Christians Under Covers
Author | : Kelsy Burke |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2016-02-09 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780520286337 |
ISBN-10 | : 0520286332 |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Download or read book Christians Under Covers written by Kelsy Burke and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Christians under Covers shifts how scholars and popular media talk about religious conservatives and sex. In an ethnography drawn from Christian sexuality websites, Kelsy Burke examines how some evangelical Christians use digital media to promote the idea that God wants married, heterosexual couples to have satisfying sex lives. These evangelicals maintain their religious beliefs while incorporating feminist and queer language into their talk of sexuality--encouraging sexual knowledge, emphasizing women's pleasure, and justifying marginal sexual practices within Christian marriages. This book complicates boundaries between normal and subversive, empowered and oppressed, and sacred and profane"--Provided by publisher.