Growing Up Fundamentalist: Journeys in Legalism & Grace
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (577 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830816186 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 225 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Many who grew up in fundamentalist homes look back with appreciation on their childhood. Others have turned their backs on a way of life that seemed to them filled more with guilt than with grace. Stefan Ulstein interviews all of them in this poignant book.
A Customer said Heartbreaking, but not all that representative.. The Preface to the book gives an excellent history of fundamentalism in America. It is very important to have knowledge of the history in order to have understanding of the experience of growing up fundamentalist.The interviews selected for inclusion in the book were insightful, honest, and, yes, heartbreaking. I applaud Ulstein's willingness to honestly present the fundamenta. Testimonies of Ex Fundamentalists This book of interviews with former fundamentalists does a reasonable job of portraying the difficulties that many of us have had to wrestle with in coming to terms with our fundamentalist past. The interviews are done sensitively and one feels as if the author has allowed his subjects to speak rather than trying to put words into their mouths. Many of the individuals intervie. Not very deep, but an interesting read This book is a mix of fundamentalists' stories, former and present. It's light reading, not terribly deep, in my opinion. It suffers from credibility in that either the author or his subjects chose not to give their names and often their denominations or locations when telling their stories; thus everything together seems somewhat vague and generic. And it's not terribly fair