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1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 48 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Performer |
Read by the author. |
Summary |
He spent his childhood trapped within the confines of countless bizarre, strict rules. And lived to tell about it. In this first-hand account, author Matthew Paul Turner shares amusing - sometimes cringe-worthy - and poignant stories about growing up in a fundamentalist household, where even well-intentioned contemporary Christian music was proclaimed to be "of the devil." Churched is a collection of stories that detail an American boy's experiences growing up in a culture where men weren't allowed let their hair grow to touch their ears ("an abomination"), women wouldn't have been caught dead in a pair of pants (unless swimming), and the pastor couldn't preach a sermon without a healthy dose of hellfire and brimstone. Matthew grapples with the absurdity of a Sunday School Barbie burning, the passionate annual boxing match between the pastor and Satan, and the holiness of being baptized a fifth time - while growing into a young man who, amidst the chaotic mess of religion, falls in love with Jesus. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
Turner, Matthew Paul, 1973-
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Christian biography -- United States.
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Fundamentalism -- United States.
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Added Author |
Turner, Matthew Paul.
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hoopla digital.
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ISBN |
9781610452656 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1610452658 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
Music No. |
MWT11497997 |
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