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005			20210112124730.0
008			191218t20192019inu 000 0 eng d
010			_a 2019942986
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020			_a9781946093073 _q(paperback)
020			_a1946093076 _q(paperback)
020			_a9781946093134
020			_a1946093130
035			_a(OCoLC)1131862312
092			_a277.3082 _bE55
049			_aNFGA
245	0	0	_aEmpty the pews : _bstories of leaving the church / _cedited by Chrissy Stroop and Lauren O'Neal ; foreword by Frank Schaeffer.
246	1	8	_aStories of leaving the church
264		1	_aIndianapolis, Indiana : _bEpiphany Publishing, _c[2019]
264		4	_c©2019
300			_axxvi, 282 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
505	2		_aPurity culture, sexuality, and queerness -- Focusing on the family -- Trauma and abuse in Christian contexts -- American Christianity, diasporas, and missions -- Intellectual odysseys.
520			_aThis anthology collects original and previously published pieces about leaving Christianity. Examining the intersections of queerness, spiritual abuse, loss of faith, and the courage needed to leave one's religious community, these two social critics use a diverse collection of personal essays by apostates and survivors of religious trauma to boldly address the individual experiences and systemic dysfunction so common in conservative churches.
650		0	_aEx-church members _vCase studies.
650		0	_aNon-church-affiliated people. _9164069
650		0	_aSpirituality. _989091
650		0	_aChurch attendance. _9261098
650		0	_aChurch membership. _9104980
650		0	_aChristianity _y20th century. _996919
655		7	_aEssays. _2lcgft _95184
655		7	_aCase studies. _2lcgft _9266460
655		7	_aAnecdotes. _2lcgft _94847
700	1		_aStroop, Chrissy, _eeditor.
700	1		_aO'Neal, Lauren, _eeditor.
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c319043 _d319043