Sex in the Age of Purity

by Andrea Zile Bish

A teen girl navigates her first relationship while growing up during the Purity movement. Set in the mid-2000s, Evangelical Christian beliefs about 'purity' and 'abstinence' come up against issues of abuse and consent.

A teen girl navigates her first relationship while growing up during the Purity movement. Set in the mid-2000s, Evangelical Christian beliefs about 'purity' and 'abstinence' come up against issues of abuse and consent.

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  • Becky MacDormand: Sex in the Age of Purity by Andrea Zile Bish
    “

    This is a powerful play. I am a professor at a Christian university and some of my students came across this piece while doing a project on purity culture. There are too many fantastic moments throughout this play that I could not highlight them all. Instead, I highly suggest everyone read it. It is a perfect portrayal of those who have experienced "crotch-centered Christianity" and were guided away from "Christ-centered Christianity".

    I think this play is appropriate for those younger than 18 as well, Bish. I believe youth under 18 need to be educated through theatre such as this.

    This is a powerful play. I am a professor at a Christian university and some of my students came across this piece while doing a project on purity culture. There are too many fantastic moments throughout this play that I could not highlight them all. Instead, I highly suggest everyone read it. It is a perfect portrayal of those who have experienced "crotch-centered Christianity" and were guided away from "Christ-centered Christianity".

    I think this play is appropriate for those younger than 18 as well, Bish. I believe youth under 18 need to be educated through theatre such as this.

    ”