Pure
inside the Evangelical movement that shamed a generation of young women and how I broke free
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Word Count
85,250 words, Guess
Page Count
341 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL26974457M
- ISBN-139781501124815
- ISBN-101501124811
- OCLC Control Number1041194565
- OCLC Control Numberpureinsideevange0000klei
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2018005457
Classifications
- DDC261.8/357
- LCCBV639.W7 K556 2018
Description
From a woman who has been there and back, the first inside look at the devastating effects evangelical Christianity's purity culture has had on a generation of young women--in a potent combination of journalism, cultural commentary, and memoir. In the 1990s, a "purity industry" emerged out of the white evangelical Christian culture. Purity rings, purity pledges, and purity balls came with a dangerous message: girls are potential sexual "stumbling blocks" for boys and men, and any expression of a girl's sexuality could reflect the corruption of her character. This message traumatized many girls--resulting in anxiety, fear, and experiences that mimicked the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder--and trapped them in a cycle of shame.
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