{"product_id":"books-churched-by-matthew-paul-turner","title":"Churched","description":"\u003cb\u003eHe spent his childhood trapped within the confines of countless bizarre, strict rules. And lived to tell about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this first-hand account, author Matthew Paul Turner shares amusing-sometimes cringe-worthy-and poignant stories about growing up in a fundamentalist household, where even well-intentioned contemporary Christian music was proclaimed to be of the devil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003echurched \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of stories that detail an American boy's experiences growing up in a culture where men weren't allowed let their hair grow to touch their ears (an abomination ), women wouldn't have been caught dead in a pair of pants (unless swimming), and the pastor couldn't preach a sermon without a healthy dose of hellfire and brimstone. Matthew grapples with the absurdity of a Sunday School Barbie burning, the passionate annual boxing match between the pastor and Satan, and the holiness of being baptized a fifth time-while growing into a young man who, amidst the chaotic mess of religion, falls in love with Jesus.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67603344621841,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781400074716.jpg?v=1790757112","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-churched-by-matthew-paul-turner","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}