Bisexuality and the Western Christian Church The Damage of Silence /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shepherd, Carol A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XIII, 306 p. 1 illus.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Lived Religion and Societal Challenges,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94679-5
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: A Conspiracy of Silence, Bisexuality and Christianity
  • 2. Why be happy when you can be normal? Heteronormativity and Worship in the Western Christian Church
  • 3. Too Hot to Handle: A Denominational Sweep of Bisexual Erasure in the Church
  • 4. The Damage of Silence: Bisexual Christians discuss mental health
  • 5. Intersectional Identities: Bisexual Christians discuss self-actualisation and spirituality
  • 6. Great is Thy Faithfulness: Bisexual Christians discuss non-monogamy and the Bible
  • 7. The Church doesn’t know what to do with us: Bisexual Christians in the UK discuss church life
  • 8. It’s just crap: Bisexual Christians in the USA discuss church life
  • 9. The Silent B: Pastors and Educators discuss bisexuality and bisexual provision
  • 10. Believing Out Loud: Pastors and Educators discuss affirming practice
  • 11.Prudery, Primates and Public Conveniences: Specific challenges faced by Pastors and Educators.-12. Conclusion. .