| Missionary Positions: A Postcolonial Feminist Perspective on Sex Work and Faith-Based Outreach from Australia Contributor(s): McGrow, Lauren (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004353178 ISBN-13: 9789004353176 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $59.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions |
| Series: Theology in Practice |
| Physical Information: 260 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Missionary Positions examines the context for Christian outreach to people in the sex industry. Over the last 20 years, faith-based organisations have become more engaged in ministering with sex workers. But what are the methods and desired outcomes that undergird pastoral practice in this field? Most Christians see prostitution as evil, and those who sell sex are considered broken victims in need of restoration. Yet the voices and experiences of sex workers themselves often challenge these assumptions. Using feminist and postcolonial perspectives, interviews with Christian practitioners in Australia and personal narrative, Lauren McGrow carves out a space for the dynamic theological agency and life complexity of sex workers to be more fully acknowledged in faith-based outreach projects. |
