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Highlights
- Jennifer Knapp's meteoric rise in the Christian music industry ended abruptly when she walked away and came out publicly as a lesbian.
- Author(s): Jennifer Knapp
- 304 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Music
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Book Synopsis
Jennifer Knapp's meteoric rise in the Christian music industry ended abruptly when she walked away and came out publicly as a lesbian. This is her story--of coming to Christ, of building a career, of admitting who she is, and of how her faith remained strong through it all. At the top of her career in the Christian music industry, Jennifer Knapp quit. A few years later, she publicly revealed she is gay. A media frenzy ensued, and many of her former fans were angry with what they saw as turning her back on God. But through it all, she held on to the truth that had guided her from the beginning. In this memoir, she finally tells her story: of her troubled childhood, the love of music that pulled her through, her dramatic conversion to Christianity, her rise to stardom, her abrupt departure from Christian Contemporary Music, her years of trying to come to terms with her sexual orientation, and her return to music and Nashville in 2010, when she came out publicly for the first time. She also talks about the importance of her faith, and despite the many who claim she can no longer call herself a believer, she maintains that she is both gay and a Christian. Now an advocate for LGBT issues in the church, Jennifer has witnessed heartbreaking struggles as churches wrestle with issues of homosexuality and faith. This engrossing, inspiring memoir will help people understand her story and to believe in their own stories, whatever they may be.Review Quotes
-Facing the Music is a fascinating read on so many levels. Knapp is brutally honest about herself, about what she experienced, and what was happening in her head and her heart as she grew in her relationship with music, Christianity, and her sexual orientation. It pulls back the curtain on the Christian music industry to look at the business behind the worship and the squeaky clean image. It's a story that many of us will be able to relate to, in our own way, and readers of Facing the Music will find not only Knapp's story, but their own as well.---Ross Murray, director of news for GLAAD
-Jennifer Knapp's lyrics come alive in the pages of Facing the Music, a vivid account of Knapp's journey to embrace herself, her faith, and her capacity for love. Neither a confession nor an apology, Facing the Music is a hard-won declaration that faith and love transcend our theologies of exclusion. In this deeply personal memoir, Jennifer Knapp offers hope to individuals struggling to overcome the rejection, shame, and insecurities so often experienced by LGBTQ Christians.---Alison Amyx, senior editor of Believe Out Loud
-When I first found Jennifer's music in the mid-nineties, I was struck by how adept she was at unearthing the tensions of the human condition through her songs. With her writing, she has ventured to the most vulnerable of places to offer us the story of a girl, once broken, in the throes of becoming whole.---Dan Haseltine, lead singer for Jars of Clay
"Facing the Music is a fascinating read on so many levels. Knapp is brutally honest about herself, about what she experienced, and what was happening in her head and her heart as she grew in her relationship with music, Christianity, and her sexual orientation. It pulls back the curtain on the Christian music industry to look at the business behind the worship and the squeaky clean image. It's a story that many of us will be able to relate to, in our own way, and readers of Facing the Music will find not only Knapp's story, but their own as well."--Ross Murray, director of news for GLAAD
Facing the Music" is a fascinating read on so many levels. Knapp is brutally honest about herself, about what she experienced, and what was happening in her head and her heart as she grew in her relationship with music, Christianity, and her sexual orientation. It pulls back the curtain on the Christian music industry to look at the business behind the worship and the squeaky clean image. It s a story that many of us will be able to relate to, in our own way, and readers of Facing the Music" will find not only Knapp s story, but their own as well. --Ross Murray, director of news for GLAAD"
Jennifer Knapp s lyrics come alive in the pages of Facing the Music, a vivid account of Knapp s journey to embrace herself, her faith, and her capacity for love. Neither a confession nor an apology, Facing the Music is a hard-won declaration that faith and love transcend our theologies of exclusion. In this deeply personal memoir, Jennifer Knapp offers hope to individuals struggling to overcome the rejection, shame, and insecurities so often experienced by LGBTQ Christians. --Alison Amyx, senior editor of Believe Out Loud"
"Jennifer Knapp's lyrics come alive in the pages of Facing the Music, a vivid account of Knapp's journey to embrace herself, her faith, and her capacity for love. Neither a confession nor an apology, Facing the Music is a hard-won declaration that faith and love transcend our theologies of exclusion. In this deeply personal memoir, Jennifer Knapp offers hope to individuals struggling to overcome the rejection, shame, and insecurities so often experienced by LGBTQ Christians."--Alison Amyx, senior editor of Believe Out Loud
"When I first found Jennifer's music in the mid-nineties, I was struck by how adept she was at unearthing the tensions of the human condition through her songs. With her writing, she has ventured to the most vulnerable of places to offer us the story of a girl, once broken, in the throes of becoming whole."--Dan Haseltine, lead singer for Jars of Clay
"Jennifer Knapp's lyrics come alivein the pages of "Facing the Music", avivid account of Knapp's journey to embrace herself, her faith, and hercapacity for love. Neither a confession nor an apology, "Facing the Music" is a hard-won declaration that faith and lovetranscend our theologies of exclusion. In this deeply personal memoir, JenniferKnapp offers hope to individuals struggling to overcome the rejection, shame, and insecurities so often experienced by LGBTQ Christians."--Alison Amyx, senior editor of Believe Out Loud
"Facing the Music" is a fascinating read on so many levels. Knapp is brutally honest about herself, about what she experienced, and what was happening in her head and her heart as she grew in her relationship with music, Christianity, and her sexual orientation. It pulls back the curtain on the Christian music industry to look at the business behind the worship and the squeaky clean image. It's a story that many of us will be able to relate to, in our own way, and readers of Facing the Music" will find not only Knapp's story, but their own as well."--Ross Murray, director of news for GLAAD
Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .52 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Music
Publisher: Howard Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Jennifer Knapp
Language: English
Street Date: July 14, 2018
TCIN: 1003467671
UPC: 9781982107147
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-2389
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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