%0 Journal Article
%T Enlightened Sexuality: Exploring the Implications of Sacred Sexuality
%A G. Corey Carlisle
%J Journal of Psychology and Theology
%@ 2328-1162
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0091647117750654
%X For many Christians spirituality and sexuality are kept in separate compartments of life, limiting both spiritual formation and adult sexual development. This study explored a concept of sacred sexuality, how it might fit into adult sexual development, how it might be expressed across path preferences, and its association with sexual satisfaction. A nonrandom convenience sample of adults was recruited to measure the relationship and strength between the prevalence of sacred qualities during sexual episodes and sexual satisfaction using a multiple regression analysis. It was determined that sacred qualities uniquely predicted a significant portion (12%) of sexual satisfaction after accounting for dyadic adjustment. This study can assist clinicians and spiritual directors in advancing the sexual welfare of their communities, leading to a sexuality that is truly salt and light in the world
%K adult sexual development
%K spiritual formation
%K spiritual sexuality
%K sacred qualities
%K sexual satisfaction
%K sexual path preferences
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0091647117750654