Heavy Burdens ¿ Seven Ways LGBTQ Christians Experience Harm in the Church av Bridget Eileen Rivera

229,-

Kjøp

<b><i>Foreword</i></b><b> INDIES 2021 Finalist for Religion<br/><br/></b>Religious faith reduces the risk of suicide for virtually every American demographic except one: LGBTQ people. Generations of LGBTQ people have been alienated or condemned by Christian communities. It''s past time that Christians confronted the ongoing and devastating effects of this legacy.<br/><br/>Many LGBTQ people face overwhelming challenges in navigating faith, gender, and sexuality. Christian communities that uphold the traditional sexual ethic often unwittingly make the path more difficult through unexamined attitudes and practices. Drawing on her sociological training and her leadership in the Side B/Revoice conversation, Bridget Eileen Rivera, who founded the popular website Meditations of a Traveling Nun, speaks to the pain of LGBTQ Christians and helps churches develop a better pastoral approach.<br/><br/>Rivera calls to mind Jesus''s woe to religious leaders: "They tie up heavy burdens, hard to b