Leaving Fundamentalism

Personal Stories
Herausgeber: Dann, G Elijah

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In a time when religious conservatives have placed their faith and values at the forefront of the so-called "culture wars," this book is extremely relevant. The stories in Leaving Fundamentalism provide a personal and intimate look behind sermons, religious services, and church life, and promote an understanding of those who have been deeply involved in the conservative Christian church. These autobiographies come from within the congregations and homes of religious fundamentalists, where their highly idealized faith, in all its complexities and problems, meets the reality of everyday life. Told from the perspective of distance gained by leaving fundamentalism, each story gives the reader a snapshot of what it is like to go through the experiences, thoughts, feelings, passions, and pains that, for many of the writers, are still raw. Explaining how their lives might continue after fundamentalism, these writers offer a spiritual lifeline for others who may be questioning their faith. Foreword by Thomas Moore

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781554580262
• ISBN-10: 1554580269
• Artikelnr.: 26208969

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents for
Leaving Fundamentalism: Personal Stories, edited by G. Elijah Dann
Foreword Thomas Moore
Acknowledgements
An Introduction to Christian Fundamentalism G. Elijah Dann
Rapture, Community, and Individualist Hope Joseph Simons
From There to Here L.A. Livingston
Fantastic Voyage: Surviving Charismatic Fundamentalism David L. Rattigan
My Mother, My Church Margaret Steel Farrell
The Ministry Revisited Keith Dixon
Looking Back at Sodom: My Evangelical and Lesbian Testimonies Julie Rak
The Slippery Slope of Theology Jeffrey W. Robbins
Life Stages Jacob Shelley
"More Catholic Than Thou": One Man's Journey Through Roman Catholic
Fundamentalism Andrea Lorenzo Molinari
Inching Along Beverley Bryant
From Fear to Faith: My Journey into Evangelical Humanism Glenn A.
Robitaille
The Jesus Lizard James Fieser
"Are You a 'Real' Christian"? Leia Minaker
The Naked Empress, Queen of Fundamentalism Anonymous
Confessions of an Ex-Fundamentalist G. Elijah Dann
Contributors
Beverley Bryant has a lifetime of experience both within and without the
evangelical community. A registered nurse by profession, she spent two
years doing part-time work toward her master's degree in divinity before
completing her master of education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in
Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto. She is working on a novel
that's still in its early stages and spends time reading, critiquing, and
enjoying the work of fellow writers in her writing group. With her partner
she lives in Mississauga, Ontario, where she works, practises karate, and
enjoys the challenges of raising teenagers.
G. Elijah Dann received the PhD in Philosophy from the University of
Waterloo, and the doctorat en théologie from the Université de Strasbourg,
France. He is co-author of Philosophy: A New Introduction (Wadsworth Press,
2005), and author of After Rorty: The Possibilities for Ethics and
Religious Belief (Continuum Press, 2006). He has taught in departments of
religion, philosophy, and health sciences for universities in southern
Ontario, most recently as lecturer for the Department of Philosophy at the
University of Toronto. He is currently Visiting Research Fellow for the
Centre for Studies in Religion and Culture at the University of Victoria.
Overwhelmed by a mystical experience at the age of twenty, Keith Dixon took
it to be a call to the ministry. Theological training gave him skills as a
clergyman, but the primal experience remained a mystery. He lasted five
years before abandoning his congregation and his ordination. Doubting basic
Christian teachings, he declared himself agnostic. Denial eventually melted
into the exploration of psychic phenomena, gurus, shamanism, and
meditation. Buddhism's world view most closely matched his experience. He
took Refuge but chafed at some of the rigidity in Buddhist practice. The
mystery of fifty years ago remains unsolved for him, but the subsequent
journey has taught him an openness that permits a new respect for what he
cast aside.
James Fieser is a professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee at
Martin. He received his BA from Berea College (1980) and his MA and PhD
from Purdue University's Department of Philosophy (1983, 1986). After
teaching briefly at the University of Rio Grand and Christopher Newport
University, he arrived at UT Martin in 1993. He is author, co-author, and
editor of seven textbooks, including Moral Philosophy through the Ages
(McGraw-Hill, 2001) and Philosophical Questions (Oxford University Press,
2005). He edited the ten-volume Early Responses to Hume (Thoemmes Press,
1999-2003) and has published articles on various ethical topics. He is
founder and general editor of the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
website, at http://www.iep.utm.edu.
Lori-Ann Livingston wanted to be two things when she was eleven: a jockey
and a writer. The first was achieved by riding her arthritic pony, the
second is still her passion. She currently works as a communications and
marketing associate for the City of Kitchener. Previously a journalist in
Canada and the UK, she wrote for a national Irish weekly newspaper and
British music and religious publications. She is also the executive
director of Latitudes Storytelling Festival, a festival of diversity and
