Heretic : a memoir
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Heretic : a memoir
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Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
x, 259 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"Jeanna Kadlec knew what it meant to be faithful--in her marriage to a pastor's son, in the comfortable life ahead of her, in her God--but there was no denying the truth that lived under that conviction: she was queer and, if she wanted to survive, she would need to leave behind the church and every foundational building block she knew. Heretic is a memoir of rebirth. Within, Kadlec reckons with religious trauma and Midwestern values, as a means of unveiling how evangelicalism directly impacts every American--religious or not--and has been a major force in driving our democracy towards fascism. From the story of Lilith to celebrity purity rings, Kadlec interrogates how her indoctrination and years of piety intersects with her Midwest working-class upbringing. As she navigated graduate school, a new home on the East Coast, and a new marriage, another insidious truth began to reveal itself --that conservative Christianity has both built and undermined our political power structures, poisoned our pop culture, and infected how we interact with one another in ways that the secular population couldn't see. Weaving the personal with powerful critique, Heretic explores how we can radically abandon these painful systems by taking a sledgehammer to the comfortable. Whether searching for community in the face of millennial loneliness or wanting to reclaim a secular form of fellowship in everyday life, Kadlec envisions the brilliant possibilities that come with not only daring to want a different way but actually striking out and claiming it for ourselves" --Jacket.
Contents:
In the beginning -- A wall to work upon -- You are (not) your own -- Live laugh love -- Martyrs and suicide girls -- F/F -- The queen of swords -- This is my body -- Communion -- The promised land.
Publication Info:
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
Subject:
Ex-church members -- United States -- Biography. |
Lesbians -- United States -- Biography. |
Closeted gays -- United States -- Biography |
Sexual minorities -- United States -- Biography. |
Christianity and politics -- United States. |
Evangelicalism -- United States. |
Kadlec, Jeanna |
Apostates |
Church dropouts |
Church members, Fallen-away |
Church members, Lapsed |
Fallen-away church members |
Inactive church members |
Lapsed church members |
Gender minorities |
GLBT people |
GLBTQ people |
LGBT people |
LGBTQ people |
Non-heterosexual people |
Non-heterosexuals |
Sexual dissidents |
Christianity -- Political aspects |
Church and politics |
Politics and Christianity |
Politics and the church |
Evangelical religion |
Protestantism, Evangelical |
SAILS ISBN:
9780358581819