Gay Theology without Apology: by Gary David Comstock

Author: Gary David Comstock

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"In these fresh and bold essays, Gary David Comstock finds God's liberating connection in Scripture-from-the-underside, in nontraditional traditions, and in body experience. Candidly self-revelatory, he shows how only in taking our own lives seriously can we be lovers of the world. GAY THEOLOGY WITHOUT APOLOGY is both judgment on churchly oppression and a charter of hope for gay/lesbian/bisexual Christians on the edges of the church. It is also truly an apologia, a persuasive case for the richer, more erotic, more just and loving humanness of every one of us." -James B. Nelson, Professor of Christian Ethics, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
"Gary Comstock has taken the initiative to reconstruct Christian tradition out of his experience of mutuality and relationship as a gay man, and has made an important contribution to the growing field of gay liberation theology. His critique of heterosexism in the Bible leads to a creative search for meaning in the lives of those struggling for wholeness and new life in community." -Letty M. Russell, Professor of Theology, Yale Divinity School
The author presents a theology forged out of personal experience, informed and guided by Christian Scripture and tradition. He does not ask or expect that his views or understandings be accepted as a final word for any community, only that he be given the opportunity to initiate rational discourse inthe context of Christian love.
It is the transformation of being, in full awareness of God and out of the certainty that there is a place for gay men and lesbians within Christianity, that constitutes the story of his personal experiences. But beyond the personal is an equal engagement with the creative powers of the biblical message and the destructive powers of homophobia. He confronts the Bible and society in the spirit of dialogue, without apology, taking his place and urging other gay men and lesbians to take their place in church and society without guilt and without fear.
Offering an investigative theology rather than a polemic, Comstock holds up the contradictions in the Bible and examines the various facets of the life of Jesus, not to condemn inconsistencies but to draw from them the strengths and the beauty and the light they may shed for everyone who claims Christianity as their faith. This is a creative, probing, challenging work offering new perspectives that all Christians will find richly rewarding and refreshingly provocative.

GARY DAVID COMSTOCK is the university Protestant chaplain and visiting assistant professor of religion at Wesleyan University. His work in social ethics focuses on social justice in Hebrew Scripture, issues of social change, and lesbian/gay studies. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. His previous book was Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men (Columbia University Press).

0.52" H x 8.5" L x 5.56" W (0.56 lbs) 183 pages
Publisher: Pilgrim Press

Gay Theology without Apology: by Gary David Comstock Author: Gary David Comstock
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Comstock holds up the contradictions in the Bible and examines the various facets of Jesus--not to condemn inconsistencies, but to draw from them the strengths and beauty they may hold for everyone who claims Christianity as his or her faith.

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