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SUMMARY:Heretic: A Queer Revolt Against Evangelicalism\, Empire\, and the Lies We Are Sold (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Join Jeanna Kadlec for a reading and discussion of her memoir\, Heretic: A Queer Revolt Against Evangelicalism\, Empire\, and the Lies We Are Sold. Jeanna will be joined in conversation by Bureau co-founder Greg Newton\, who also survived a childhood in the world of American white evangelical Christianity.\n  \nAbout Heretic :\n \nA memoir of leaving the evangelical church and the search for radical new ways to build community. Jeanna Kadlec knew what it meant to be faithful–in her marriage to a pastor’s son\, in the comfortable life ahead of her\, in her God–but there was no denying the truth that lived under that conviction: she was queer and\, if she wanted to survive\, she would need to leave behind the church and every foundational building block she knew.\n \nHeretic is a memoir of rebirth. Within\, Kadlec reckons with religious trauma and Midwestern values\, as a means of unveiling how evangelicalism directly impacts every American–religious or not–and has been a major force in driving our democracy towards fascism. From the story of Lilith to celebrity purity rings\, Kadlec interrogates how her indoctrination and years of piety intersects with her Midwest working-class upbringing. As she navigated graduate school\, a new home on the East Coast\, and a new marriage\, another insidious truth began to reveal itself –that conservative Christianity has both built and undermined our political power structures\, poisoned our pop culture\, and infected how we interact with one another in ways that the secular population couldn’t see.\n \nWeaving the personal with powerful critique\, Heretic explores how we can radically abandon these painful systems by taking a sledgehammer to the comfortable. Whether searching for community in the face of millennial loneliness or wanting to reclaim a secular form of fellowship in everyday life\, Kadlec envisions the brilliant possibilities that come with not only daring to want a different way but actually striking out and claiming it for ourselves. \n  \nTo reserve a copy of Heretic: A Queer Revolt Against Evangelicalism\, Empire\, and the Lies We Are Sold (Harper Perennial)\, September 23\, 2025\, paperback\, $18.99) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve Heretic for November 20 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n \nYou can also purchase Heretic (click on title below) on our online shop at bookshop.com/shop/bgsqd: \nHeretic: A Queer Revolt Against Evangelicalism\, Empire\, and the Lies We Are Sold \n \n \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011.\n \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served.\n \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \n \n \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books.\n \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation.\n \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \nEven better: sign up to make a monthly tax-deductible donation to the Bureau! \n  \nThank you for committing to sustaining this vital project! \n \nJeanna Kadlec is the author of Heretic: A Queer Revolt Against Evangelicalism\, Empire\, and the Lies We Are Sold and the forthcoming Astrology for Artists. A born and raised Midwesterner\, she now lives in New York City with her wife.\n \n \nGreg Newton (he/him) moved to New York City from Connecticut in 1991\, leaving behind the world of American white evangelical Christianity. He was pursuing a PhD in art history at the City University of New York Graduate Center and teaching art history and writing at Parsons The New School for Design before deciding to leave academia to found the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division with his partner\, Donnie Jochum\, in 2012. \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/heretic/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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