Bisexuality and the Western Christian Church The Damage of Silence /

• Main Author: Shepherd, Carol A. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Lived Religion and Societal Challenges
• Subjects: Gender identity.; Gender identity-Religious aspects.; Psychology and religion.; Gender and Sexuality.; Religion and Gender.; Religion and Psychology.

This book critically examines the lived experiences of bisexual Christians across a range of Christian traditions in the UK and the USA. Shepherd assesses whether current data on elevated rates of depressive illnesses among bisexual people also apply to the bisexual Christian community. Drawing on d...

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. .