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Talking Back to Purity Culture

Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality

by Welcher Rachel Joy

  • Paperback
  • 216 pages
  • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP USA)
  • 13.8 x 21.4 x 1.6 cm

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Want to better understand Biblical views of sexuality

Rachel Joy Welcher challenges the ideas of purity culture

You'll see how the Bible speaks of relationships and sexuality

For anyone who feels hurt or put off by the effects of purity culture, this new book helps you find a more Biblical foundation for relationships and sexuality.
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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 Christians 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.

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  • Author

    Welcher Rachel Joy

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Intervarsity Press (IVP USA)

  • Published

    November 2020

  • Weight

    250g

  • Page Count

    216

  • Dimensions

    13.8 x 21.4 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780830848164

  • ISBN-10

    0830848169

  • Eden Code

    5285315

Featured in

Foreword by Scott Sauls

Introduction: It's Time to Talk Back

1. From Rings and Pledges to Conversation in Community

2. The Idolization of Virginity

3. Female Responsibilities

4. Male Purity and the Rhetoric of Lust

5. First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage

6. Problems with the Promise of Sex

7. What the Sexually Abused Hear

8. Submitting to God's Sexual Ethic as Embodied Souls

9. What Will We Tell Our Children?

10. Purity Culture Moving Forward

Acknowledgments

Notes

Rachel Joy Welcher (MLit, University of St. Andrews) is a columnist and editor at Fathom magazine. She is the author of two books of poetry: Blue Tarp and Two Funerals, Then Easter. Her writing has appeared in Fathom magazine, The Gospel Coalition, Mere Orthodoxy, Relevant, and The Englewood Review of Books. She lives in Glenwood, Iowa, with her husband, Evan.

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    If you have been damaged by I Kissed Dating Goodbye and all that came with it then you need this book. It looks at sex and relationships from a biblical perspective and is such a breathe of fresh air. Full of grace and wisdom, I’m so grateful for Rachel’s voice.

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