Abstract
dc:description.abstractPastor's Son is a novel that explores the confusion surrounding the death of Eric Wells, a young man killed outside of a gay club in Oklahoma City. Those closest to Eric--his family, led by his father, David, a small town Methodist minister; Bryce, a gay man and Eric's friend and coworker; and Josh, Eric's best friend while growing up, the young man who accidentally kills Eric--all struggle to understand the meaning of Eric's death, to forgive those involved, and to forgive themselves. The media obscures and sensationalizes the events surrounding Eric's death, and the tragedy's aftermath causes David, pressured by his wife, Marta, to confront the media's noise and his church's view of homosexuality, while Bryce and his partner, Chance, confront the hypocrisy that allows Oklahoma law to protect Christians from violence but does not offer the LGBT community equal protection.
Degree
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- Jackson College of Graduate Studies
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2012
Author and committee
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- Irwin, Quinn
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Macey, J. David
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Garrison, Stephen M.
- Squires, Constance
Rights
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- All rights reserved by the author, who has granted UCO Chambers Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its online repositories. Contact UCO Chambers Library's Digital Initiatives Working Group at diwg@uco.edu for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.
Identifiers
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- (AlmaMMSId)9982872509002196