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Rebecca Barrett-Fox is visiting assistant professor of sociology at Arkansas State University, Jonesboro.
"God Hates is a disturbing book, not because it exposes the
theology of hate and homophobia of Westboro Baptist Church--though
it does so, powerfully and effectively. It is disturbing because it
refuses to distance this church movement from more mainstream
segments of the political and religious right. In this sensitive
study, Rebecca Barrett-Fox reveals Westboro's theology of hate to
be no less than the political and theological unconscious of the
modern Christian Right itself--the less palatable but now fully
visible heir to America's 'Puritan' legacy."--Anthony Petro, author
of After the Wrath of God: AIDS, Sexuality, and American
Religion"Rebecca Barrett-Fox examines the infamous Westboro Baptist
Church with thick ethnographic descriptions and an illuminating
theological analysis that recognizes a shared ideology between
these 'extremists' and some less reviled, more powerful Christian
conservatives."--Carol Mason, author of Oklahomo: Lessons in
Unqueering America
"An outstanding book that enters deeply into the worldview of the
Westboro Baptists without ever losing its capacity for critical
judgment."--Middle West Review"Barrett-Fox's contribution to our
understanding of Westboro Baptist Church is significant. She
carefully explores the rhetoric and practice of the church while
also providing a useful history of where the church came
from."--Journal of Religion"Barrett-Fox's work is a noteworthy
example of how sustained engagement with, and serious consideration
of, one's subject, even one as provocative as the Westboro Baptist
church, can produce valuable scholarship. Her comparative work in
the book similarly shows not only how the religious margins and
center can inform one another, but how relevant work on small and
marginal groups can be."--Nova Religio"Beautifully written,
engaging, and very accessible."--Sociology of Religion"Barrett-Fox
gives us the first full-scale examination of Westboro, and it makes
for fascinating and horrifying reading."--Journal of American
History"If one desires a look inside the Westboro Baptist Church
compound to learn how the WBC members explain their behavior and
belief system, how they profess to love and care for each other,
God Hates is a necessary book."--Kansas History"This important book
challenges readers to reflect on America's long history of
homophobic religious discourse. It marks a significant and timely
mediation on the relationship between religion, sexuality, and
civic discourse in a post-Obergefell United States."--Journal of
Church and State"A measured account of the work and people of the
Westboro Baptist Church. The strength of the book is in its
explication of the WBC position's logic."--Choice"Barrett-Fox
meticulously outlines the theology, history, ministry, and
political ideology [of the Westboro Baptist Church]."--New
Territory Magazine
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