Bibliograph

Empty the pews, stories of leaving the church, edited by Chrissy Stroop and Lauren O'Neal ; foreword by Frank Schaeffer

Type

Label

Empty the pews, stories of leaving the church, edited by Chrissy Stroop and Lauren O'Neal ; foreword by Frank Schaeffer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Empty the pews

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1131862312

Responsibility statement

edited by Chrissy Stroop and Lauren O'Neal ; foreword by Frank Schaeffer

Sub title

stories of leaving the church

Summary

This anthology collects original and previously published pieces about leaving Christianity. Examining the intersections of queerness, spiritual abuse, loss of faith, and the courage needed to leave one’s religious community, these two social critics use a diverse collection of personal essays by apostates and survivors of religious trauma to boldly address the individual experiences and systemic dysfunction so common in conservative churches

Table Of Contents

Purity culture, sexuality, and queerness -- Focusing on the family -- Trauma and abuse in Christian contexts -- American Christianity, diasporas, and missions -- Intellectual odysseys

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Stories of leaving the church

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