Purity Culture, True Love Waits, and More: A Conversation with Richard Ross — Sean McDowell

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Purity Culture, True Love Waits, and More: A Conversation with Richard Ross

Purity Culture, True Love Waits, and More: A Conversation with Richard Ross

Preacher: Sean McDowell
Tradition: Apologetics
Published: Feb 1, 2021
Length: 56:45

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Are critiques of purity culture fair? What is the legacy of True Love Waits? Sean interviews Dr. Richard Ross, one of the co-founders of the TLW movement about its origin, message, and current status. READ: Chasing Love (https://amzn.to/3oi7QF9) LISTEN [Podcast]: The Sexual Purity Movement: (https://bit.ly/3rm8NhB) SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL (https://bit.ly/3fZ9mIw) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [SMDCERTDISC] for $100 off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: @sean_mcdowell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/

Topics

Love & Compassion
Holiness
Patience
Purity
Christian Living

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