Author | Shepherd, Carol A. author. Author. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut |
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Title | Bisexuality and the Western Christian Church [electronic resource] : The Damage of Silence / by Carol A. Shepherd |
Imprint | Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019 |
Edition | 1st ed. 2019 |
Connect to | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94679-5 |
Descript | XIII, 306 p. 1 illus. online resource |
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.