NOTE: I write this as a Christian who was and is very against this movement.

I would skip this one. If you want to read something by Harris, read Not Even a Hint or Boy Meets Girl.

In short: it seems he was feeling guilty about his past and wrote a book bashing dating.

While Harris offers some great advice on purity and singleness, I feel that this book can be used as a step outside of reality. Courtship might work for some, but he offers no concrete examples of the interworkings or others' experiences in the book. How are you supposed to make this 'great switch that is awesome for your spirituality' when there aren't guidelines? His excuse "I can't tell you how to do it," is lame.

"Kissing dating goodbye" aside, he offers some good points. Thinking of each other as bros/sis in Christ is a good idea––I'm unsure if 13-14 year olds are ready for that thinking, though.

My real beef with him is his 'condemnation' of flirting. I still haven't figured out what is wrong with flirting? Flirting is great, important, and a fun way to make friends. There can even be healthy flirting in regular friendships, IMHO.

Anyway––I would skip this one.