Scott Terry

Broschiertes Buch

Cowboys, Armageddon, and The Truth

How a Gay Child was Saved from Religion

Beschreibung

"A lively, affectionate autobiography with messages of inspiration and acceptance." -Kirkus Reviews "An inspiring depiction of human endurance and the heart-healing balms of generosity and kindness." -Jeff Mann, author of Purgatory When Scott Terry was ten, he embraced the Jehovah's Witness faith and their prediction that the world would soon end. As an adolescent, he prepared for Armageddon and prayed for God to strip away his growing attraction to other young men. By adulthood, Terry found himself no longer believing in the promised apocalypse. Over time, he left the Witness religion and became a cowboy, riding bulls in the rodeo. He overcame the hurdles of parental abuse, religious extremism, and homophobia and learned that Truth is a concept of honesty rather than false righteousness. Cowboys, Armageddon, and The Truth: How a Gay Child was Saved from Religion offers an illuminating glimpse into a child's sequestered world of abuse, homophobia, and religious extremism. Scott Terry's memoir is a compelling, poignant and occasionally humorous look into the Jehovah's Witness faith-a religion that refers to itself as The Truth-and a brave account of Terry's successful escape from a troubled past. "A powerful story not only of dealing with and escaping from abuse but also about coming to terms with being gay in an atmosphere that regarded it as both unnatural and sinful." - Brady Clemens, GLBTRT of the American Library Association "A whiplash piece of literary reporting, about a family of children growing up poor and religiously abused in the rural West, and one child miraculously finding himself in spite of everything. I was riveted." -Patricia Nell Warren, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Front Runner Advocate magazine Top 20 Must-Read Books Nominated for the Over The Rainbow Book List by the American Library Association in July 2012 Best LGBT Debut and Best LGBT Non-Fiction of 2013 by Rainbow Book Awards, Elisa Reviews

Autor

Scott Terry was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, and spent his childhood praying for God and Armageddon to heal him of his homosexual thoughts. At the age of sixteen, he escaped from the Witness religion and was riding bulls in the rodeo as a gay cowboy. Scott's memoir, (Cowboys, Armageddon, and The Truth) was named one of the Top 20 Must Read Books of 2013 by Advocate magazine. It was named one of the best LGBT releases of 2012 by Out In Print and Band of Thebes book lists, and was a double-award winner of the Rainbow Book Awards (Best Gay Debut, and Best LGBT Non-Fiction, 2013). Scott's new novel, The Gift, is a work of fiction and scheduled for release in Fall 2024. Scott has written often for the San Francisco Chronicle, and his essays has been featured in the Huffington Post and Alternet Magazine, amongst others. Scott's rodeo gear, clothing, and championship buckles are in the permanent collection of the Autry Museum of the American West (Los Angeles), and are currently on display in the museum's Imagined Wests exhibit. He and his husband operate an organic farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Torchflame Books
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9781611535136
• ISBN-10: 1611535131
• Artikelnr.: 70991200