
Till Sex Do Us Part
Surviving Purity Culture and Saving Our Marriage
Ryan Clark(Author)
Rowman & Littlefield (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 4. March 2027
Book
Hardback
272 pages
979-8-216-38693-3 (ISBN)
Description
Ryan and Cindy Clark were among the millions of adolescents who made "Purity Pledges", meaning they promised their church and God to abstain from premarital sex. Violation could be grounds for eternal damnation. Fear, not personal values, was the actual enforcer. Meanwhile, most social functions and classrooms were coed, and dating was encouraged. Unlike other orthodox faiths, no one was expected to maintain a "plain" look in public or be reserved when fraternizing with the opposite sex. On the contrary, uncommitted young adults were supposed to be attractive and friendly without crossing obvious lines. The ultimate test was to want sex without having it.
A lifetime of blissful marital sex was the promised reward, but years of sexual dysfunction and shame proved to be the more likely outcome. Till Sex Do Us Part is the moving memoir about Ryan and Cindy's experiences as youth leaders in the heart of the purity culture movement and how their dream marriage had a rather disastrous start as the values they had been taught to ultimately took a toll on their relationship. But their story doesn't end in disaster. Embark on the tender odyssey of how the Clarks and build an authentic, vulnerable relationship that isn't built on shame.
A lifetime of blissful marital sex was the promised reward, but years of sexual dysfunction and shame proved to be the more likely outcome. Till Sex Do Us Part is the moving memoir about Ryan and Cindy's experiences as youth leaders in the heart of the purity culture movement and how their dream marriage had a rather disastrous start as the values they had been taught to ultimately took a toll on their relationship. But their story doesn't end in disaster. Embark on the tender odyssey of how the Clarks and build an authentic, vulnerable relationship that isn't built on shame.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-216-38693-3 (9798216386933)
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Person
Ryan Clark earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary and has over twenty years of experience helping religious organizations and individuals solve problems. He is developing a limited series with Original Productions (The Deadliest Catch, Jay Leno's Garage, Storage Wars, etc.) titled "Purityland" and co-hosts a popular podcast, Touch: Conversations of Spirit and Body. He's authored dozens of academic and popular articles and instructionals during his career in religious higher education and nonprofits.
Content
Chapter 1: The Beginning
Chapter 2: The Wedding
Chapter 3: Love at First Sight
Chapter 4: Her Journal
Chapter 5: Leo's Annulment
Chapter 6: Try Harder
Chapter 7: Disappearances
Chapter 8: Call The Doctor
Chapter 9: Let's Try Something Else
Chapter 10: Saved
Chapter 11: Good Guy
Chapter 12: The Virgin Next Door
Chapter 13: Bad Breakups
Chapter 14: Hope-ish
Chapter 15: Hometown
Chapter 16: Church Drama
Chapter 17: Fear
Chapter 18: Funerals
Chapter 19: Cookies
Chapter 20: Leaving Church
Chapter 21: Grandma's Big Secret
Chapter 22: Naked People
Chapter 23: Cindy's Epilogue
Chapter 2: The Wedding
Chapter 3: Love at First Sight
Chapter 4: Her Journal
Chapter 5: Leo's Annulment
Chapter 6: Try Harder
Chapter 7: Disappearances
Chapter 8: Call The Doctor
Chapter 9: Let's Try Something Else
Chapter 10: Saved
Chapter 11: Good Guy
Chapter 12: The Virgin Next Door
Chapter 13: Bad Breakups
Chapter 14: Hope-ish
Chapter 15: Hometown
Chapter 16: Church Drama
Chapter 17: Fear
Chapter 18: Funerals
Chapter 19: Cookies
Chapter 20: Leaving Church
Chapter 21: Grandma's Big Secret
Chapter 22: Naked People
Chapter 23: Cindy's Epilogue