Making Chastity Sexy by Christine J Gardner

Making Chastity Sexy by Christine J Gardner

Even though they are immersed in sex-saturated society, millions of teens are pledging to remain virgins until their wedding night. How are evangelical Christians persuading young people to wait until marriage? Christine J. Gardner looks closely at the language of the chastity movement and discovers a savvy campaign that uses sex to 'sell' abstinence. Drawing from interviews with evangelical leaders and teenagers, she examines the strategy to shift from a negative 'just say no' approach to a positive one: 'just say yes' to great sex within marriage. "Making Chastity Sexy" sheds new light on an abstinence campaign that has successfully recast a traditionally feminist idea - 'my body, my choice' - into a powerful message, but one that Gardner suggests may ultimately reduce evangelicalism's transformative power. Focusing on the United States, her study also includes a comparative dimension by examining the export of this evangelical agenda to sub-Saharan Africa.

"An excellent qualitative examination of how religious persons make sense of their sexuality within contemporary society" -- Kelsy C. Burke Sociology Of Religion "Making Chastity Sexy is important and perceptive in a profound way... Brilliant." -- Frank Schaeffer Huffington Post "Making Chastity Sexy offers a convincing critique ... will appeal to a broad audience." Sociology Of Religion

Christine J. Gardner is Associate Professor of Communication at Wheaton College.

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ISBN 13	9780520267282
ISBN 10	0520267281
Titel	Making Chastity Sexy
Autor	Christine J Gardner
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	University of California Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2011-07-28
Seitenanzahl	264
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