When it comes to evangelicals and sex, it seems, whatever the
question, the answer is no. In Saving Sex, Amy DeRogatis argues
that this could not be further from the truth. Demolishing the myth
of evangelicals as anti-sex, she shows that American evangelicals
claim that fabulous sexin the right contextis viewed as a
divinely-sanctioned, spiritual act. For decades, evangelical sex
education has been a thriving industry. Evangelical couples have
sought advice from Christian psychologists and marriage counselors,
purchased millions of copies of faith-based sexual guidebooks, and
consulted magazines, pamphlets, websites, blogs, and podcasts on a
vast array of sexual topics, including human anatomy, STDssometimes
known as Sexually Transmitted Demonsvarieties of sexual pleasure,
role-play, and sex toys, all from a decidedly biblical angle.
DeRogatis discusses a wide range of evidence, from purity
literature for young evangelicals to sex manuals for married
couples to deliverance manuals, which instruct believers in how to
expel demons that enter the body through sexual sin. Evangelicals
have at times attempted to co-opt the language of female
empowerment, emphasizing mutual consent and female sexual pleasure
while insisting that the key to marital sexual happiness depends on
maintaining traditional gender roles based on the literal
interpretation of scripture. Saving Sex is a long-overdue
exploration of evangelicals surprising and often-misunderstood
beliefs about sexwho can do what, when, and whyand of the many ways
in which they try to bring those beliefs to bear on American
culture.
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