Kris Vallotton and Jason Vallotton
Regal Books, 2012, 134 pp., $16.00
In Moral Revolution: The Naked Truth about Sexual Purity, authors Kris and Jason Valloton cut a wide swath of topics related to all things relational, dating, marriage and sexuality. Kris Vallotton the primary author of the book, (Jason Vallotton contributed a chapter,) is the cofounder and senior overseer of the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry and senior associate leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California. He has been on the frontlines of ministry for decades as he has served young adults at the local church and those in continuing education. This book is written with the same rhythms and tone in which he speaks. He is the founder and president of Moral Revolution, a recently formed organization dedicated to changing the culture in transformational ways. This book appears to be an assortment of thoughts, which will set the directional philosophy for Moral Revolution to move forward.
That said I am not completely sure of the audience Vallotton is targeting. The book at times seems shaped to a dating audience, maybe high school students. At other times, it seems the target shifts to an older reader, maybe parents. There is an attempt to rally the troops here, and he does a good job of motivating. The topics he covers are: dating, sexuality, marriage, what you are supposed to do if you have already messed up, creationism and a strong, passionate chapter on the sanctity of life.
On the topic of singleness, sexuality and purity he writes:
“In a marriage, a man’s sex drive should motivate him to do things that he wouldn’t normally do in order to connect with his wife. So a man who is feeling horny is going to do the dishes, clean the kitchen, connect to his wife emotionally and probably even watch a chick-flick because he has a need to be intimate with his wife. That same man, if he took care of his own need and just went in the bathroom and masturbated, would lose all the drive to pursue her and go the extra mile because he took care of his need on his own. In the same way, women who get their emotional needs met from soap operas, romantic films and the like rob themselves of the motivation to pursue their husbands. Therefore the marriage suffers” (p. 59).
As a leader of students, this book will serve as a positive catalyst for discussion with your students. Because of its topical format, it will work nicely with an unmarried couples study group. The subjects addressed are relevant and the authors stay true and consistent to their worldview and theology as they build and present their arguments.
