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Posted on December 21, 2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Joshua Harris was a bestselling author at age twenty-one.
Today, though, he’s somewhat regretful rather than proud of that accomplishment.
Harris’s book I Kissed Dating Goodbye, which came out in 1997, promoted not just abstinence but also serious courtships only — no casual dating.
The evangelical purity movement, of course, embraced the book, but as time passed, Harris found himself questioning his own work.
Publicly, even.
Harris, a few followers, and some critics all spoke with Morning Edition about the new documentary about the bestseller, called I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye.
You can listen below or read the article on NPR’s website.
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