Elizabeth Esther Explained

Elizabeth Esther is an American Christian author and blogger. She writes about her experiences of growing up in, and then leaving, Christian fundamentalism.[1] Esther grew up in a fundamentalist Christian group known as the Assembly.[2] She and her husband left the church after confronting her grandfather, and the founder of the church, about allegations of abuse. She later joined the Catholic Church.

Work

Esther's first book, Girl at the End of the World (2014), is a memoir about her life growing up in The Assembly, which she considered a fundamentalist cult.[3] Lehman, reviewing the book in Feminist Collections, called it a "dramatically chilling tale," which "is told evenly and without melodrama."[4] Stewart, in Library Journal, writes that fans of Esther's blog will already be familiar with much of the book's story, but writes that "This memoir may bring comfort to those who desire to leave their own churches and provides a fascinating glimpse into this understudied sect of Christianity."[5]

Esther's book, Spiritual Sobriety (2016), deals with "religious addiction" and Publishers Weekly wrote that "Those afflicted with similar behaviors and obsessions will find hope in Esther's journey."[6]

Washington Post journalist Sarah Pulliam Bailey described Esther as part of a "recent crop of popular female bloggers willing to push theological boundaries".[7]

Selected bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elizabeth Esther. Elizabeth Esther. 5 July 2017.
  2. Web site: 'Girl at the End of the World' Author Views Similarities Between Fundamentalist Christian Cult and Church Dynamics. Lee. Morgan. 7 April 2014. The Christian Post. en. 2017-07-13.
  3. News: Nonfiction Book Review: Girl at the End of the World: My Escape from Fundamentalism in Search of a Faith with a Future. Publishers Weekly. 2017-07-12. en.
  4. News: Lehman. JoAnne. January 2015. Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources.
  5. Stewart. Kate. 2014. Girl at the End of the World: My Escape from Fundamentalism in Search of Faith with a Future. Library Journal. 139. 13. 100. subscription . EBSCOhost.
  6. News: Religion Book Review: Spiritual Sobriety: The Promise of Healthy Faith When Good Religion Goes Bad. Publishers Weekly. 2017-07-12. en.
  7. News: How Rachel Held Evans became the most polarizing woman in evangelicalism. Bailey. Sarah Pulliam. Washington Post. 5 July 2017.

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