This week, we discuss the book “I Kissed Dating Goodbye,” written by Joshua Harris. For millennials growing up in evangelical culture, this book has a major influence on our views of modesty, gender, dating, and marriage. We provide a critique, share how it impacted our own lives, and Christian culture at large. Spoiler alert: the author has since apologized and gone on his own journey of deconstruction! We love to see it.

Bible verses discussed:

Matthew 5:27-30

Ephesians 5:3

2 Samuel 11

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Links discussed:

Klement, Kathryn R., and Brad J. Sagarin. "Nobody Wants to Date a Whore: Rape-Supportive Messages in Women-Directed Christian Dating Books." Sexuality & Culture 21, no. 1 (2017): 205-223.

Moon, Sarah, and Jo Reger. "'You Are Not Your Own': Rape, Sexual Assault and Consent in Evangelical Christian Dating Books." Journal of Integrated Social Sciences 4, no. 1 (2014): 55-74.

Harris, J. (2003). I kissed dating goodbye. MULTNOMAH Publishers. 

https://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_harris_strong_enough_to_be_wrong?language=et

https://melinam.tripod.com/pi.html

Joshua Harris - Jesus on Lust - Matthew 5:27-30 - YouTube