William Countryman laid out an alternative Christian view of sexual ethics that contrasts the fundamentalist ethic commonly perceiver as the Christian sex ethic of today in his book Dirt, Greed, and Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and their Implications for Today. Countryman used an exegetical reading of Biblical passages on sex, historical scholarship, and rational thought to arrive at his conclusion that the sexual ethics of Christianity should be accepting of non-traditional men and women while not condoning or approving rampant sexuality of any persuasion. The denominations he disagreed with were even named, though not until late in the book. One need not be a Christian to appreciate his scholarship, but Countryman is clear that his intended audience is Christian. While agreement with Countryman's theology is not necessary to appreciate his scholarship, his arguments are framed within Christian thought and supported by ample biblical readings. The biblical passages cited by Countryman are vital to his argument as the more liberal sexual morality which he uses to condemn certain denominations. While the book is pages in length, Countryman spent the first pages in scholastic discussion of the context of Christian and Jewish sexual ethics from both the Old and New Testaments.

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