Seeking The Straight And Narrow

Author : Lynne Gerber
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226288130

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Seeking the Straight and Narrow by Lynne Gerber Pdf

Losing weight and changing your sexual orientation are both notoriously difficult to do successfully. Yet many faithful evangelical Christians believe that thinness and heterosexuality are godly ideals—and that God will provide reliable paths toward them for those who fall short. Seeking the Straight and Narrow is a fascinating account of the world of evangelical efforts to alter our strongest bodily desires. Drawing on fieldwork at First Place, a popular Christian weight-loss program, and Exodus International, a network of ex-gay ministries, Lynne Gerber explores why some Christians feel that being fat or gay offends God, what exactly they do to lose weight or go straight, and how they make sense of the program’s results—or, frequently, their lack. Gerber notes the differences and striking parallels between the two programs, and, more broadly, she traces the ways that other social institutions have attempted to contain the excesses associated with fatness and homosexuality. Challenging narratives that place evangelicals in constant opposition to dominant American values, Gerber shows that these programs reflect the often overlooked connection between American cultural obsessions and Christian ones.

Author : Anthony Michael Petro
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780199391288

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After the Wrath of God by Anthony Michael Petro Pdf

This study demonstrates how Christian leaders and AIDS activists in the United States have posited HIV/AIDS as a religious and moral epidemic and asks how this understanding has informed cultural and political debates about prevention, healthcare, and sex education all over the world. Drawing upon archival research, oral histories, and textual analysis, this book maps the moral language regarding sexuality - and especially homosexuality - through which evangelicals, mainline Protestants, Catholic leaders, and gay and lesbian AIDS activists made sense of and responded to the epidemic.

Author : Abigail Saguy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780199857081

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What's Wrong with Fat? by Abigail Saguy Pdf

What's Wrong with Fat? examines the social implications of understanding fatness as a medical health risk, disease, and epidemic. Examining the ways in which debates over fatness have developed, Abigail Saguy argues that the obesity crisis literally makes us fat, intensifies negative body image, and justifies weight-based discrimination.

Author : Donald L. Boisvert,Carly Daniel-Hughes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781474237819

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The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion, Sexuality, and Gender by Donald L. Boisvert,Carly Daniel-Hughes Pdf

How do religion, gender and sexuality interact? How have they impacted, and continue to impact, human culture? The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion, Sexuality and Gender brings together, for the first time, the key texts in the field. Designed as a textbook for use in a classroom setting, it offers thought-provoking selections of some of the most compelling and timely readings available today. The Reader is divided into three parts (bodies; desires; performances). Each considers, from a thematic perspective, the ways in which people have made sense of their religious and sexual experiences, the ways they imagine and talk about gender, sex and the sacred, and the multiple meanings they ascribe to them. Traditions represented include indigenous spiritualities, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Asian traditions and new religious movements. Some readings are more theoretical or historical in nature, thereby providing wide-ranging contexts for reflection and discussion. The reader includes extensive introductions to the book as a whole and to each of the three parts, as well as short paragraphs contextualizing each of the readings. Each section includes discussion questions for classroom use; additional readings and resources, as well as a glossary of key terms, are also provided. The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion, Sexuality and Gender is an ideal resource for courses on religion and sexuality, religion and gender, or religion and contemporary culture more generally.

Author : Kelsy Burke
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520961586

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Christians under Covers by Kelsy Burke Pdf

Christians under Covers shifts how scholars and popular media talk about religious conservatives and sex. Moving away from debates over homosexuality, premarital sex, and other perceived sexual sins, Kelsy Burke examines Christian sexuality websites to show how some evangelical Christians use digital media to promote the idea that God wants married, heterosexual couples to have satisfying sex lives. These evangelicals maintain their religious beliefs while incorporating feminist and queer language into their talk of sexuality—encouraging sexual knowledge, emphasizing women’s pleasure, and justifying marginal sexual practices within Christian marriages. This illuminating ethnography complicates the boundaries between normal and subversive, empowered and oppressed, and sacred and profane.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Christian life
ISBN : IOWA:31858045996489

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The Congregational Visiter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Curl Oral Hazell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606087817

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Real Faith in Action by Curl Oral Hazell Pdf

In this day of increasing uncertainty and fear, faith in God is needed more than ever before. In addition to its incalculable other benefits, faith in God brings peace, comfort, and overflowing joy to those who put their trust in God. But not any kind of "faith" can procure these benefits, only biblical faith can. When understood in its biblical authenticity, and then put into action, faith always leads to triumph in that it enables us to experience what God ordained for us to obtain, perform, and become. In light of this, it is extremely important that we--the people of God--possess a comprehensive, biblically-based, practical tool to aid us in achieving this understanding. Real Faith in Action is that tool! It presents an unconventional, multi-dimensional view of faith, revealing many aspects usually not discussed in other works, through nine principles that are clearly laid out by the Holy Spirit in what is unquestionably the most comprehensive reporting of the working of faith in all of Scripture--the roll call of faith in Hebrews 11. The principles are thus illustrated through the real life experiences of fellow humans who dared to believe God for the impossible. Accordingly, the book goes beyond explaining faith to demonstrating faith. It is designed to captivate and draw the reader into the world of the faith heroes of the past, thus inspiring him or her to do likewise. Furthermore, in that real life experiences are discussed, any thought of being incapable of doing the same should be vanquished, knowing that others succeeded in their accomplishments by utilizing the same faith to which we also have access.

