Straight to Jesus Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-Gay Movement

Name: Straight to Jesus Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-Gay Movement
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ISBN: 9780520245822

ISBN-10: 0520245822

ISBN-13: 9780520245822

Edition: 2006

Authors: Tanya Erzen

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Every year, hundreds of gay men and lesbians join ex-gay ministries in an attempt to convert to non-homosexual Christian lives. In this fascinating study of the transnational ex-gay movement, Tanya Erzen focuses on the everyday lives of men and women at New Hope Ministry, a residential ex-gay program, over the course of several years.Straight to Jesustraces the stories of people who have renounced long-term relationships and moved from other countries out of a conviction that the conservative Christian beliefs of their upbringing and their own same-sex desires are irreconcilable. Rather than definitively changing from homosexual to heterosexual, the participants experience a conversion that…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 6/27/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 293
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Abbreviations


Introduction


Steps Out of Homosexuality


New Creations


A Refuge from the World


Arrested Development


Testifying to Sexual Healing


Love Won Out?


Conclusion: Walking in a Dark Room


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index