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Reading the Bible Through Queer Eyes

Good News for LGBTQ+ People from Genesis to Revelation

Av Brian G. Murphy, Shannon T.L. Kearns

Del i serien HarperOne

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The essential introduction or reconnection to the Bible for queer readers from the co-founders of QueerTheology.com.“As we dove back into the story of creation in Genesis 1 and 2, trying to look at it with fresh eyes, I realized I had visited the Garden of Eden before. It was as if, like Saul, the scales had fallen off my eyes and suddenly I could see what had been there all along. The Bible has always been queer.”When Brian Murphy and Shannon L. Kearns created Queer Theology, the longest-running LGBTQ+ Christian podcast and the community QueerTheology.com, they defined a new genre in talking about LGBTQ+ identity and faith that has now reached more than 3 million people in over 200 countries. Reading the Bible through Queer Eyes is the resource they wish they had as they reconciled their faith with their identities. It looks for queerness in sacred Scripture not for the sake of representation, but with an eye toward liberation for all marginalized people.These readings make familiar Bible stories come to new life, offering powerful and liberatory insights that will change the way readers engage their bodies, their sexuality, and the world in their faith. A few examples of the inspiring multitudes contained in this book:discovering a new gay Garden of Eden in a suburban park;a connection between Palm Sunday and ACT-UP AIDS activism;queer bodies offered as living sacrifices and holy worship through activism, sex, and community care;understanding divine covenant through a lens of kink;and the story of Doubting Thomas as a reminder of the sacredness of transgender scars.With more and more people questioning binaries and boundaries, and searching for answers, Reading the Bible through Queer Eyes provides companionship and encourages you to live out your faith in public and transform yourself and the world.
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Shannon T.L. Kearns is a former fundamentalist who became the first openly transgender man ordained to the Old Catholic priesthood. He is the author of several books: In the Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey With Scripture, No One Taught Me How To Be A Man: What a Trans Man's Experience Reveals About Masculinity, Come and See: Your Invitation to a Radical Encounter With Jesus. Shannon is also a playwright and screenwriter. He has been a Humanitas New Voices Fellow, a Jerome Fellow, a Finnovation Fellow, and a Lambda Literary Fellow. Shannon splits time between Kansas and Oklahoma.

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"Brian G. Murphy and Shannon T. L. Kearns invite readers to rediscover Scripture as a story far more expansive, liberating, and life-giving than the narrow interpretations that have too often been used to exclude queer people. With theological insight, pastoral care, and compelling storytelling, they show how reading the Bible through queer experience doesn’t distort Scripture- it helps reveal its deepest truth. This is a hopeful and necessary book for anyone ready to encounter the Bible again as truly good news." — Brandan Robertson, author of Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table"Once you understand that your queerness and your spirituality are not in opposition, a new adventure in biblical interpretation awaits. This book is the perfect companion for queering the Bible--rich in insight and compassion." — Casper ter Kuile, author of The Power of Ritual"Bursting with holy wisdom, epiphany and revelation—I went in a skeptic and came out a believer. Shannon and Brian's ability to shine a queer light on the bible had me underlining every other page and nodding in agreement. To find myself not just present but celebrated in the midst of stories that have often been used to harm and exclude—was maybe the greatest gift of all." — Namoli Brennet"Murphy and Kearns provide an intimate combination of spiritual care and scriptural literacy for those on a personal journey with religion as LGBTQ+ people. This book is generously conceived, multi-faceted, and forthright past pain and confusion. Read it to access the lifelong education of two faith leaders—one trans man and one bisexual man in a US context—as they share their insights, their experiences, and their love for Bible stories within the wholeness of life." — Malcolm Himschoot, author of Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture

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