{"product_id":"reading-secrets-a-queer-inheritance-of-life-and-scripture-9781963511147","title":"Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture","description":"\u003cb\u003eA trans pastor's fascination with the Scripture inherited from his closeted, fundamentalist father.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen his dad died, Malcolm Himschoot inherited his father's Bibles. He chose to re-read them, examining his dad's notes in the margins, teasing out the details of his upbringing and gender identity amid the structures and forms of biblical narratives. For Malcolm, coming out meant exile and verbal excommunication; he embodied all his gay father tried to hide. In Reading Secrets, Malcolm travels alongside the ghost of his father, exploring their inherited homophobia and the American culture that shaped their triumphs and tragedies. With these poetic and evocative meditations, Malcolm transforms the Scripture he inherited, and finds a place in it for himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flare Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963511147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Malcolm Himschoot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331943358645,"sku":"9781963511147","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_27efa1f2-0092-4057-8513-a43be5c338f7.jpg?v=1745938720","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/reading-secrets-a-queer-inheritance-of-life-and-scripture-9781963511147","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}