Taking a chance on God : liberating theology for gays, lesbians, and their lovers, families, and friends /
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| Author / Creator: | McNeill, John J. |
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| Imprint: | Boston : Beacon Press, ©1988. |
| Description: | xix, 213 pages ; 21 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11420121 |
Table of Contents:
- Growing up in our faith
- Spiritual life and the gay experience : Lesbians, gays and spiritual life
- Developing a mature faith life
- The Challenge of gay atheism
- Pathological religion and health religion
- Spiritual maturity : a challenge for lesbian and gay Christians.
- Intimacy with God : Feeling the presence of God
- Dealing with anger
- Liberation from fear
- Lifting the burden of guilt, shame, and self-hate
- Releasing God's power : Say the word and I shall be healed
- Trusting in God
- Thanks be to God
- Reconciliation and God's presence.
- The Gay Virtues : Hospitality and the Sodom myth
- The Spirit of hospitality
- The Virtue of compassion
- Celebrating Life : The Freedom to play
- This is my body
- Sex as play
- The Relationship between Mary, the Mother of God and the Gay and Lesbian community
- Unto dust you shall return
- AIDS and the acceptance of human mortality
- The Christian understanding of death, resurrection and time
- Reflections on judgment
- Reflections on mourning
- The Necessity of a gay spiritual commuunity
- Lovers gather round
- The Role of a gay Christian community
- Conversion and the gay Christian community
- The Future of the gay Christian community
- A Liberation spirituality based on gay and lesbian experience.