Lauren D Sawyer
Biographic Data
| ID | 8836520 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lauren D Sawyer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lauren D |
| FAMILY NAME | Sawyer |
| SIGNATURE | SAWYER L D |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, The University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-1859-4702 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Introduction
While “purity culture” is most associated with the evangelical abstinence teachings and rituals of the 1990s–2000s, featuring purity rings, purity balls, and abstinence pledges, scholars of the movement have recognized how purity culture transcends white evangelicalism, infiltrating broader US culture and policymaking. This Feminist Studies in Religion roundtable convenes interdisciplinary feminist scholars to discuss how purity ideology operates…
Purity culture and the limits of queer evangelicalism
Taking purity culture as a framework for understanding evangelical approaches to sexual ethics, this article examines the connection between the recent emergence of queer evangelical celibacy narratives and the rhetoric of purity as a form of personal freedom. To do so, we approach the construction of queer celibacy through a theology of sexuality and narratives of celibacy within purity culture. We constellate stories from gay- and lesbian-ident…
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Purity culture and the limits of queer evangelicalism
Taking purity culture as a framework for understanding evangelical approaches to sexual ethics, this article examines the connection between the recent emergence of queer evangelical celibacy narratives and the rhetoric of purity as a form of personal freedom. To do so, we approach the construction of queer celibacy through a theology of sexuality and narratives of celibacy within purity culture. We constellate stories from gay- and lesbian-ident…
Introduction
While “purity culture” is most associated with the evangelical abstinence teachings and rituals of the 1990s–2000s, featuring purity rings, purity balls, and abstinence pledges, scholars of the movement have recognized how purity culture transcends white evangelicalism, infiltrating broader US culture and policymaking. This Feminist Studies in Religion roundtable convenes interdisciplinary feminist scholars to discuss how purity ideology operates…
Rhetoric and Communication Studies (2 works) · Theological Perspectives and Practices (2 works) · Abstinence (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Celibacy (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Human sexuality (1 work) · Ideology (1 work) · Lesbian (1 work) · Literature (1 work)