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| Author | Jessica Johnson |
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| 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]
