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The characterization of Leslie as a career oriented woman may
also represent a common Christian concern with the growing number of
women joining the work force. As a result, such women may be met with
consternation from sectors of the Christian community. Additionally, the
gender-based selection of church leaders that Jones explores throughout
his essay is indicative of underlying gender bias that influences Christian
perspectives. The inability to successfully emerge as leaders within the
church setting stifles the voices of women in religious communities. The
perception and imposed role of the female throughout the Christian
community may become of particular concern as the number of working
women continues to expand.
Though ostensibly following the formulaic outline of any secular
Horror story, Christian Horror displays moral convictions and societal
expectations held by the Christian community. The expectations and
morals communicated through Peretti and Dekker’s House and the Hell
Houses scattered throughout America each October also manifest
themselves through other facets of Christian Horror, such as Cliristian
rock music and film. As a result, dangerous biases and stereotypes
emerge, all of which may play an influencing factor in the progress and
treatment of women within the Christian community.
University of Arizona
Rebecca Branstetter
Works Cited
Adams, Thomas. “God’s Bounty.” Ed. John Brown. London: Cambridge
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