Based on interviews with gay and lesbian clergy, Dann Hazel constructs a mosaic depicting the ministry of gays and lesbians across the denominational spectrum. He poignantly describes the personal challenges these clergy face in their efforts to do constructive work in theology in order to build faith communities where gay men and lesbians can flourish spiritually.
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Dann Hazel is the author of several books about gay and lesbian issues, including Moving On: The Gay Man's Guide for Coping When a Relationship Ends and the novels Two Paths to Now and The Transition of Sinful Sadie.
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God does not discriminate,
This review is from: Witness: Gay and Lesbian Clergy Report from the Front (Paperback)
This is an excellent book full of eye-opening accounts of what it means to be called by God into the ministry and still remain true to one's self as a human being. As a lesbian considering entering the ministry I found this book to be extremely informative as to what both the joys and sacrifices of choosing such a life altering path entails. The chapters featuring the stories of gay clergy in more traditionally conservative faiths were the most riveting. Those of us who are members of more liberal faiths can sometimes take for granted the acceptance and respect that our brothers and sisters in more traditional faiths are forced to fight for with their very souls. This book is also a wonderful resource gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered people who have recently discovered or rekindled their own faith/spirituality and wish to find an informative guide as to which religious traditions will be the most welcoming of them. Even for the more secular among us it's quite life affirming to read the stories and struggles of those souls who choose to neither give up their faith nor deny who they are and whom they love.
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Ordained an Episcopal priest in 1983, Joseph Davis, who currently serves a parish in the Southwest, drifted from Christianity in his teens, though he remained keenly interested in spirituality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lesbian parishioners, lesbian ministers, lesbian clergy, lesbian pastors, most faith communities, sick religion, gay church, sexual orientation issues, transgender people, lesbian people, lesbian members, mainline denominations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southern Baptist, United Methodist, Roman Catholic, Unitarian Universalist, Jesus Christ, New York, United Church of Christ, Metropolitan Community Church, South Carolina, General Assembly, United States, General Convention, Lord of Life, Bishop Hougen, Lambeth Conference, New Jersey, San Francisco, Kansas City, Martha Dyson, Assemblies of God, Baptist College, Marcus Borg, New Mexico, Paul Pioneer Press, Salt Lake City New!
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Ordained an Episcopal priest in 1983, Joseph Davis, who currently serves a parish in the Southwest, drifted from Christianity in his teens, though he remained keenly interested in spirituality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lesbian parishioners, lesbian ministers, lesbian clergy, lesbian pastors, most faith communities, sick religion, gay church, sexual orientation issues, transgender people, lesbian people, lesbian members, mainline denominations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southern Baptist, United Methodist, Roman Catholic, Unitarian Universalist, Jesus Christ, New York, United Church of Christ, Metropolitan Community Church, South Carolina, General Assembly, United States, General Convention, Lord of Life, Bishop Hougen, Lambeth Conference, New Jersey, San Francisco, Kansas City, Martha Dyson, Assemblies of God, Baptist College, Marcus Borg, New Mexico, Paul Pioneer Press, Salt Lake City New!
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- The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History by Rodney Stark in Back Matter
- Book of Common Prayer (1979, Personal Size Economy, Black) by The Episcopal Church on page 64
- First Things Vol 1 by Gardiner Spring in Back Matter
- The Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus on page 18
- The Old Testament by Schaffer Frank on page 65
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