2. Modest is (Not) Hottest: Purity Culture Part II

The Life She Wrote - A podcast by Emily Torres

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In this episode, Emily covers Part II of her series on purity culture from her blog The Life She Wrote. Part II explores the teaching of modesty, and by extension rape culture and clergy abuse.[Content warning: sexual assault, clergy abuse]  Created as an addition to her blog, The Life She Wrote: The Podcast will expand on the topics of faith deconstruction, religious trauma and other ex-evangelical topics by providing a more in-depth look at the content and sharing stories from readers and listeners. Social Links and Newsletter Sign-Up Links from this episode:  On the Blog https://thelifeshewrote.com/2021/05/20/modest-is-not-hottest/ Gospel Coalition web archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20140523092159/http://thegospelcoalition.org/article/on-some-recent-changes-at-tgc Keller's tweet referencing Denhollander: https://twitter.com/timkellernyc/status/1393929215423229961?s=20 Rape statistics by country: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/rape-statistics-by-country Books & Resources #ChurchToo by Emily Joy Allison from Broadleaf Books You Are Your Own: A Reckoning With the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity by Jamie Lee Finch. Other Links Mentioned https://religionandpolitics.org/2021/05/12/the-eugenics-roots-of-evangelical-family-values/ Straight White American Jesus podcast, episode link: The Eugenicist Origins of Evangelical Family Values