God’s Brothel by Andrea Moore-Emmett

August 16, 2010 by Christina

Nonfiction — print. Pince-Nez, 2004. 238 pgs. Library copy. Subtitled “The Extortion of Sex for Salvation in Contemporary Mormon and Christian Fundamentalist Polygamy and the Stories of 18 Women Who Escaped”, this book actually has nothing to do with polygamy practiced by other Christian Fundamentalist groups and everything to do with the eleven fundamentalist offshoots of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “At age 16, Carmen struggled with the priesthood issue [decision to allow blacks in the priesthood] […]

Categories: 2010 Reads, Nonfiction, North America, Religion, United States • Tags: Andrea Moore-Emmett