stories. She lives in Kitchener with her Irish husband, preschooler son,
baby daughter, and a dog named Sally.
Leia Minaker grew up in southern Ontario, the second child and eldest of
four girls in a family of seven. She recently moved to Edmonton with her
husband to pursue her master's degree in health promotion at the University
of Alberta. She enjoys her program and hopes to follow her master's with a
PhD in health studies. Leia is particularly passionate about social
equality, economic and environmental justice, and policies that promote
population health. In her limited free time, Leia enjoys camping, running,
discussion with friends, reading, and spending time with her husband.
Andrea Lorenzo Molinari is the president of Blessed Edmund Rice School for
Pastoral Ministry, a satellite of Barry University, in Miami, Florida.He
received his PhD from Marquette University (New Testament and Early
Christianity, 1996). He is author of three books: The Acts of Peter and the
Twelve Apostles (NHC 6.1) (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2000); 'I never knew
the man': The Coptic Act of Peter (Papyrus Berolinensis 8502.4) (Paris:
Éditions Peeters, 2000); and Climbing the Dragon's Ladder: The Martyrdom of
Perpetua and Felicitas (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2006). In addition, he
has published numerous articles related to early Christianity.
Julie Rak is an associate professor in the Department of English and Film
Studies at the University of Alberta. She is the author of Negotiated
Memory: Doukhobor Autobiographical Discourse (UBC Press, 2004) and the
editor of Auto/biography in Canada: Critical Directions (Wilfrid Laurier
University Press, 2005). With Jeremy Popkin, she edited a collection of
essays by Philippe LeJeune, On Diary (University of Hawaii Press, 2008),
and with Andrew Gow she edited Mountain Masculinity: The Life and Writing
of Nello "Tex" Vernon-Wood, 1911-1938 (University of Athabasca Press,
2008). She is writing a book about popular autobiography in North America.
David L. Rattigan was born in Vancouver, BC, and grew up in Liverpool,
England, where he now lives and works as a freelance writer. He has a
degree in theology from the University of Manchester and is a qualified
teacher of secondary religious education. Dave is passionately involved in
local arts and music, and has been an active member of his local Anglican
parish since returning to Liverpool in 2003. In 2005 he founded
LeavingFundamentalism.org, an online resource "for surviving the journey
out of conservative Christianity." Another major interest is film,
particularly British horror of the 1950s and '60s, and he enjoys an
occasional foray into linguistics.
Jeffrey W. Robbins teaches religion and philosophy at Lebanon Valley
College in central Pennsylvania, where he lives with his wife and two
children. He received his BA from Baylor University, a M.Div. from Texas
Christian University, and a PhD in religion from Syracuse University.He is
the author of two books in philosophical theology, Between Faith and
Thought: An Essay on the Ontotheological Condition (2003) and In Search of
a Non-Dogmatic Theology (2004). He is the editor of After the Death of God
(2007) and The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken (2008).
Glenn A. Robitaille was raised Roman Catholic and ordained through the
Brethren in Christ Church. Early on he abandoned dogmatic theology and
moved to a more inclusive, multifaith perspective. He received his master
of divinity and doctor of ministry degrees from Ashland Theological
Seminary and Vision International University, respectively. He is a pioneer
in the field of Internet-based counselling and a successful church planter.
Glenn is a contributing author in the book A Peace Reader (Evangel Press,
2002), and has published regularly in various magazines and journals. A
father of five, he resides in Midland, Ontario, with his wife, Debra.
Jacob J. Shelley was born a fourth-generation Pentecostal into a family of
pastors past and present. His father was a pastor, and several of his
brothers will likely pursue a life in the ministry. For many years he
thought that he too would be a pastor, but instead he entered the world of
academia. He has completed a BA in religious studies and a master's in
theological studies. Although currently in law school, he aspires to
complete a PhD. He currently resides in Edmonton with his wife.
Joseph Simons became an evangelical Christian as an adult, abandoning the
Roman Catholic practice of his parents. After a long recovery from a nearly
fatal accident, he went to bible college. Upon graduation he did not become
a pastor but worked at various jobs-including truck driver and group-home
counsellor-before moving into writing fiction. He is the author of the
novel Under a Living Sky. He works with special-needs children in a
Catholic junior high school and attends an Anglican cathedral-the pipe
organ being the main draw. He believes in generous-hearted communities,
whatever the creed, and values beauty found and goodness lived in a
precarious world.
After obtaining a degree in English from the University of Waterloo,
Margaret Steel Farrell began her career in corporate writing, where she
focused primarily on employee communications and marketing in the financial
services industry. She is a freelance writer in addition to her 9-to-5,
belongs to a local writing group, and recently edited her aunts memoir of
life in southwestern Ontario in the 1930s. With her son, Margaret lives in
Kitchener, Ontario, where, in addition to writing, she enjoys creative
pursuits such as dance and voice-over work for local radio commercials.