Soulfully Gay: How Harvard, Sex, Drugs, and Integral Philosophy Drove Me Crazy and Brought Me Back to God

Soulfully Gay is a personal memoir of an intellectually rigorous gay man wrestling with fundamental issues of meaning and self-acceptance. Joe Perez finds himself on a quest to understand what it means to be gay at the intersection of conflicts between homosexuality and Christianity, faith and skepticism, mysticism and madness. His journey unfolds amid challenges to his health as a recovering addict, a survivor of a psychotic episode, and a man living with AIDS. Joe is able to integrate seemingly contradictory elements--his Roman Catholic upbringing versus his openly gay lifestyle, his authentic mystical experiences versus the delusions for which he was hospitalized. With a solid understanding of theology and an ability to see through the veils of political correctness, Joe brings a new level of intellect and understanding to the challenges of being a gay man.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Integral Publishing
Published: 05/08/2007
ISBN: 9781590304181
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.06w x 0.93d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/26/2007 pg. 87
Library Journal 05/01/2007 pg. 64
Lambda Book Report 08/01/2007 pg. 14