Rachel Joy Welcher | Talking Back to Purity Culture | Steve Brown, Etc. | Key Life

Purity culture has promised Christians a lot – maybe TOO much. This week, Steve and the gang have a frank and honest conversation with author Rachel Joy Welcher about good intentions gone bad, what the Bible really says about sexual purity, and how to best guide our kids. Rachel's new book is called "Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality" (https://amzn.to/3iECirj).

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GUEST BIO
Rachel Joy Welcher is a columnist and editor at Fathom Magazine. She has authored two books of poetry and her writing has appeared in The Gospel Coalition, Mere Orthodoxy, Relevant, and The Englewood Review of Books, among others. Rachel’s latest book is called Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality.

00:00 - Open
03:20 - Meet Rachel Joy Welcher
04:48 - The event that inspired Rachel to write "Talking Back to Purity Culture"
07:10 - Some of what purity culture taught was a lie - does that make Rachel angry?
09:00 - Conversations about sex have been hindered by a feeling of shame
09:50 - "Virginity is not the Gospel..."
12:55 - Why don't you like John Eldredge and "Wild at Heart" ?
17:00 - What do we teach our kids if not purity culture?
23:32 - What does Rachel say to those hurt by the lies of purity culture?
29:56 - What kind of pushback is Rachel getting from people on the message of the book?
37:50 - Steve's closing thoughts
40:10 - Next week's guest is...

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