Rev Elizabeth M. Edman

(Note: My husband and I share this account. This review was written by him.)

I found this book to be quite excellent, as I was enraptured by Edman’s clear-eyed and compassionate brand of storytelling. It’s part memoir, part sociocultural study, and part Biblical exegesis. She was direct, forthright, and pulled no punches with the life she’s led and the choices she’s made, especially in terms of both her successes and failures.

It’s the inverse of Patrick Cheng’s Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theology. She uses hard theology as the seasoning for her narrative prose, as opposed to serving up a dish of dense postmodern theology flavored with the occasional personal reflection.

Finally, as a cis-hetero white dude who attends a progressive Episcopal church and would like to be considered an ally, this was a book I wished I could have read a decade or more ago. I needed to hear about about the love of Christ and how it can change the world from a queer woman of faith.… (plus d'informations)

Unapologetic presentation of the virtues that LGBT Christians have developed through socializatin, testing, and trial. While these virtues are not unique to queer people of faith, they have often been made more self-aware of their reliance on these qualities or gained a better appreciation of their faith through them. Neither does it argue that all LGBT individuals are somehow innately 'gifted' in these areas, rather that they are acquired virtues that can be used and taught to the betterment of the Church at large.… (plus d'informations)