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Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions
Contributor(s): Ostman, Cami (Editor), Tive, Susan (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1580054420     ISBN-13: 9781580054423
Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
OUR PRICE: $23.09  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies
- Religion | Essays
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
Dewey: 200.925
LCCN: 2012041943
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.70 lbs) 328 pages
Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Library Journal 06/15/2013 pg. 94
 
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Beyond Belief addresses what happens when women of extreme religions decide to walk away. Editors Susan Tive (a former Orthodox Jew) and Cami Ostman (a de-converted fundamentalist born-again Christian) have compiled a collection of powerful personal stories written by women of varying ages, races, and religious backgrounds who share one commonality: they ve all experienced and rejected extreme religions.
Covering a wide range of religious communities including Evangelical, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Calvinist, Moonie, and Jehovah s Witness and containing contributions from authors like Julia Scheeres (Jesus Land), the stories in Beyond Belief reveal how these women became involved, what their lives were like, and why they came to the decision to eventually abandon their faiths. The authors shed a bright light on the rigid expectations and misogyny so often built into religious orthodoxy, yet they also explain the lure why so many women are attracted to these lifestyles, what they find that s beautiful about living a religious life, and why leaving can be not only very difficult but also bittersweet."
 
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