Coming out As Sacrament
Chris Glaser$25.50
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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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 11/01/1998
ISBN: 9780664257484
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.50w x 0.42d
Review Citations: Library Journal 01/01/1999 pg. 108