Rachel Joy Welcher navigates these tensions scripturally, wisely, and compassionately―and does so within a wide range of topics of concern to people of all ages and all stages of life. It is easy, in correcting the falsehoods of the world, to make errors in the opposite direction. "As an educator of college students for more than three decades, I understand well the difficulties in helping young people sort through the mixed messages from both the church and the culture regarding sex. But most importantly, Rachel casts a vision for the reader to move forward with compassionate yet faithful teaching on the subject, and she gives practical application for parents, leaders, teens, and singles alike." - Jessica Van Der Wyngaard, director of I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye and cohost of the Where Do We Go from Here? podcast Rachel has done a masterful job of synthesizing decades of Christian literature on the subject into a sincere biblical critique of purity culture. "This book is a must-read for anyone who is looking for a thoughtful and thoroughly researched reconsideration of purity culture teachings. She gently shows that taking God at his Word―not adding to it or subtracting from it―is that better way and invites us to walk in it." - Rachel Gilson, author of Born Again This Way: Coming Out, Coming to Faith, and What Comes Next ![]() For those who grew up under its teaching, for those who propagated it in good faith, and even for strangers to it like me, she offers a gift: not just a critique, but a vision for something better. "Rachel Welcher writes with biblical clarity and Jesus-centering grace as she probes the smoldering ashes of purity culture. I'm so grateful for her strong, gracious words helping readers understand what purity means to God, not just as a fabricated culture." - Barnabas Piper, author and podcaster Rachel offers such a pointed, gracious corrective to the many missteps and also a clear, hopeful, honoring path forward for women and men alike whose perspective on sexuality and purity has been skewed by this culture. It is one I wish I'd had available during my teen years and twenties as I navigated purity culture and came out pretty lost. "Rachel Joy Welcher's book is a God-honoring and human-dignifying work that will help people find healing for sins, for shame, and from abuses inflicted on them. ![]() A needed and healing work." - Lore Ferguson Wilbert, author of Handle With Care: How Jesus Redeems the Power of Touch in Life and Ministry "Impeccably researched, gently written, and a timely word for those who grew up kissing dating goodbye, wearing purity rings, attending abstinence rallies, and waiting (perhaps waiting still) for their 'one.' Welcher is deft in her exploration of what went right and what went wrong for the lives of millions of Christians―before marriage and after it―and she is careful in her admonition to future leaders and lovers. I'm thrilled to recommend this wonderful book." - Elyse Fitzpatrick, author of Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women Parents, and especially you moms, it's time to speak the truth to your children about sexuality and to assure your daughters of their worth as created in God's image. " Talking Back to Purity Culture is saturated with gospel truth and clarity that confronts the overwhelmingly legalistic, shaming, and hopeless rubric of purity culture―especially the ways in which it blames young women for the sins of their brothers and fathers. ![]() I can't think of one demographic that wouldn't benefit from this book." - Sandra Glahn, professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and coauthor of Sanctified Sexuality In Talking Back to Purity Culture, Rachel Joy Welcher holds to a high view of Scripture and its sexual ethic, challenges prosperity thinking, and calls Christians to a better way―one that celebrates embodied living at any age or stage, views others as creatures worthy of respect, and has as its focus the glory of God. ![]() These―and many other practices and teachings―have characterized evangelical purity culture. Promises of delayed gratification bringing awesome married sex.
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