Samford Alum author discusses ‘Sex, Sushi, and Salvation’ in Reid Chapel
Crimson Magazine, Samford University
Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: News
Author and Samford graduate Christian George will speak in Reid Chapel on Tuesday April 22 at 10 a.m.
George released his second book “Sex, Sushi, and Salvation,” at the beginning of this year. George’s thought behind this eye-catching title is spiritual authenticity aimed at his generation.
“We are ready for a raw faith—a sushi faith—that takes seriously our need for Jesus Christ. “Sex, Sushi, and Salvation” is about how God satisfies the three hungers of the human heart: intimacy, community and eternity. I’m finding that most people like one of those three things, and it’s usually not the sushi,” George said.
The raw faith that George discusses in his book will also be his topic for Convo on Tuesday.
George began writing his freshman year of college and, although an art major, the beauty of words and how they fit together drew him to writing.
“Sex, Sushi and Salvation” took George about three months to write while he was attending Beeson Divinity School.
“I didn’t have a lot of free time. But for me, writing is a calling. It gets me out of bed in the morning. It still shocks me a bit—that God could use someone as flawed and ordinary as me to accomplish his will in this world,” George said.
From teachers to buildings, Samford has inspired George’s writing.
Dean Chapman, his freshman Communications Arts teacher, exposed him to the skill of writing, while art professor Lowell Vann demonstrated that Christian faith can be integrated into every discipline.
Students may catch George on the second floor of the Davis Library, which is one of his favorite writing spots.
George hopes to motivate Christians and churches to stop living bland lives in order to make an impact on the world.
“I hope my books help college students discover a faith that falls from our heads to our hearts. Because once it’s in our hearts it circulates throughout our bodies and affects every part of our lives,” George said.
While speaking at colleges and churches this spring, George found influence for his next book, “Godology: Because knowing God changes everything.”
“I’m noticing a revival brewing among 20 somethings. It has become my prayer that “Godology” will provide another look at the God who Wal-Marted himself so that every one of us, no matter who we are, or where we live or what we do can have access to his glory and grace,” George said.
This summer, George plans to move with his wife Rebecca, to St. Andrews, Scotland to begin his PhD. in theology.
After Convo, George will be signing his books outside of Reid Chapel.
by Carol Ann Autry