Biblical Porn

2018 book by Jessica Johnson

Biblical Porn: Affect, Labor, and Pastor Mark Driscoll's Evangelical Empire

Author| Jessica Johnson
Subject| Anthropology of Christianity
Publisher| Duke University Press

Publication date

| May 2018
ISBN| 978-0-8223-7136-6

Biblical Porn: Affect, Labor, and Pastor Mark Driscoll's Evangelical Empire is a 2018 book by Jessica Johnson about the culture of Mars Hill Church under the leadership of Mark Driscoll. Johnson is an anthropologist at the University of Washington in Seattle.[1] The book uses research techniques including interviews with church leaders and members during the existence of the church.[2] Publishers Weekly said it provided "seething critiques" of the male-focused, "muscular Christianity" espoused by the church but was "more an ethnography than a exposé of a megachurch's downfall".[3] Foreword Reviews said it displayed "deep insight and an absence of judgment".[4] A local Seattle review described it as a reminder of "toxic Christian masculinity" during a largely forgotten episode that is "almost impossible now to describe ... to someone who is new to Seattle".[5] The author herself described the Seattle area as "definitely not immune to any of this" despite Seattle's "image" as progressive and irreligious.[6]

## See also

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* Anthropology of religion
* New religious movements in the Pacific Northwest
* Pacific Northwest § Spirituality and religion

## References

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1. ^ "Jessica A. Johnson - Department of Anthropology - University of Washington". Anthropology.washington.edu. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
2. ^ John O'Brien (June 14, 2018), "The rise and fall of a Seattle megachurch through the eyes of an anthropologist", Speaker's Forum, Seattle: KUOW
3. ^ Nonfiction book review - Biblical Porn: Affect, Labor, and Pastor Mark Driscoll’s Evangelical Empire by Jessica Johnson, Publishers Weekly, May 2018
4. ^ "Review of Biblical Porn". Foreword Reviews. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
5. ^ Paul Constant, The name of the wicked will rot, Seattle Review of Books, May 22, 2018
6. ^ The Record, KUOW Seattle radio, May 23, 2018 (starts at 35:00)

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