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Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality by
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Laurel W
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Really enjoying the literary perspective Welcher brings.
One of the things that’s struck me the most is the inherent contradictions in purity rhetoric. Are women damsels needing protection or the only ones that can guard their own purity? Are men brave knights or degraded lust monsters?
The damage this ideology did to so many faithful believers is infuriating and heartbreaking. Lord have mercy.
— Jan 31, 2026 05:00PM
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One of the things that’s struck me the most is the inherent contradictions in purity rhetoric. Are women damsels needing protection or the only ones that can guard their own purity? Are men brave knights or degraded lust monsters?
The damage this ideology did to so many faithful believers is infuriating and heartbreaking. Lord have mercy.
Laurel W
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I am SO excited about this book. While I wasn’t explicitly raised with purity culture teachings, I can see many places where they affected my upbringing and how many believers around me view sex, chastity, and marriage. As I seek a Biblical perspective on these things while discerning marriage, I’m looking forward to Welcher’s insights as a (hopefully) helpful guide.
— Jan 30, 2026 08:46PM
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Sophie Del8
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Virginity means only that an individual has never decided to or been forced to have sexual intercourse with another person. It is not a badge of holiness, a sign of sexual purity, or a ticket to heaven. P23
Virginity as purity neglects Jesus' call for the pursuit of whole-person purity, which includes not only the hymen but our whole body, mind, and heart.p23
— Dec 30, 2025 03:23AM
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Virginity as purity neglects Jesus' call for the pursuit of whole-person purity, which includes not only the hymen but our whole body, mind, and heart.p23
