Christian Science: Its Encounter With Lesbian/Gay America [Paperback]

Bruce Stores (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 2004

Author Bruce Stores has shed light on a hitherto unknown chapter in the annals of Christian Science. This is the story of lesbian/gay believers. Herein is their pursuit for respect and dignity in the Church of Christ, Scientist.

The narrative traces stormy encounters from the days of near total rejection up to the friendlier atmosphere in the 21st century. Some events in this real life story are shameful while others are praiseworthy. This is a story of perseverance, hope, and especially healing. Anyone who values the triumph of right over wrong, and truth over error, will find this narrative both compelling and informative.

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About the Author

Bruce Stores is a life-long Christian Scientist. He has been active with gay Christian Science groups since 1980. He was a contributor to Seattle Gay News for many years writing about religion and politics. He has lived in Mexico since 1995. His main hobbies are traveling and writing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (September 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059532620X
• ISBN-13: 978-0595326204
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,406,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

In 1995 Bruce Stores retired from the newspaper business to enjoy a different life in Mexico. In time, he returned to a book project he had begun in the USA. As a result, his first book, "CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: Its Encounter With Lesbian/Gay America" came out in 2004. He then immersed himself in researching Mexican history and culture. The result is an historical fiction account of Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The book, titled simply, "The Isthmus," has been released just in time for Mexico's bi-centennial bash in 2010.

Check out Bruce Stores' author's site on filedby: http://www.filedby.com/author/bruce_stores/2399952/

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5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic Approach, June 6, 2005

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Rev. Paul L. Peck "Paul" (Dana Point, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christian Science: Its Encounter With Lesbian/Gay America (Paperback)

As an `outed' former Christian Scientist, I am especially intrigued with this book. I left the Christian Science Movement, to which I had devoted endless hours and years of service, because I realized that I was a homosexual male in a very unfriendly church. I record this parting in "Worth the Room: An Autobiography of Survival and Service."

Bruce Stores has taken on the mammoth task of recording the history of the Gay movement outside and within The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, MA. Exciting landmarks of progress for gender related issues in the public forum, publishing, and personal lives fill this book to the overflow. There is nary a page that dulls the mind!

Christian Science: Its Encounter with Lesbian/Gay America is well documented, expertly researched and annotated, and thoughtfully balanced in its approach. Never does it denigrate the Church, its employees, directors or members. This is a positive portrayal of things as they have been and as they are. Every single person who has ever been touched by Christian Science-or any homophobic church-should read this book. It will become the landmark of documented persecution-subtle and otherwise-for eons to come.