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Sto caricando le informazioni... Listening to Sexual Minorities: A Study of Faith and Sexual Identity on Christian College Campuses (Christian Association for Psychological Studies)di Mark A. Yarhouse
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Students arrive on campus with various boxes of belongings to unpack, some heavy, some tidy, some more valuable, some more private. For many students, two of these boxes could be labeled "My Faith" and "My Sexuality"--and these two can be among the most cumbersome to handle. How to balance the two without having to set one down? How to hold them both closely, both securely, but still move forward to settle in with new friends in a new environment? How to keep from dropping one or the other, spilling its embarrassing contents for all to see? Such can be the struggle for any student, but especially for any sexual minority who identifies or struggles with an LGB+ identity or same-sex attraction on a Christian college campus. For these students their faith and their sexuality often feel both tender and in acute tension. Who is God making them to be? What do they need to grow in to develop faithfully, and what might they need to leave behind? How can they truly flourish? The research team of Yarhouse, Dean, Stratton, and Lastoria draw on their decades of experience both in the psychology of sexual identity and in campus counseling to bring us the results of an original longitudinal study into what sexual minorities themselves experience, hope for, and benefit from. Rich with both quantitative and qualitative data, their book gives an unprecedented opportunity to listen to sexual minorities in their own words, as well as to observe patterns and often surprising revelations about life and personal development both on campus and after graduation. Listening to Sexual Minorities will be an indispensable resource not only for counselors and psychologists but also for faculty, student-development leaders, and administrators in higher education as well as leaders in the church and wider Christian community who want to create an intentional environment to hear from and contribute to the spiritual flourishing of all. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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 Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni...GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)277.308Religions History, geographic treatment, biography of Christianity North America United StatesClassificazione LCVotoMedia: (3.5)
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The authors cite their own studies as well as other studies done in the field to assess the condition of sexual minorities on Christian college campuses. They define sexual minorities as those who self identify as LGBTQ or questioning. They interviewed a set of them twice over the period of a couple of years to assess any changes which may have taken place. The issues covered everything from how they had come to believe/accept their sexuality, how they came to identify the way they did sexually, why they came to a Christian college, their faith and its standing in light of their sexuality, how well or poorly they felt accepted, the resources available to them, their mental health, and how well they transitioned out of the Christian college environment into another college or into the workplace.
The results are not necessarily what one would expect. Many of the students maintained their faith and wished to find ways to honor their faith while living with their sexuality. Few students expected the schools to change or adapt their general stance toward sexual behaviors; they instead wished for greater resources to be able to work through issues relating to their sexuality and not be marginalized on account of them. Over time more and more are finding greater acceptance and awareness of the situation; overall it seems many Christian colleges are attempting to work with the times in terms of helping sexual minority students while upholding their standards regarding sexual behavior.
The framework of identity, disability, and vocation seems to have value. The work is dense with statistics, display of evidence, and sociological terminology, making it a bit more challenging to read, but beneficial inasmuch one can see the ground upon which the authors are making their conclusions and recommendations.
A worthwhile read to be able to learn more about how young people seek to be faithfully Christian while grappling with their sexuality.
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