Ferocious Romance
Book Description
When journalist Donna Minkowitz embarked on an undercover investigation of the religious right, she expected to study her ideological opponents from a safe distance. Instead, this feminist lesbian reporter discovered an unexpected mirror reflecting her own deepest spiritual and sexual contradictions.
Minkowitz's journey takes her into the heart of Christian communities she once viewed as enemies, where she encounters Pentecostal women's services pulsing with the same raw energy she knew from lesbian gatherings, and Promise Keepers events that challenge her assumptions about masculinity and faith. Disguising herself to gain access to these sacred spaces, she begins to recognize uncomfortable parallels between her own quest for meaning and the spiritual hunger driving those she came to observe.
This exploration forces Minkowitz to question cherished beliefs about sexual liberation, moral superiority, and the nature of transcendence itself. She examines her involvement with radical sex-positive movements and confronts the possibility that neither progressive nor conservative communities are finding what they truly seek in their respective pursuits of the sacred.
Through this provocative spiritual autobiography, Minkowitz charts a path beyond the familiar territories of us-versus-them thinking. Her discoveries point toward a different kind of spiritual fulfillment, one that embraces rather than conquers the contradictions within ourselves. The result is an honest reckoning with the complex relationship between sexuality, spirituality, and authentic self-acceptance.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Short (< 200 pages) (~5 hours)
📄 Length: 175 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Religious aspects of Homosexuality
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- ✓ Explore Christianity
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- ✓ Explore Religious aspects
- ✓ Explore Homosexuality
- ✓ Deepen your spiritual understanding
- ✓ Explore Evangelicalism
