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1 online resource (212 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
What is "purity culture"? : a brief generational history -- The "great sex" prosperity gospel : and other lies of the Purity Movement -- The dehumanization of men : what is toxic masculinity and where do we see it in the church? -- The dehumanization of women : how women are harmed by fractured masculinity -- Victims of our own desire? : shame and the shadow of male sexuality -- The bible says so : correcting misconceptions about the bible and male sexuality -- The true man : Jesus and the redemption of the male body -- Before you knew you were sexual : boyhood and the formation of male sexuality -- From fight to formation : reframing adolescence and sexual temptation -- You say goodbye, I say hello : dating, romance, and extended singleness -- Act like an adult : maturing the church's culture of masculine sexuality -- The worst sex you've ever had : honeymoon hype and the idolization of marriage -- Learning to love : reflections on marital sex -- Fatherhood : the chief end of male sexuality -- Death and resurrection : the beauty of redeemed masculinity. |
| Summary |
""Boys will be boys" and purity culture sell the same excuses with a different spin. Can we break the toxic cycle and recover a healthy identity for men? Confronting harmful teaching from the American church that has distorted desire, sex, relationships, and responsibility, Zachary Wagner offers a renewed vision for Christian male sexuality"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 16, 2023). |
| Subject |
Masculinity.
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Masculinity -- Biblical teaching.
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Men -- Conduct of life.
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Christian men -- Sexual behavior.
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Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Adult child abuse victims.
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Sexual abuse victims.
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Adult child abuse victims
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Masculinity
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Men -- Conduct of life
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Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Sexual abuse victims
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wagner, Zachary C., 1991- Non-toxic masculinity Downers Grove, IL : IVP, [2023] 9781514005026 (DLC) 2022049114 (OCoLC)1356447351 |
| ISBN |
9781514005033 (epub) |
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1514005034 (epub) |
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