Coming Out in Christianity: Religion, Identity, and Community

by Melissa M. Wilcox

Book Overview

For many Christians, "homosexuality" is an issue. It is often considered a matter of "us" versus "them," or worse, for gay men and women, a question of their behavior, not something intrinsic to their identity. Coming Out in Christianity examines this conflict from the point of view of a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Christians. It focuses on current and former members of two Metropolitan Community Churches in California that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253216192
• ISBN13: 9780253216199
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher