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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 — 6,416 ratings score: 300, and 3 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		#ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing by Emily Joy Allison 4.30 avg rating — 918 ratings score: 296, and 3 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		Hell Is a World Without You by Jason Kirk (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 2,517 ratings score: 199, 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		The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women by Jessica Valenti (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 8,815 ratings score: 196, 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		Sex, God, and the Conservative Church by Tina Schermer Sellers (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 383 ratings score: 194, 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
6		Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good by Nadia Bolz-Weber 4.20 avg rating — 8,917 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
7		The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison Barr 4.37 avg rating — 19,258 ratings score: 191, 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
8		When Family Hurts: 30 Days to Finding Healing and Clarity by Rebekah Drumsta (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 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
8		Your Body Is a Revolution: Healing Our Relationships with Our Bodies, Each Other, and the Earth by Tara Teng 4.02 avg rating — 125 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
8		Dear Joseph by Alexander Thompson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 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
11		Dear Joseph by Alexander Thompson 4.67 avg rating — 12 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
12		On Her Knees: Memoir of a Prayerful Jezebel by Brenda Marie Davies 4.01 avg rating — 1,230 ratings score: 94, 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
13		Wayward: A Memoir of Spiritual Warfare and Sexual Purity by Alice Greczyn (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 654 ratings score: 93, 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
14		Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 875 ratings score: 92, 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
15		Act Normal: Memoir of a Stumbling Block by Kristy Burmeister (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 91, 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
16		Shameless: How I lost my virginity and kept my faith by Dani Fankhauser (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 90, 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
17		Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity by Dianna E. Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 331 ratings score: 89, 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

17 books · 7 voters · list created May 16th, 2022 by Allison (votes) .

Tags: christianity, deconstruction, purity-culture, religious-trauma, sexual-health

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