Kent Philpott
Kent Philpott is an American Baptist pastor,[1] writer and conversion therapy advocate.[2][3][4][5]
History
[edit]Philpott was a medic in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965, and a pastor at the Church of the Open Door, San Rafael, California, from 1972 to 1980. He became the pastor of Miller Avenue Church in 1984. He has also worked as a private detective and was a volunteer at San Quentin State Prison.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Marin pastor, San Francisco imam square off on TV show". Marin Independent Journal. 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ↑ Babits, Chris (2024-02-01). "Demons in San Francisco Bay: How a Street Preacher Launched Modern-Day "Conversion Therapy"". Pacific Historical Review. 93 (1): 63–96. doi:10.1525/phr.2024.93.1.63. ISSN 0030-8684.
- ↑ Babits, Chris (2019) "Kent Philpott and the Charismatic Roots of Contemporary Conversion Therapy" The Journal of Faith, Education, and Community: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 6.
- ↑ "The unusual ministry of Kent Philpott". Daily Independent Journal. February 8, 1975. p. 35.
- ↑ Erzen, Tanya (2006-06-27). "1. Steps Out Of Homosexuality". Straight to Jesus: Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-Gay Movement. University of California Press. pp. 22–51. doi:10.1525/9780520939059-003. ISBN 978-0-520-93905-9.[dead link]
- 1 2 "Demons and Deliverance". Daily Independent Journal. February 8, 1975. p. 38.