"Are You a "Trashable" Styrofoam Cup?": Harm and Damage Rhetoric in the Contemporary American Sexual Purity Movement

This article describes and analyzes the harm and damage rhetoric that is an important part of the conservative Christian sexual purity movement in the United States. Despite the rhetorical focus on the danger associated with sexual interaction prior to heterosexual marriage, there is no evidence tha...

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Main Author: Gish, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Indiana University Press [2018]
In: Journal of feminist studies in religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 5-22
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Evangelical movement / Sexual abstinence / Purity / Citizens' action / Speech / Insult
RelBib Classification:KBQ North America
KDG Free church
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Chastity
B Evangelical Christianity
B sexual purity
B sexuality education
B Virginity
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)