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Coming out as sacrament

Title: Coming out as sacrament / Chris Glaser.
Author: Glaser, Chris.
Publication: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [1998], ©1998.

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Description

153 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

"Gay 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."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

Homosexuality > Religious aspects > Christianity

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]).

Contents

1. Coming Out as Sacrament -- 2. Sacrifices and Scapegoats -- 3. God and Violence -- 4. Coming Out in the Bible -- 5. God Comes Out -- 6. Coming Out as Celebration -- 7. Rites for the Soul. Biblical Affirmations. Coming Out. A Call to Repentance. Turning the Tables. Embracing Our Cause. Reclaiming Our Baptism. Celebrating the Commonwealth.

ISBN

0664257488 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

98020654

OCLC

39147801
ocm39147801
SCSB-3884770

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Columbia University Libraries