A Tremor of Bliss

A Tremor of Bliss: Sex, Catholicism, and Rock 'n' Roll
AuthorMark Judge
Original titleA Tremor of Bliss: Sex, Catholicism, and Rock 'n' Roll
Working titleA Tremor of Bliss: Sex and the American Catholic Church
SubjectAmerican culture
GenreReligion
PublisherDoubleday Religion
Publication date
2010
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePaperback
Pages192
ISBN978-0385519205
OCLC262430744
Preceded byGod and Man at Georgetown Prep (2005) 

A Tremor of Bliss: Sex, Catholicism, and Rock 'n' Roll is a non-fiction book about sexual morality, Catholicism and religion in the United States written by Mark Judge. Prior to research on the work, Judge's background in Catholicism included education at Catholic schools Georgetown Preparatory School and Catholic University of America. Judge's previous books, including Wasted: Tales of a GenX Drunk and God and Man at Georgetown Prep chronicled his time at Catholic school.

In A Tremor of Bliss Judge argues that the sexual revolution in 1960s United States resulted in a decline in American values which previously had been rooted in Christian theology. He criticizes abortion, birth control, pornography, and sexual liberation. Judge advocates a return to a religious morality to combat what he views as evils in society and inappropriate attitudes towards sexuality in the U.S.

Judge's work received reviews in The Washington Times and First Things. Writing for The Washington Times, Jeremy Lott observed that A Tremor of Bliss served as a form of confessional about the author's personal life. First Things called the book, "An insightful history of the rise of contraception in the last century".