Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 1957687444 ISBN13: 9781957687445 Release Date: May 2024 Publisher: Lake Drive Books, LLC Length: 358 Pages Weight: 1.16 lbs. Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0" It began with just wanting to tell the truth. But truth-telling has a way of snowballing.When Christa Brown first spoke out about the sexual abuse she endured in her Texas childhood church, she never imagined it would expose the ethical chasm at the core of the Southern Baptist Convention: male religious leaders so focused on institutional protection that they sacrifice the safety of children.A book about speaking out and speaking up, Baptistland weaves together Christa's revealing story of hope amid Southern patriarchy and religious fundamentalism. You'll meet the young Christa who endures family dysfunction, the trauma of bodily desecration, and the death blows of a gaslighting church and faith community. Then you'll meet the Christa who finds her voice and rises abov