Unlearning Purity Culture (9 books)

Books that address the toxicity of purity culture and how to live a shame-free, sex-positive, healthy life. These may be narrative books, theology books, self-help books, or others. Purity culture is often a key component of the evangelical movement, so you may find critiques of evangelicalism within; however, the list is focused on books that address sexuality and purity culture specifically.

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1	Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free by Linda Kay Klein 4.16 avg rating — 6,269 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Sex, God, and the Conservative Church by Tina Schermer Sellers (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 377 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 851 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Shameless: A Sexual Reformation by Nadia Bolz-Weber 4.20 avg rating — 8,759 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by Sarah McCammon 4.18 avg rating — 6,614 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity by Jamie Lee Finch 4.03 avg rating — 1,649 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Sex, Mom, and God: How the Bible s Strange Take on Sex Led to Crazy Politics--and How I Learned to Love Women (and Jesus) Anyway by Frank Schaeffer 3.54 avg rating — 487 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity by Dianna E. Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 331 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	#ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing by Emily Joy Allison 4.31 avg rating — 871 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars