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Unfollow : A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Extremism by Megan Phelps-Roper (2020, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPicador
ISBN-101250758033
ISBN-139781250758033
eBay Product ID (ePID)5038798760
Product Key Features
Book TitleUnfollow : a Memoir of Loving and Leaving Extremism
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicPersonal Memoirs, Religious, Fundamentalism
GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMegan Phelps-Roper
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length7.1 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal286.5092
SynopsisThe activist and TED speaker Megan Phelps-Roper reveals her life growing up in the most hated family in America At the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper began protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Founded by her grandfather and consisting almost entirely of her extended family, the tiny group would gain worldwide notoriety for its pickets at military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy. As Phelps-Roper grew up, she saw that church members were close companions and accomplished debaters, applying the logic of predestination and the language of the King James Bible to everyday life with aplomb--which, as the church's Twitter spokeswoman, she learned to do with great skill. Soon, however, dialogue on Twitter caused her to begin doubting the church's leaders and message: If humans were sinful and fallible, how could the church itself be so confident about its beliefs? As she digitally jousted with critics, she started to wonder if sometimes they had a point--and then she began exchanging messages with a man who would help change her life. A gripping memoir of escaping extremism and falling in love, Unfollow relates Phelps-Roper's moral awakening, her departure from the church, and how she exchanged the absolutes she grew up with for new forms of warmth and community. Rich with suspense and thoughtful reflection, Phelps-Roper's life story exposes the dangers of black-and-white thinking and the need for true humility in a time of angry polarization., The extraordinary true story of a young woman's decision to leave line Westboro Baptist Church-and the life of activism (and love) that she found on the other side At the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper carried signs protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. As she grew, she watched the church-an enterprise consisting almost entirely of her immediate relatives-expand its activities. It became notorious for picketing soldiers' funerals and celebrating death and tragedy, causing the BBC to label the Phelpses "the most hated family in America." For Megan, however, Westboro was a source of comfort and inspiration, and as the church's Twitter spokesperson, she mastered its messaging-skillfully expounding upon pop culture, current events, and all the reasons "God Hates Your Feelings." Yet Megan's Twitter evangelizing triggered a remarkable transformation. As she jousted with online critics, observed church members mistreating one another, and tried to make sense of her own evolving beliefs and desires, she started to question her mission. Soon, she was exchanging messages with a man who would help change her life. A gripping memoir of escaping extremism, Unfollow relates Megan's painful departure from Westboro and her construction of a new life. This tale of her moral awakening is rich with suspense and thoughtful reflection, exposing the dangers of black-and-white thinking-and illuminating a possible way out of our age of angry polarization. Book jacket.
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