Theologist Shares Critical Commentary Against Popular Christian Teachings and Purity Culture
Harmony Claire provides resources and biblical sources to help readers free themselves from prolonged singleness
ANTIOCH, Tenn., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Harmony Claire wants to challenge the popular narrative surrounding singleness as a Christian. In her new book, "Sick of Singleness: A Biblical Guide to Breaking Free and Finding Love," she utilizes her theological education and experience with prolonged singleness to help readers shed the traditional narratives and experience true connection.
"My love life was 'stuck on red' for years," Claire said. "I had faithfully done whatever popular Christian culture touted as God's way to do romance. I read the books, made the promises, quoted the mantras, and joined the movements. To my surprise, instead of being promptly paraded down the aisle by white doves praising my faithfulness, I found myself securely stuck at the singleness redlight for nearly a decade."
Claire not only walks readers through her personal experience, she also provides biblical evidence to help readers take control of their own personal narrative. Many readers may recognize Claire's references to the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) that was introduced to pop culture via the Dugger family, their series of TV shows and the more recent documentary, "Shiny Happy People." "Sick of Singleness" acknowledges the influence of IBLP on ministry and how its principles can be credited with helping to trap people in unwanted singleness.
"These ultra-conservative purity culture teachings do more harm than good," Claire said. "Extrabiblical doctrines have distorted popular Christian culture's romance narrative. We choose to rely on human leaders to spoon-feed us doctrines, instead of doing the hard work of digging into the scriptures ourselves. We fail to measure their teachings against God's actual word. Even the most well-intentioned leaders are not without error or above deception."
Claire wants readers to understand their personal responsibility to challenge faulty theology, and to take initiative to change their lives.
"Sick of Singleness: A Biblical Guide to Breaking Free and Finding Love"
By Harmony Claire
ISBN: 9781664287051 (softcover); 9781664287068 (hardcover); 9781664287044 (electronic)
Available at WestBow Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the author
Harmony Claire holds a Master of Arts in Christian education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She spent most of her career in student ministry until she embarked on her most challenging of callings, becoming a wife and mom of three young boys. She currently resides in Nashville, Tenn., where she is pursuing a second master's degree in clinical mental health counseling. To learn more, please visit http://www.harmonyclaire.com.
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