Valerie H. Hobbs
BOOK DESCRIPTION
This book is an auto-ethnographic account of the everyday realities of life without love, among those who pursue war. It documents the ways that Dominionist theologies (the recovery of a theocratic state, with Christians in key positions of influence in all institutions) manifest in interpersonal relationships, resulting in manipulative, often violent misogyny, racism and homophobia. It follows the disordered and erratic trajectory of a woman’s life – the author’s life – moving through three concentric circles of influence in the Dominionist movement, from extremist middle to outer, softer rim, focusing in particular on the New Apostolic Reformation, Christian Reconstructionism and Neo-Calvinism in the United States.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
“This deeply reflective book situates the author’s experiences as a woman in a world that belongs to Men. In all my years writing about these movements, the most frequent question I’ve been asked is “Why don’t they just leave?” Valerie Hobbs digs deep into lives of women in the dominionist world—and its relentless erasure of women’s autonomy and agency—to show what it really takes to leave. I’ll admit it was difficult. But just when I was feeling awful, Hobbs’s sense of humor interceded, and her play with words is delightful. I love this book and know nothing else like it.” – Julie Ingersoll, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville
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We are excited to announce the Open-Access audiobook version of No Love in War by Valerie Hobbs being released in the coming weeks with weekly episodes of each chapter. Click below to listen to the trailer and more: