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Reconstructing Sexual Ethics: A Manifesto of Post-Purity-Culture Christian Sexual Ethics
Reconstructing Sexual Ethics is a courageous, compassionate, and deeply needed work. With honesty, theological depth, and a commitment to love and justice, Eady Jay dismantles harmful purity culture teachings and charts a healthier, grace-filled path forward. This book gives voice to those who have long wrestled with shame and silence, and it offers a vision of sexuality that is life-giving, liberating, and faithful.
~ Rev. Brandan Robertson, author of Queer & Reclaiming the Bible, our Faith, and our Place at the Table
Eady Jay has given us something remarkable in Reconstructing Sexual Ethics. With honesty and courage, she speaks directly to those who have deconstructed some or all of their faith, weaving together deeply personal stories with a thoughtful and robust theological vision. The result is an invitation into a sexual ethic free from the harmful rhetoric of purity culture and grounded instead in freedom, dignity, and grace.
~ Jessica Vanderwyngaard, Producer of I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye and the Where Do We Go From Here? Podcast.
Deconstructing purity culture and reconstructing sexual ethics is essential to the survival of the Christian religion.
When statistics tell us that approximately 90% of Americans have premarital sex, and 87% of Australians believe premarital sex is morally “acceptable” why do many Christian organizations still promote purity culture? It clearly does not work. If we are going to talk about healthy sexual expression, loving relationships, and how to navigate consent, we need to do so realistically.
Reconstructing Sexual Ethics opens up deeply honest and authentic conversations around topics like masturbation, pornography, consent, rape, contraception, abortion, homophobia and queer-affirmation, exploring how the author has evolved in these and many other areas, and challenging the church to do the same.
Part memoir and part manifesto, this book reframes Christian sexual ethics in profoundly important ways, elevating the love and grace of God above Evangelical purity culture. It has the power to radically transform conversations around various aspects of our sexuality within the Christian religion and broader society.
~ Rev. Brandan Robertson, author of Queer & Reclaiming the Bible, our Faith, and our Place at the Table
Eady Jay has given us something remarkable in Reconstructing Sexual Ethics. With honesty and courage, she speaks directly to those who have deconstructed some or all of their faith, weaving together deeply personal stories with a thoughtful and robust theological vision. The result is an invitation into a sexual ethic free from the harmful rhetoric of purity culture and grounded instead in freedom, dignity, and grace.
~ Jessica Vanderwyngaard, Producer of I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye and the Where Do We Go From Here? Podcast.
Deconstructing purity culture and reconstructing sexual ethics is essential to the survival of the Christian religion.
When statistics tell us that approximately 90% of Americans have premarital sex, and 87% of Australians believe premarital sex is morally “acceptable” why do many Christian organizations still promote purity culture? It clearly does not work. If we are going to talk about healthy sexual expression, loving relationships, and how to navigate consent, we need to do so realistically.
Reconstructing Sexual Ethics opens up deeply honest and authentic conversations around topics like masturbation, pornography, consent, rape, contraception, abortion, homophobia and queer-affirmation, exploring how the author has evolved in these and many other areas, and challenging the church to do the same.
Part memoir and part manifesto, this book reframes Christian sexual ethics in profoundly important ways, elevating the love and grace of God above Evangelical purity culture. It has the power to radically transform conversations around various aspects of our sexuality within the Christian religion and broader society.
401 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2025
About the author
Eady Jay
2 books13 followersEady Jay (EDJ) has a special interest in the Evangelical Deconstruction Journey (EDJ) so many Christians are undertaking, herself included. She has a degree in Theology, and has been writing since childhood. Her passion is to connect others with the love and grace of the divine as they not only deconstruct, but also reconstruct.
Sign up to correspond with EDJ and receive your free ebook: Reconstructing Biblical Interpretation through her website: www.evangelicaldeconstructionjourney.com.
Born and raised in the Western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, she moved with her husband and two children to North Carolina, USA, in 2021, where they currently reside.
Author also writes as Elissa Anne
Sign up to correspond with EDJ and receive your free ebook: Reconstructing Biblical Interpretation through her website: www.evangelicaldeconstructionjourney.com.
Born and raised in the Western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, she moved with her husband and two children to North Carolina, USA, in 2021, where they currently reside.
Author also writes as Elissa Anne
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