HERETIC: A QUEER REVOLT AGAINST EVANGELICALISM (PB)

Heretic is a memoir of rebirth - of leaving the evangelical church and the search for radical new ways to build community. Jeanna Kadlec knew what it meant to be faithful - in her marriage to a pastor's son, in the comfortable life ahead of her, in her God - but there was no denying the truth that lived under that conviction: she was queer and, if she wanted to survive, she would need to leave behind the church and every foundational building block she knew. Weaving the personal with powerful critique, she reveals how evangelicalism directly impacts every American - religious or not - showing how it has been a major force in driving our democracy towards fascism and revealing that conservative Christianity has both built and undermined our political power structures.