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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 261.835766092 Format: Bargain Price Label: Plume Manufacturer: Plume Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: April 01, 1995 Publisher: Plume Sales Rank: 707701 Studio: Plume
Product Description: White examines his own life as a devout Christian, husband, father, and preacher, and details the extreme and painful measures he took to deny his natural sexual desires. He provides a shocking firsthand account of the methods and tactics the religious right uses to wage a campaign of fear and hatred against homosexuals. National ad/media.
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Rating: - Good Choice
Bought this as a gift for a minister -- it was a good choice according to him.
Rating: - Human understanding at its best
A compelling narrative of the life and growth in self-awareness of one of God's noblest creatures. Required reading for anyone, liberal or conservative, Christian or pagan. White argues most convincingly for the full inclusion of homosexuals in the life of church and society.
Rating: - Sad, but agenda-based, way too subjective.
I had first read about Mel White through the eyes of grace: his best friend Philip Yancey wrote a chapter about Mel in the book "What's So Amazing About Grace?" So I approached the book "Stranger" with a grace-filled attitude toward Mel. I truly felt sorrow for his terrible struggle against his homosexual urges and attractions. Eventually, I was practically convinced that Mel had tried his best to live as a straight man. However, I was troubled when I sensed that the book was more than simply a telling of his personal struggle. Rather, it became clear that Mel was driving a personal agenda ... Read More
Rating: - A must read
I picked this book up after reading "What's So Amazing About Grace" by Phil YancyWhat's So Amazing About Grace?in which he mentions Mel White, and I read that book after reading "god is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens.God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Kind of a surreal experience. Stranger at the Gate proves Hitchen's point that religion is child abuse but I doubt White would see it that way. None the less White tells harrowing stories about what he and others have done to themselves in the name of Christ. It's clear that Christians, ... Read More
Rating: - Well-Written Biography
The best sentence in this book is at the foot of page 193 in the paperback - "After years of trusting the people "in charge" to know what was right for me and for my life, I began to realize that I was the only one who could know for certain what was rally best for me."
Everything else in the book is an alibi and an excuse.
Mel White followed the tracks laid down by his grandparents, he looked for absolute certainties by joining in the ritualistic devotions of what Americans have made politico-religion until he found the strains too much. He was in the wrong occupation. He lived ... Read More
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