⛪ Purity Culture

Examinations of the evangelical movement's teachings on sexuality, modesty, and worth — and the lasting damage of tying a person's value to their virginity.

Girls & Sex

by Peggy Orenstein • 2016

Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.

4.07

11k+

👯 Sexual Double Standards 🎓 Hookup Culture 🪞 Body Image ✋ Consent Culture 📚 Sex Education

Girls & Sex

Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.

by Peggy Orenstein 2016

4.07

11k+ ratings

👯 Sexual Double Standards 🎓 Hookup Culture 🪞 Body Image ✋ Consent Culture 📚 Sex Education

Sex, Dating, And Relationships

by Gerald L. Hiestand • 2012

The boyfriend label creates an illusion of commitment. Only a proposal makes it real.

4.12

677

💞 Christian Dating 💐 Courtship ✝️ Sexual Ethics 🧍 Singleness 📖 Evangelical Theology

Sex, Dating, And Relationships

The boyfriend label creates an illusion of commitment. Only a proposal makes it real.

by Gerald L. Hiestand 2012

4.12

677 ratings

💞 Christian Dating 💐 Courtship ✝️ Sexual Ethics 🧍 Singleness 📖 Evangelical Theology

A Well-Trained Wife

by Tia Levings • 2024

She followed every rule. When her husband turned violent, the church said: try harder.

4.28

38k+

💔 Religious Trauma ⛓️ Patriarchal Religion 🙏 Spiritual Abuse 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 🎭 High-Control Religion

A Well-Trained Wife

She followed every rule. When her husband turned violent, the church said: try harder.

by Tia Levings 2024

4.28

38k+ ratings

💔 Religious Trauma ⛓️ Patriarchal Religion 🙏 Spiritual Abuse 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 🎭 High-Control Religion

Every Young Man's Battle Every Young Man's Battle Every Young Man's Battle

by Waterbrook Press • 2002

A tactical plan for young Christian men to guard their eyes and mind against sexual compromise.

3.86

2k+

🛡️ Sexual Purity ✝️ Christian Men ⚔️ Lust And Temptation 🤝 Accountability 🧠 Mental Discipline

Every Young Man's Battle Every Young Man's Battle Every Young Man's Battle

A tactical plan for young Christian men to guard their eyes and mind against sexual compromise.

by Waterbrook Press 2002

3.86

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Sexual Purity ✝️ Christian Men ⚔️ Lust And Temptation 🤝 Accountability 🧠 Mental Discipline

Sex, Jesus, and the Conversations the Church Forgot

by Mo Isom • 2018

The church stayed silent on sex. Reclaim purity, heal brokenness, and embrace God's original design.

4.23

2k+

✝️ Sex And Spirituality 🤍 Sexual Purity 🛡️ Guarding Your Heart 🚧 Dating Boundaries 💑 Marriage Intimacy

Sex, Jesus, and the Conversations the Church Forgot

The church stayed silent on sex. Reclaim purity, heal brokenness, and embrace God's original design.

by Mo Isom 2018

4.23

2k+ ratings

✝️ Sex And Spirituality 🤍 Sexual Purity 🛡️ Guarding Your Heart 🚧 Dating Boundaries 💑 Marriage Intimacy

I Kissed Dating Goodbye

by Joshua Harris • 1997

Dating is broken. The fix: friendship, boundaries, and bringing your community into the huddle.

3.49

21k+

🕊️ Christian Dating 💍 Courtship Model 🚧 Emotional Boundaries 🛡️ Premarital Abstinence 🎁 Intentional Singleness

I Kissed Dating Goodbye

Dating is broken. The fix: friendship, boundaries, and bringing your community into the huddle.

by Joshua Harris 1997

3.49

21k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Dating 💍 Courtship Model 🚧 Emotional Boundaries 🛡️ Premarital Abstinence 🎁 Intentional Singleness

The Day God Saw Me as Black

by D. Danyelle Thomas • 2024

She learned to hide her queerness in the pews. Now she demands a Black, queer God.

4.41

469

📖 Womanist Theology 📝 Spiritual Memoir 🌈 Queer Theology 🌍 Decolonizing Faith ✊🏾 Black Feminism

The Day God Saw Me as Black

She learned to hide her queerness in the pews. Now she demands a Black, queer God.

by D. Danyelle Thomas 2024

4.41

469 ratings

📖 Womanist Theology 📝 Spiritual Memoir 🌈 Queer Theology 🌍 Decolonizing Faith ✊🏾 Black Feminism

The Purity Myth

by Jessica Valenti • 2009

The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.

