Does purity culture need a reevaluation? Author Rachel Joy Welcher says yes. She offers a thorough one in Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality.

Raised by a pastor and now married to one, Welcher talks back “out of love for the church, not a vendetta against her.” She argues that purity culture endorsed unbiblical notions, hurting those it intended to help. Most sobering, she argues that in our desperate attempt to promote sexual purity, we overshadowed the gospel itself. In just 10 chapters, she makes a convincing case.

On January 19, 2021, I joined Penna Dexter on Point of View to interview Rachel Joy Welcher about her book, Talking Back to Purity Culture. You can watch the hour-long interview below.