Straight to Jesus Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-Gay Movement. [electronic resource] :
- Berkeley : University of California Press, 2006.
- 1 online resource (293 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Steps Out of Homosexuality; 2. New Creations; 3. A Refuge from the World; 4. Arrested Development; 5. Testifying to Sexual Healing; 6. Love Won Out?; Conclusion: Walking in a Dark Room; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.
Focuses on the everyday lives of men and women at New Hope Ministry, a residential ex-gay program. This study traces the stories of people who have renounced long-term relationships and moved from other countries out of a conviction that the conservative Christian beliefs of their upbringing and their own same-sex desires are irreconcilable.
New Hope Ministries--Case studies. New Hope Ministries--Case studies. New Hope Ministries.
Church work with gays--California--San Rafael--Case studies. Ex-gay movement--California--San Rafael--Case studies. RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues. RELIGION--Christianity--General. Church work with gays. Ex-gay movement.