4.08

9k+

✊ Body Autonomy 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🎯 Victim Blaming ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 🌊 Third-Wave Feminism

The Purity Myth

The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.

by Jessica Valenti 2009

4.08

9k+ ratings

✊ Body Autonomy 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🎯 Victim Blaming ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 🌊 Third-Wave Feminism

Yes Means Yes!

by Jaclyn Friedman • 2008

Rape culture silences women's desire. The real consent standard requires an enthusiastic yes.

4.20

5k+

✋ Consent Culture 🔥 Sex-Positive Feminism ⚠️ Rape Culture 🧘 Body Politics 📚 Feminist Anthologies

Yes Means Yes!

Rape culture silences women's desire. The real consent standard requires an enthusiastic yes.

by Jaclyn Friedman 2008

4.20

5k+ ratings

✋ Consent Culture 🔥 Sex-Positive Feminism ⚠️ Rape Culture 🧘 Body Politics 📚 Feminist Anthologies

Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is)

by Joshua Harris • 2003

The real battle is in your heart. A plan for purity that depends on grace, not willpower.

4.00

3k+

🕊️ Sexual Purity 📜 Sexual Ethics 🌱 Spiritual Disciplines 🧠 Thought Life 📺 Media Discernment

Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is)

The real battle is in your heart. A plan for purity that depends on grace, not willpower.

by Joshua Harris 2003

4.00

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Sexual Purity 📜 Sexual Ethics 🌱 Spiritual Disciplines 🧠 Thought Life 📺 Media Discernment

One in a Millennial

by Kate Kennedy • 2024

The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.

3.70

21k+

💿 Millennial Memoir 📺 Pop Culture Criticism 🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🕯️ Fertility And Loss 💗 Self-Acceptance

One in a Millennial

The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.

by Kate Kennedy 2024

3.70

21k+ ratings

💿 Millennial Memoir 📺 Pop Culture Criticism 🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🕯️ Fertility And Loss 💗 Self-Acceptance

Non-Toxic Masculinity

by Zachary Wagner • 2023

Purity culture delivered shame, not great sex. A path back to healthy sexuality, modeled on Christ.

4.27

412

⛪ Christian Sexuality 💔 Sexual Shame 💪 Healthy Masculinity 👥 Gender Roles 🙏 Christian Men

Non-Toxic Masculinity

Purity culture delivered shame, not great sex. A path back to healthy sexuality, modeled on Christ.

by Zachary Wagner 2023

4.27

412 ratings

⛪ Christian Sexuality 💔 Sexual Shame 💪 Healthy Masculinity 👥 Gender Roles 🙏 Christian Men

Awake

by Jen Hatmaker • 2025

Her marriage imploded. She trusted her body, gathered her friends, and built a bigger table.

4.05

50k+

🩹 Divorce Recovery ⛪️ Faith Deconstruction 🪢 Codependency 🧠 Body Wisdom 🔑 Personal Agency

Awake

Her marriage imploded. She trusted her body, gathered her friends, and built a bigger table.

by Jen Hatmaker 2025

4.05

50k+ ratings

🩹 Divorce Recovery ⛪️ Faith Deconstruction 🪢 Codependency 🧠 Body Wisdom 🔑 Personal Agency

A Love Letter Life

by Jeremy Roloff • 2019

Two years of friendship, then a courtship built on letters, boundaries, and prayer.

4.14

5k+

🏠 Christian Marriage 💌 Intentional Dating 🤝 Conflict Resolution 📋 Premarital Counseling ✈️ Long Distance Love

A Love Letter Life

Two years of friendship, then a courtship built on letters, boundaries, and prayer.

by Jeremy Roloff 2019

4.14

5k+ ratings

🏠 Christian Marriage 💌 Intentional Dating 🤝 Conflict Resolution 📋 Premarital Counseling ✈️ Long Distance Love

Dark Sisters

by Kristi DeMeester • 2025

In her father's megachurch, purity is law. In the woods, something older and hungrier waits.

