{"product_id":"baby-you-are-my-religion-marie-cartier-9781138369290","title":"Baby, You Are My Religion: The Lesbian Bar as Sacred Space","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBaby, You Are My Religion: The Lesbian Bar as Sacred Space\u003c\/em\u003e is a foundational work of lived lesbian and queer theology, which offers an exploration of how lesbian bars served as spiritual havens for queer women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on more than 100 oral histories, Marie Cartier reveals how lesbian bars from the 1940s to the 1980s functioned as sacred spaces--churches in exile--for women cast out of traditional religion. Through these testimonies, Cartier situates the lesbian bar as a site of ritual, community, and spiritual resistance, where queer women fought to form community, forge family, and survive against the odds. This second edition expands on the original research with a new foreword and afterword addressing the disappearance of lesbian bars and the continuing need for sacred queer space post-millennium. Blending cultural history, feminist spirituality, and theology, the book introduces theelogy--a theology grounded in \"thee\" elevating community ties to the sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBaby, You Are My Religion\u003c\/em\u003e is ideal for scholars and students of queer studies, women's history, theology, and religious studies, offering a framework for understanding how lesbian experiences shaped the very foundations of queer spiritual thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marie Cartier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138369292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138369290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Marie Cartier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50593197457663,"sku":"9781138369290","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baby-you-are-my-religion-marie-cartier-9781138369290","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}