Coming Out as SacramentGay Christian author and activist Chris Glaser believes that sexual minorities, often denied their churches' traditional sacraments, have found unique access to the sacred in their lives: coming out of the closet. Glaser persuasively argues that coming out--as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered--has biblical precedence and sacramental dimensions. Using personal and biblical illustrations, he discusses coming out as an act of vulnerability, much like a sacrificial offering of ancient times, that invokes God's presence and effects atonement, or reconciliation. In this engaging book he shows how coming out, like other sacraments, may serve as a means of grace--that is, an experience of God's unconditional love. |
Contents
Sacrifices and Scapegoats | 17 |
God and Violence | 35 |
Coming Out in the Bible | 49 |
God Comes Out | 77 |
Coming Out as Celebration | 97 |
Rites for the Soul | 117 |
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References to this book
True Sexual Morality: Recovering Biblical Standards for a Culture in Crisis Daniel R. Heimbach No preview available - 2004 |