In a time when religious conservatives have placed their faith and values at the forefront of the so-called “culture wars,” this book is extremely relevant. The stories in Leaving Fundamentalism provide a personal and intimate look behind sermons, religious services, and church life, and promote an understanding of those who have been deeply involved in the conservative Christian church. These autobiographies come from within the congregations and homes of religious fundamentalists, where their highly idealized faith, in all its complexities and problems, meets the reality of everyday life. Told from the perspective of distance gained by leaving fundamentalism, each story gives the reader a snapshot of what it is like to go through the experiences, thoughts, feelings, passions, and pains that, for many of the writers, are still raw. Explaining how their lives might continue after fundamentalism, these writers offer a spiritual lifeline for others who may be questioning their faith.
Foreword by Thomas Moore
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 277.3/082
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-us---
- ISBN
- 9781554580262 9781554580835
- LCCN
- BT82.2
- LCCN Item number
- L43 2008eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- UKM
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xi, 226 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00604402 (OCoLC)247117799 (CaOOCEL)422901
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- UKM
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Foreword 8
- Acknowledgements 12
- An Introduction to Christian Fundamentalism 14
- Rapture, Community, and Individualist Hope 38
- From There to Here 54
- Fantastic Voyage: Surviving Charismatic Fundamentalism 68
- My Mother, My Church 82
- The Ministry Revisited 94
- Looking Back at Sodom: My Evangelical and Lesbian Testimonies 108
- The Slippery Slope of Theology 122
- Life Stages 134
- "More Catholic Than Thou”: One Man’s Journey Through Roman Catholic Fundamentalism 150
- Inching Along 164
- From Fear to Faith: My Journey into Evangelical Humanism 174
- The Jesus Lizard 184
- “Are You a ‘Real’ Christian?” 198
- The Naked Empress, Queen of Fundamentalism 206
- Confessions of an Ex-Fundamentalist 220
- Contributors 236
