02630cam a2200409 i 4500 513114066 TxAuBib 20201117120000.0 180914s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018005457 9781501124815 hardcover 1501124811 hardcover 9781501124822 pbk. 150112482X pbk. (OCoLC)1041194565 DLC eng rda DLC BDX OCLCO OCLCF SSH BLP DAD IH9 FM0 QQ3 TxAuBib rda Klein, Linda Kay. Pure : inside the Evangelical movement that shamed a generation of young women and how I broke free / Linda Kay Klein. First Touchstone hardcover edition. New York : Touchstone, 2018. ©2018. viii, 341 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-321) and index. Movement I: The stumbling blocks -- Sin, psychosis, or system -- The lie -- Pure destruction -- Sexual violence, classified -- Movement II: Stumbling through church -- Man-made girls -- The virgin -- The tigress -- Family values -- The stained-glass ceiling -- Movement III: Stumbling out of church -- Trapped -- Frozen -- The G(od) spot -- Dementor -- Movement IV: How we get over -- Going home -- The no shame movement -- Sanctuary. 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. 20201117. Women in Christianity. Evangelicalism. Christian women Sexual behavior. Sex Religious aspects Christianity. Women's rights Religious aspects Christianity. Purity (Ethics.) Shame Religious aspects Christianity.