ABOUT THE BOOK

Playful Practice

Exploring God’s Love in Christian Sexuality

Playful Practice introduces sexuality as a learning process through which couples can experience God’s love in embodied, relational ways. The book invites readers to explore the interplay of spiritual and sensual love, encouraging partners to grow in intimacy with one another while deepening their relationship with Christ, whom Dr. Roy M. Myers describes as the ultimate source of love within Christian sexuality.

At its core, the book argues that deeply connected sexual relationships are central to God’s design. Myers presents sexuality as a space where difference, struggle and limitation can lead couples toward greater dependence on Christ and a fuller experience of love. Rather than offering prescriptive rules, Playful Practice provides a theological model that helps couples think differently about their sexual relationship and engage it intentionally over time.

What sets this book apart from others is its emphasis on lived experience and practical application. Myers bases his conclusions on qualitative research with 20 couples—primarily Christian—using a constructivist grounded theory approach. The book prioritizes how couples actually experience sexuality rather than how it is often idealized or prescribed, offering insights that emerge from real relationships and pastoral practice.