Models of Christian Marriage," January 2011
  • Dave & Sara Hoekstra, "Till Porn Do Us Part?," October 2012
  • Christopher Kaczor, "A Theology of the Body: Love, Happiness and Sex," October 2009
  • Kristyn Komarnicki, "The Trafficker Within: What We Do and Who We Hurt When We Use Pornography," September 2014
  • Anne Marie Miller, "Speaking Freely about Sex, Shame, and Grace," September 2013
  • Jenell Williams Paris, "The Truth about Sex," November 2011
  • Jenell Williams Paris, "The End of Sexual Identity," November 2011
  • Carol Simon, "Bringing Sex into Focus: The Quest for Sexual Integrity," September 2012

Goals of the Sexuality Series

We develop our own programming, served by an advisory committee of faculty and staff and a student advisory team. We also collaborate with other departments to plan events. Our goals are:

  • To help students develop a Christian approach to sexuality, gender, and relationships.
  • To promote students’ physical and emotional safety, both in terms of relational health and campus climate.
  • To promote chastity in singleness, dating, and marriage.
  • To promote respect for all people as image-bearers of God regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
  • To foster space for respectful campus dialogue on sexuality topics.
  • To encourage the pursuit of justice in our own lives, in the church and in the world concerning sexuality, gender, and relationships.

Contact

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Jodi VanWingerden

Coordinator for Student Support and Sexuality Programming

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