3.81

6k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🖤 Feminist Horror 🩸 Generational Curse 🗡️ Blood Magic 🦷 Body Horror

Dark Sisters

In her father's megachurch, purity is law. In the woods, something older and hungrier waits.

by Kristi DeMeester 2025

3.81

6k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🖤 Feminist Horror 🩸 Generational Curse 🗡️ Blood Magic 🦷 Body Horror

Real Men Don't Text

by Ruthie Dean • 2013

Phone calls, not texts: one dating rule that screens out casual interest and attracts commitment.

3.93

167

🕊️ Christian Dating 💍 Waiting For Marriage 📋 Dating Standards 🚩 Relationship Red Flags 👩 Christian Singles

Real Men Don't Text

Phone calls, not texts: one dating rule that screens out casual interest and attracts commitment.

by Ruthie Dean 2013

3.93

167 ratings

🕊️ Christian Dating 💍 Waiting For Marriage 📋 Dating Standards 🚩 Relationship Red Flags 👩 Christian Singles

Six Ways to Keep the "Good" in Your Boy

by Dannah Gresh • 2012

Build your son's character before the culture does. Six ways for the tween years.

4.03

441

🕊️ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 💙 Mothers And Sons 📱 Screen Time And Kids 📖 Biblical Manhood

Six Ways to Keep the "Good" in Your Boy

Build your son's character before the culture does. Six ways for the tween years.

by Dannah Gresh 2012

4.03

441 ratings

🕊️ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 💙 Mothers And Sons 📱 Screen Time And Kids 📖 Biblical Manhood

Raising Giant-Killers

by Bill Johnson • 2018

Raise children who hear from God, confront spiritual darkness, and reshape the world.

4.33

536

🏰 Kingdom Parenting ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🔥 Supernatural Encounters 🌳 Generational Legacy 📏 Biblical Discipline

Raising Giant-Killers

Raise children who hear from God, confront spiritual darkness, and reshape the world.

by Bill Johnson 2018

4.33

536 ratings

🏰 Kingdom Parenting ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🔥 Supernatural Encounters 🌳 Generational Legacy 📏 Biblical Discipline

Hedges

by Jerry B. Jenkins • 2005

Christians stray at the same rate as everyone. Ten rules that make cheating nearly impossible.

3.95

276

🛡️ Infidelity Prevention 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Sexual Temptation 📖 Biblical Marriage 🎭 Self-Deception

Hedges

Christians stray at the same rate as everyone. Ten rules that make cheating nearly impossible.

by Jerry B. Jenkins 2005

3.95

276 ratings

🛡️ Infidelity Prevention 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Sexual Temptation 📖 Biblical Marriage 🎭 Self-Deception

Mentiras que las jovenes creen y la verdad que las hace libres (Lies Young Women Believe)

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss • 2015

Panic and shame begin with a single lie. Trade the deception for truth and find real freedom.

4.04

1k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Teen Discipleship 💏 Christian Dating ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 💍 Sexual Purity 🆔 Identity In Christ

Mentiras que las jovenes creen y la verdad que las hace libres (Lies Young Women Believe)

Panic and shame begin with a single lie. Trade the deception for truth and find real freedom.

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss 2015

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Teen Discipleship 💏 Christian Dating ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 💍 Sexual Purity 🆔 Identity In Christ

I Belong to Me

by Tia Levings • 2026

Heal religious trauma by resetting your nervous system, drawing boundaries, and reclaiming yourself.

4.16

386

🛐 Religious Trauma 🧘 Somatic Healing 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧸 Inner Child Work 💥 Faith Deconstruction

I Belong to Me

Heal religious trauma by resetting your nervous system, drawing boundaries, and reclaiming yourself.

by Tia Levings 2026

4.16

386 ratings

🛐 Religious Trauma 🧘 Somatic Healing 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧸 Inner Child Work 💥 Faith Deconstruction

You Are Your Own

by Jamie Lee Finch • 2019

Evangelical trauma lives in the body. Talk therapy and deconstruction alone won't reach it.

4.03

2k+

💔 Religious Trauma 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧱 Deconstruction ⛪ Exvangelical 🧠 C-Ptsd

You Are Your Own

Evangelical trauma lives in the body. Talk therapy and deconstruction alone won't reach it.

by Jamie Lee Finch 2019

4.03

2k+ ratings

💔 Religious Trauma 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧱 Deconstruction ⛪ Exvangelical 🧠 C-Ptsd

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