Religion Is a Queer Thing
A Guide to the Christian Faith for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered People (Gay & Lesbian Studies)
"This book makes queer theology available and accessible to a general audience and encourages the reader to become part of the ongoing development of this theology. It is aimed primarily at queer people who are new to Christianity or those who are interested in reflecting upon their Christian faith from a queer perspective. It is a study guide which can be used by groups and by individuals, and contains exercises and liturgies as well as explanations of queer theology. Subjects covered include the Bible, salvation, Christ, body theology, God, the Church, death and ethics."--Jacket.
Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of LGBTQ+, Spiritual. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.
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What the reading experience may hold
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LGBTQ+ · Spiritual
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Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.
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- ISBN-13
- 978-0-3043-3749-1
- Language
- English
- Edition record
- OL9535189M
A more thoughtful way into this book
This guide uses the edition details and category signals above to help you choose deliberately. It does not replace the author's work or a full review.
Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.
Begin with its place in LGBTQ+, then notice where the book resists that label.
Read for connection, not completion.
Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.
Three questions to carry with you
- What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
- Which detail or relationship changes how you interpret the story?
- What feeling or question does the book leave with you after the plot moves on?
Editorial framework by Wesley Bryan, BookenDeX Founder and Editor.
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