Myers, author of Salvation (And How We Got It Wrong) Amazon Reviewers said: "I could not put this book down. It is a book that unmasks the 'norms' of typical American Evangelical Christian 'churchhood, ' and calls us to be aware of the dangers which lie beneath the calm surface of our established religious routines and habits." -Kenneth N. Praise for Act Normal "Not merely a thriller about being stalked, Act Normal raises important questions on the church, feminine sexuality-and most challengingly, how to be a peacemaker in a violent world when it comes at great cost." -Tanya Marlow, author of Those Who Wait: Finding God In Disappointment, Doubt, And Delay "It is, all at the same time, disturbing and delightful, frightening and funny, horrifying and hilarious. Act Normal is a raw and honest journey through the emotional and spiritual aftermath of religious trauma. Ray, a middle-aged man from the church, has been following her around at church events, but she shrugs off his attention until the night he breaks into her home. Eighteen-year-old Kristy is enjoying the last few weeks of summer with her friends from youth group. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.It's the summer of 1999. Myers, author of Salvation (And How We Got It Wrong) and Look At Us: What Life, Love, & Loss Taught Me About Romance It is a book that unmasks the 'norms' of typical American Evangelical Christian 'churchhood,' and calls us to be aware of the dangers which lie beneath the calm surface of our established religious routines and habits." " It is, all at the same time, disturbing and delightful, frightening and funny, horrifying and hilarious. Tanya Marlow, author of Those Who Wait: Finding God In Disappointment, Doubt, And Delay " Not merely a thriller about being stalked, Act Normal raises important questions on the church, feminine sexuality - and most challengingly, how to be a peacemaker in a violent world when it comes at great cost." She expects her beloved church family to rally around her, but her fundamentalist church council is dismissive.Īs her stalker's erratic behavior escalates toward a promised Old Testament-style execution, and church members continue to shelter him while promoting purity culture, she must make a choice: submit to the point of being murdered or leave everything behind to build a new life-and faith-from scratch. A horrifying and hopeful true story that holds Christian culture accountable for the ways it objectifies, vilifies, and sacrifices its daughters.Įighteen-year-old Kristy has a stalker who sits three pews behind her every Sunday morning.
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