Boston University professor Freitas (also an occasional contributor to PW) explores college
students' spiritual and sexual lives in this fascinating, disturbing book. With the exception
of evangelical collegians, who are still gunning for marriage and trying to remain chaste until
then, almost all of the young people Freitas interviewed were engaged in hookup culture, often
exploring their sexuality with near strangers in the hopes of eventually finding someone to date.
And with the exception of evangelical students, who allow their religious views to permeate all
life choices, including sexual boundaries, most college students don't see much connection between
their sexual behavior.which, in candid interviews, they often regret.and their spirituality, which
is important to them. Freitas's tone is engaging and her writing persuasive. Of particular interest
is her gender analysis of evangelical purity concepts, which expect young women to be chaste but
passive as they wait for Prince Charming. Even more disturbing, the theme parties prevalent in
hypersexualized hookup culture (in which young women may dress up as whores, maids or schoolgirls
while their male counterparts are powerful CEOs, millionaires or professors) also place all the
power in the hands of men. Freitas's work chronicles a poignant spiritual loss that students
themselves articulate and mourn.

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