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Talking Back to Purity Culture

Written by: Rachel Joy Welcher, Scott Sauls - foreword
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
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It's time to talk back.

The generation born into evangelical purity culture has grown up, and many have started families of their own. But as time goes on, it's becoming more evident that many still struggle with purity culture's complicated legacy - its idolization of virginity, its mixed messages about modesty and lust, and its promise of a healthy marriage and great sex for those who follow the rules. In Talking Back to Purity Culture, Rachel Joy Welcher reviews the movement carefully, examining its teachings through the lens of Scripture. Compassionate, faithful, and wise, she charts a path forward for evangelicals in the ongoing debates about sexuality - one that rejects legalism and license alike, steering us back instead to the good news of Jesus. It's time to talk back to purity culture - and this book is ready to jump-start the conversation.
©2020 Rachel Joy Welcher (P)2020 eChristian
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A redemptive book, filled with truth

If you grew up as a woman in purity culture I cannot recommend this book enough! If you grew up as a man in purity culture I cannot recommend this book enough!
Filled with gospel truth Rachel Joy Welcher confronts the narratives brought about by the preaching of the purity culture. This book is so redemptive, healing, reorienting on the truth of the word. It calls to light the promises made at rallies and preached to youth that if we remained “pure” we would have amazing marriages, great sex, and kiddos galore, and how misleading, unbiblical, and heartbreaking those promises have been. Not to mention the enormous weight and shame put on women to protect men from men’s insatiable lust for women. I cannot recommend this book enough. I will be buying a hard copy and starting many Bible studies. This is such an amazing book.

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