Health, Moralization, and Negotiating Judgment in Two Evangelical Ministries

Evangelical Christian weight loss programs and ex-gay ministries both rely on religious categories in moralizing the issues they address; homosexuality and over-eating are both depicted as sinful. Yet these programs are also concerned about the social judgment fat people and gay people face and see...

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Main Author: Gerber, Lynne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2008]
In: Fieldwork in religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-28
Further subjects:B Obesity
B Homosexuality
B Ex-gay movement
B Health
B weight loss
B Evangelicalism
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