“The old purity culture that has earned such scorn in trendy Christian circles over recent years certainly had its limitations and its problems. But it understood a couple of truths: Sex is important, ...

(RNS) — Whether it was wearing a “True Love Waits” ring, reading “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” or awaiting a fairy-tale marriage, as a teenager Camden Morgante was all-in on what is often ...

Four different stages were distinguished regarding the practice of purification: (1) prior to the appearance of the ritual bath (miqweh), before the Hasmonean Kingdom; (2) the period of ‘purity ...

(RNS) — The shock of Joshua Harris’ deconversion has still not worn off. Even Harris can’t seem to stop replaying his disavowal of Christianity. In the summer of 2019, Harris, once the ...

Is the German Purity Law, or Reinheitsgebot, still relevant in a modern brewing culture that has innovation as one of its ...