| Author | : Chris Glaser |
| Publisher | : Geneva Press |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 1998-01-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780664257484 |
Gay Christian author and activist Chris Glaser proposes that coming out--as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered--has biblical precedence and sacramental dimensions.
| Author | : Chris Glaser |
| Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 1991-01-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780664251765 |
"In this collection of sixty prayers . . . Chris Glaser opens new vistas to us in prayer, discipleship, and the relationship between spirituality and sexuality. . . . This book is a classic in devotional literature which one will return to again and again".--Merrill M. Follansbee, co-founder of the Sacramento chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
| Author | : Chris Glaser |
| Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 1988-01-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780664256593 |
Chris Glaser describes his personal journey of coming out to his family, friends, church - and to himself. He tells the story of how the church reacted to his disclosure and his subsequent "uncommon" calling that led him to devote his professional life to reconciliation between the lesbian, gay, and bisexual community and the church. By openly and honestly telling his story, Glaser furthers his calling - demonstrating that lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals are not abstractions, but real people struggling to remain faithful. Gay Christians will recognize elements of their own stories in Glaser's narrative. And the whole church may discover its own uncommon calling to fully welcome all Christians into the family of faith.
| Author | : Romeo Oriogun |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 75 |
| Release | : 2020-03-01 |
| Genre | : Poetry |
| ISBN | : 1496219643 |
In this groundbreaking collection of poems, Sacrament of Bodies, Romeo Oriogun fearlessly interrogates how a queer man in Nigeria can heal in a society where everything is designed to prevent such restoration. With honesty, precision, tenderness of detail, and a light touch, Oriogun explores grief and how the body finds survival through migration.
| Author | : Chris Glaser |
| Publisher | : Church Publishing, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 2009-07-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1596272201 |
With the removal of sexual orientation as a bar to ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), pending approval of a majority of presbyteries, and the Episcopal Church’s 2009 General Convention calling for the development of theological and liturgical resources for same-sex blessings, sexual orientation—especially with regard to marriage—is a central issue. Secularly, too, the topic is front-page news with the recent California same-gender marriage ruling and subsequent Proposition 8 vote and the update of the Massachusetts same-gender marriage law. This book sets forth the case for religious institutions’ blessing of same-gender marriage, positing that same-gender marriage does not detract from the sacredness of heterosexual marriage, but rather enhances and nourishes the institution. Chapters include: • Claiming the Blessing • Deeper Than Scripture • Traditional Family Values • The Sacred Source of Marriage • Sex and the Body of Christ • Marriage As a Spiritual Discipline “Marriage is a spiritual discipline in which we come to know ourselves as beloved, trustworthy, redeemed, forgiven, and blessed, and at the same time learn how to love, be faithful, redeem, forgive, and bless the partner as well as the community.” —Chris Glaser
| Author | : Craig O'Neill |
| Publisher | : Harper San Francisco |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 9780062507068 |
Loss--feeling unacceptable to family, church, or workplace; losing loved ones to AIDS; being despised by segments of society--is universal among lesbians and gay men. Using an eight-phase model illustrated with real case histories, the authors explore loss as a catalyst for growth and personal and spiritual transformation.
| Author | : Patrick S. Cheng |
| Publisher | : Church Publishing, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2011-03 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1596271329 |
The first introductory textbook on the subject of queer theology. Contextual theologies have developed from a number of perspectives – including feminist theology, black theology, womanist theology, Latin American liberation theology, and Asian American theology – and a wide variety of academic and general introductions exist to examine each one. However, Radical Love is the first introductory textbook on the subject of queer theology. In this lucid and compelling introduction, Cheng provides a historical survey of how queer theology has developed from the 1950s to today and then explicates the themes of queer theology using the ecumenical creeds as a general framework. Topics include revelation, God, Trinity, creation, Jesus Christ, atonement, sin, grace, Holy Spirit, church, sacraments, and last things, as seen through the lenses of LGBT theologians.
| Author | : L. William Countryman |
| Publisher | : Church Publishing, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 175 |
| Release | : 2001-09 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0819218863 |
As "outsiders," gay men and lesbians challenge the church to be inclusive of all God's children--the central message of the gospel. "God has drawn us to this difficult place," they write, "in order to reveal God's grace to us and in us and through us." Basing their book on retreats they have presented to churches and seminaries, Countryman and Ritley explore what it means to affirm, not merely accept, being gay or lesbian, as well as Christian. Writing primarily for the lesbigay community, and for their families and communities, they explore the ways in which the gay and lesbian community can appropriate and re-tell the biblical story, and find confidence in their unique spiritual journey and gifts. This proactive and self-affirming book provides new hope for those who feel that it is impossible to be both gay or lesbian, as well as Christian.