Author : Tom Waidzunas
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452945521

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The Straight Line by Tom Waidzunas Pdf

To be taken seriously, therapies that claim to “cure” homosexuality wrap themselves in lab coats. Even though the fit is bad, and such therapies and their theorists now inhabit the scientific fringe, the science of sexuality has made some adjustments, too, Tom Waidzunas tells us in this provocative work. Intervening in the politics of sexuality and science, The Straight Line argues that scientific definitions of sexual orientation do not merely reflect the results of investigations into human nature, but rather emerge through a process of social negotiation between opposing groups. The demedicalization of homosexuality and the discrediting of reparative therapies, ex-gay ministries, and reorientation research have, Waidzunas contends, required scientists to enforce key boundaries around scientific expertise and research methods. Drawing on extensive participant observation at conferences for ex-gays, reorientation therapists, mainstream psychologists, and survivors of ex-gay therapy, as well as interviews with experts and activists, The Straight Line traces reorientation debates in the United States from the 1950s to the present, following homosexuality therapies from the mainstream to the margins. As the ex-gay movement has become increasingly transnational in recent years, Waidzunas turns to Uganda, where ideas about the scientific nature of homosexuality influenced the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014. While most studies treat the ex-gay movement as a religious phenomenon, this book looks at how the movement, in its attempts to establish legitimacy, has engaged with scientific institutions, shaping virulent anti-gay public policy.

Author : PercyLee Anderson,D. Massey
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781467843515

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Positive and Uplifting Poems & Quotes by PercyLee Anderson,D. Massey Pdf

This book of words are to hopefully uplift in a positive way. There's Poems and Sayings of all kinds with a positive message for all.In the words are life experiences of the past,present,and future.l

Author : Stephane Miron
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798887295350

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Scripture Is a Compass to Jesus Christ by Stephane Miron Pdf

About the Book The truth has been lost, buried, distorted, hidden, and forgotten. Scripture Is a Compass to Jesus Christ demonstrate the importance of Scripture in our daily lives. Through select passages, Stephane Miron guides the reader through the truth found in the Bible. Each gives an interesting take on Scripture for those interested in finding answers to life’s difficult questions. About the Author Stephane Miron is a forty-six-year-old father of three who is seeking to shed light to the world. He is a deep follower and believer of Jesus Christ. He wishes to share truths he has discovered so far in his journey, hopefully guide other to Jesus Christ in the process.

Author : Stephen P. Hinshaw
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462550210

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Straight Talk about ADHD in Girls by Stephen P. Hinshaw Pdf

Parenting a daughter with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is no easy path--especially because of the myth that the disorder is rare to nonexistent in girls. From pioneering researcher Stephen P. Hinshaw, this empowering guide provides vital information and advice to help you understand and meet your daughter's needs. Dr. Hinshaw delivers up-to-date facts on what ADHD is, why symptoms often appear differently in girls than in boys, why girls with ADHD behave the way they do, how to get an accurate diagnosis, and what treatments are most effective. There is so much pressure on girls to be "perfect"--and for those with ADHD, it feels especially hard to measure up. Learn concrete steps you can take to support your daughter's success from preschool through high school and beyond, while nurturing her confidence and self-worth.

Author : Honor Tracy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCAL:B4084594

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The Straight and Narrow Path by Honor Tracy Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : HARVARD:HNJ7DF

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Words of Faith by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lauren Artress
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101218532

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Walking a Sacred Path by Lauren Artress Pdf

Lauren Artress reintroduces the ancient labyrinth, a walking meditation that trancends the limits of still meditation, and shows us the possibilities it brings for renewal and change. 'Walking the Labyrinth' has reemerged today as a metaphor for the spiritual journey and a powerful tool for transformation. This walking meditation is an archetype, a mystical ritual found in all religious traditions. It quiets the mind and opens the soul. Walking a Sacred Path explores the historical origins of this divine imprint and shares the discoveries of modern day seekers. It shows us the potential of the Labyrinth to inspire change and renewal, and serves as a guide to help us develop the higher level of human awareness we need to survive in the twenty-first century.

Author : John Bunyan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590181405

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The pilgrim's progress. With a life of Bunyan by J.M. Wilson, and notes abridged from T. Scott by John Bunyan Pdf