Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions

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"With stories by women from a wide range of religious communities--including Evangelical Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Calvinist, Moonie, the Unification Church, and Jehovah's Witnesses--the writers in Beyond Belief pull back a heavy curtain to reveal what they love about their lives within these communities, along with the pain that comes from the rigid expectations and diminishment of women so often built into religious orthodoxy."--Back cover.;Church Bodies / Naomi J. Williams -- Direct Line to God / Cami Ostman -- Beaten by Devotion / Huda Al-Marashi -- Baptizing the Annas / Caitlin Constantine -- Uniforms / Leah Lax -- Seducing God / Joshunda Victoria Sanders -- Show Me the Way / Elise Brianne Curtin -- Swan Sister / Yolande Elise Brener -- Turning Twelve / Lucia Greenhouse -- Touch / Elise Glassman -- Body Language / Pamela Helberg -- A Mother in Israel / Stephanie Durden Edwards -- Poisonous Promises / Grace Peterson -- Tilapia Mikveh / Susan Tive -- Witness / Melanie Hoffert -- Eva / Leila Khan -- White Lie / Nikki Smith -- Always Leaving / Donna M. Johnson -- Separation / Colleen Haggerty -- Dirty Girl / Erin Seaward-Hiatt -- Can I Get a Witness? / Elizabeth Taylor-Mead -- Lucky Cat / Kyria Abrahams -- Church of the Snake / Carolyn Briggs -- The Impreceptible Head Shake / Julia Scheeres -- Duct Tape and Baling Wire / Valerie Tarico -- Nun Hands / Mary Johnson.