Happy Lgbtq Experiences Of Australian Pentecostal Charismatic Christianity

Author : Mark Jennings
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031201442
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Happy: LGBTQ+ Experiences of Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity written by Mark Jennings and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book relates the unique experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) people in Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Christian churches. Grounded in the theoretical contributions of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Lewis Coser, and others, the book exposes the discursive ‘battleground’ over the ‘truth’ of sex which underlies the participants’ stories. These rich and complex narratives reveal the stakes of this conflict, manifested in ‘the line’ – a barrier restricting out LGBTQ+ people from full participation in ministry and service. Although some participants related stories of supportive—if typically conservative—congregations where they felt able to live out an authentic, integrated faith, others found they could only leave their formerly close and supportive communities behind, ‘counter-rejecting’ the churches and often the faith that they felt had rejected them.

Author : James E. Bennett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 135028985X
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gay Conversion Practices in Memoir, Film and Fiction written by James E. Bennett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over half a century, organizations and individuals promoting ex-gay, conversion and/ or reparative therapy have pushed the tenet that a person may be able to, and should, alter their sexual orientation. Their so-called treatments or therapies have taken various forms over the decades, ranging from medical (including psychiatric or psychological) rehabilitation approaches, to counselling, and religious healing. Gay Conversion Practices in Memoir, Film and Fiction provides an in-depth exploration of the disturbing phenomenon of gay conversion 'therapy' and its fictional and autobiographical representations across a broad range of films and books such as But I'm a Cheerleader! (1999), This is What Love in Action Looks Like (2011) and Boy Erased (2018). In doing so, the volume emphasizes the powerful role the arts and media play in communicating stories around conversion practices. Approaching the timely and urgent subject from an interdisciplinary perspective, contributors utilize film theory, queer theory, literary theory, mental health and social movement theory to discuss the medicalization and pathologizing of queer people, the power of institutions ranging from church, psychiatry and family (sometimes in alliance), and the real and fictional voices of survivors.

Author : Joel Hollier
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031277112
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religious Trauma, Queer Identities written by Joel Hollier and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-06 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a polarised milieu that too often posits “queer” and “Christian” as competing realms, this book explores the complexities of identity development, religious traumatisation, and the task of creating safe faith spaces in which LGBTQA+ people can find healing, particularly in the Evangelical context. First, Joel Hollier examines the historical path of Evangelicalism, providing context for the current terrain of the “culture war” we find ourselves in. He then parses out experiences of gender/sexuality and religious/spiritual identity development, grounding them in an evolving theoretical base. Finally, Hollier offers a rounded critique of Evangelical church structures and mechanisms of trauma that hinder the healing process, along with potential sources of healing. Central to this work are the voices of LGBTQA+ people whose stories weave together a deeper understanding of the harms the Church has perpetrated, and the path forward.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004425799
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australian Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Australian Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements: Arguments from the Margins Rocha, Hutchinson and Openshaw argue that Australia has made and still makes important contributions to the ways in which Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianities have developed worldwide.

Author : Tanya Riches
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004400273
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Worship and Social Engagement in Urban Aboriginal-led Australian Pentecostal Congregations written by Tanya Riches and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worship and Social Engagement in Urban Aboriginal-led Australian Pentecostal Congregations: (Re)imagining Identity in the Spirit conducts ethnographic research into three Australian Pentecostal congregations with Aboriginal senior leadership pastor couples.

Author : Roger G. Robins
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3038974536
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Current Trajectories in Global Pentecostalism: Culture, Social Engagement, and Change written by Roger G. Robins and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Current Trajectories in Global Pentecostalism: Culture, Social Engagement, and Change" that was published in Religions

Author : David Bennett
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310538122
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A War of Loves written by David Bennett and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 14, David Bennett came out to his parents. At 19, he encountered Jesus Christ. At that moment, his life changed forever. As a young gay man, David Bennett saw Christianity as an enemy to freedom for LGBTQI people, and his early experiences with prejudice and homophobia led him to become a gay activist. But when Jesus came into his life in a highly unexpected way, he was led down a path he never would have predicted or imagined. In A War of Loves, David recounts his dramatic story, from his early years exploring new age religions and French existentialism to his university experiences as an activist. Following supernatural encounters with God, he embarked on a journey not only of seeking to reconcile his faith and sexuality but also of discovering the higher call of Jesus Christ. A War of Loves investigates what the Bible teaches about sexuality and demonstrates the profligate, unqualified grace of God for all people. David describes the joy and intimacy he found in following Jesus Christ and how love has taken on a radically new and far richer meaning for him.

Author : Anthony Venn-Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780994152411
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Life of Unlearning written by Anthony Venn-Brown and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A life of denial, exorcisms, gay conversion therapy and 16 years of marriage, crashed to a humiliating end for this high-profile Pentecostal preacher. A chance meeting propels him through a devastating maze of public scandal, rejection and isolation. Can he rebuild his life? Read this brutally honest story of one man's journey to authenticity.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Author : John MacArthur
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 9780310284918
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Charismatics written by John MacArthur and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1978 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: