Gay on God's Campus (eBook)

Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities

Jonathan S. Coley (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
208 Seiten
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-3623-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Although the LGBT movement has made rapid gains in the United States, LGBT people continue to face discrimination in faith communities. In this book, sociologist Jonathan S. Coley documents why and how student activists mobilize for greater inclusion at Christian colleges and universities. Drawing on interviews with student activists at a range of Christian institutions of higher learning, Coley shows that students, initially drawn to activism because of their own political, religious, or LGBT identities, are forming direct action groups that transform university policies, educational groups that open up campus dialogue, and solidarity groups that facilitate their members’ personal growth. He also shows how these LGBT activists apply their skills and values after graduation in subsequent political campaigns, careers, and family lives, potentially serving as change agents in their faith communities for years to come. Coley’s findings shed light on a new frontier of LGBT activism and challenge prevailing wisdom about the characteristics of activists, the purpose of activist groups, and ultimately the nature of activism itself. For more information about this project’s research methodology and theoretical grounding, please visit http://jonathancoley.com/book

Autor

Jonathan S. Coley is assistant professor of sociology at Oklahoma State University.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 1 fig., 11 tables, notes, bibl., index
• Verlagsort: Chapel Hill
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: bisexual Christians • bisexual students at Christian colleges and universities • gay Christians • gay students at Christian colleges and universities • lesbian christians • lesbian students at Christian colleges and universities • LGBT Activism • LGBT activism at Belmont University • LGBT activism at Catholic University of America • LGBT activism at Christian colleges and universities • LGBT activism at Goshen College • LGBT activism at Loyola University Chicago • LGBT Christian activism • LGBT Christian movements • LGBT Christians • LGBT issues at Christian colleges and universities • LGBT movements • LGBT movements at Belmont University • LGBT movements at Catholic University of America • LGBT movements at Christian colleges and universities • LGBT movements at Goshen College • LGBT movements at Loyola University Chicago • LGBT religious activism • LGBT religious movements • LGBT student activism • LGBT student movements • LGBT students at Belmont University • LGBT students at Catholic University of America • LGBT students at Christian colleges and universities • LGBT students at Goshen College • LGBT students at Loyola University Chicago • micromobilization • social movement participation • transgender Christians • transgender students at Christian colleges and universities
• ISBN-10: 1-4696-3623-9 / 1469636239
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-3623-8 / 9781469636238