Rabbit Holes (Longform Articles) Part 8

Great non-fiction, longform articles to send you down a rabbit hole and possibly learn something new!

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1. "Redeeming Love: A Book Review Series" by Samantha Field

   1. Update: Sadly it looks like Field has taken down her blog, but you can still read her blog post series on the Internet Archive. Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 / Part 8 / Part 9 / Part 10 / Part 11 / Part 12

      
      

2. "How Brutal Cult Leader Tony Alamo Amassed A Fortune With Bedazzled Denim Jackets" by Leah Carrol for Refinery 29

   
   

3. Strings Attached for Business Insider

   1. Series of essays by people who have left high-involvement groups on the huge financial burden of leaving those groups, including Christian fundamentalism and Ultra-Orthodox Judaism.

   
   

4. "The Evangelical Church’s Sex Shaming Meets a Fiery Reckoning" by Becca Andrews for Mother Jones

   1. "When you control what somebody thinks about when they’re in their most intimate moments, you control the most vulnerable part of them."

   2. If you’re looking for something even longer than this article, Reddit has a long list of books on Christian fundamentalism: link 1 and link 2.

      
      

5. “Naked and Ashamed: Women and Evangelical Purity Culture” by Amanda Barbee for The Other Journal

   
   

6. “Pantyhose, Abstinence, and Fear: Constructions of Sexual Identity among Formerly Conservative Protestant Women” by Kristen Nielsen Donnelly for The Other Journal

   
   

7. "A Guide to Evangelical Celebrities and Pastors Dominating Hollywood" by Allie Jones for The Cut

   
   

8. "Carl Lentz and The Trouble at Hillsong" by Alex French and Dan Adler for Vanity Fair