Straight to Jesus - Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-Gay Movement

Informationen zum Autor Tanya Erzen is Assistant Professor of Comparative Studies at Ohio State University. She is the coeditor of Zero Tolerance: Quality of Life and the New Police Brutality in New York City (2001). Klappentext "Erzen is sensitive! savvy! and provocative. Her mastery of historical sources! ethnographic technique! and accessible writing style are evident throughout. She illuminates aspects of conservative Christianity central to the 'culture wars!' deepening our understanding of the movement's internal struggles over sexuality! gender! and family issues. Erzen has written a wonderful book."-Diane Winston! author of Red-Hot and Righteous: The Urban Religion of the Salvation Army "Tanya Erzen's wonderful and timely book provides us with a compelling cultural history of the Christian right in the post-war period-from the cold war to family and sexual politics-as well as remarkable ethnographic insight into the dynamics of Exodus International. With compassion! humor! and insight! Erzen takes the reader through the ideological! organizational! and daily practices used in efforts to change people's theological and sexual orientations! from self-help to conversion testimony."-Faye Ginsburg! Professor of Anthropology! New York University! author of Contested Lives Zusammenfassung Focuses on the everyday lives of men and women at New Hope Ministry, a residential ex-gay program. This study traces the stories of people who have renounced long-term relationships and moved from other countries out of a conviction that the conservative Christian beliefs of their upbringing and their own same-sex desires are irreconcilable. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Steps Out of Homosexuality 2. New Creations 3. A Refuge from the World 4. Arrested Development 5. Testifying to Sexual Healing 6. Love Won Out? Conclusion: Walking in a Dark Room Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Tanya Erzen, Erzen Tanya
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2006
• EAN: 9780520245822
• ISBN: 978-0-520-24582-2
• No. of pages: 293
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Christianity, Gay & Lesbian studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Christian social thought & activity, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics