{"product_id":"9780999059302","title":"The Scarlet Virgins: When Sex Replaces Salvation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Spit-in water.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"De-petaled flower.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A chewed piece of gum.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe youth of my generation know these phrases by heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith them, our elders told us we were \"dirty\" for having a crush. They claimed we were \"used goods\" if we held hands with someone. They insisted our worth was measured by the extent to which we had \"given our heart away.\" They criminalized affection to keep us \"undefiled.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when an entire generation learns that their worth is found in their \"purity?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to life growing up in Christian Purity Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur well-intended homeschooling, conservative, and Christian communities wanted to keep us safe. They didn't understand the toll inflicted by the heavy-handed and legalistic emphasis on sexual purity above and beyond anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey wanted to safeguard our sexuality. Instead, they broke it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey wanted us to be spotless before God. Instead, they drove us away from Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Scarlet Virgins takes a vulnerable look at the Christian Purity Culture movement through the eyes of someone who experienced it firsthand. It seeks to identify what went wrong, and bring peace to the hearts of those who were wounded so deeply, all by exposing the truth: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is Christ who makes us pure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anatole Publishing, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50076066218224,"sku":"9780999059302","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780999059302_p0.jpg?v=1784742006","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780999059302","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}