Happy: LGBTQ+ Experiences of Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity (1st ed. 2023) (Christianity and Renewal - Interdisciplinary Studies)

By: Mark Jennings

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783031201448
Related ISBNs:: 9783031201431
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 02/01/23
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Sociology
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.