How Long to Read Seeking the Straight and Narrow

How Long Does it Take to Read Seeking the Straight and Narrow?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 9 minutes to read Seeking the Straight and Narrow by Lynne Gerber

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Losing weight and changing your sexual orientation are both notoriously difficult to do successfully. Yet many faithful evangelical Christians believe that thinness and heterosexuality are godly ideals—and that God will provide reliable paths toward them for those who fall short. Seeking the Straight and Narrow is a fascinating account of the world of evangelical efforts to alter our strongest bodily desires. Drawing on fieldwork at First Place, a popular Christian weight-loss program, and Exodus International, a network of ex-gay ministries, Lynne Gerber explores why some Christians feel that being fat or gay offends God, what exactly they do to lose weight or go straight, and how they make sense of the program’s results—or, frequently, their lack. Gerber notes the differences and striking parallels between the two programs, and, more broadly, she traces the ways that other social institutions have attempted to contain the excesses associated with fatness and homosexuality. Challenging narratives that place evangelicals in constant opposition to dominant American values, Gerber shows that these programs reflect the often overlooked connection between American cultural obsessions and Christian ones.

How long is Seeking the Straight and Narrow?

Seeking the Straight and Narrow by Lynne Gerber is 299 pages long, and a total of 77,441 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Seeking the Straight and Narrow Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 3 minutes to read Seeking the Straight and Narrow aloud.

What Reading Level is Seeking the Straight and Narrow?

Seeking the Straight and Narrow is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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