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Taking a Chance on God explores how lesbians and gay men can claim both a positive gay identity and a fulfilling life of Christian faith.
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Liberating Theology for Gays, Lesbians, and Their Lovers, Families, and Friends
John J. McNeill
With a New Preface
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Beacon Press 25 Beacon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Beacon Press books are published under the auspices of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations.
1988, 1996 by John J. McNeill All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 01 00 99 8 7 6 5 4
Text design by Hunter Graphics
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McNeill, John J. Taking a chance on God : liberating theology for gays, lesbians, and their lovers, families, and friends/John J. McNeill. p. Bibliography: p. ISBN 0-8070-7945-6 1. Gaysreligious life. 2. Homosexualityreligious aspects Christianity. I. Title BV4596. G38M46 1988 208'.80664dc 19 87-47875
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I pray that with God's merciful grace this book may serve the spiritual good of my lesbian sisters and gay brothers and all who read it.
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CONTENTS
Preface to the 1996 Edition
xi
Preface to the 1988 Edition
xv
Part One Growing Up in Our Faith: Spiritual Life and the Gay Experience
1
Introduction: Lesbians, Gays, and the Spiritual Life
2
Chapter 1 Developing a Mature Faith Life
3
Chapter 2 The Challenge of Gay Atheism
12
Chapter 3 Pathological Religion and Healthy Religion
16
Chapter 4 Spiritual Maturity: A Challenge for Lesbian and Gay Christians
22
Part Two Intimacy with God
27
Introduction: Feeling the Presence of God
28
Chapter 5 Dealing with Anger
30
Chapter 6 Liberation from Fear
42
Chapter 7 Lifting the Burden of Guilt, Shame, and Self-Hate
54
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Part Three Releasing God's Power
75
Introduction: Say the Word and I Shall Be Healed
76
Chapter 8 Trusting in God
77
Chapter 9 Thanks Be to God
81
Chapter 10 Reconciliation and God's Presence
84
Part Four The Gay Virtues
91
Introduction: Hospitality and the Sodom Myth
92
Chapter 11 The Spirit of Hospitality
95
Chapter 12 The Virtue of Compassion
100
Part Five Celebrating Life
109
Introduction: The Freedom to Play
110
Chapter 13 The Freedom to Play
111
Chapter 14 This Is My Body
121
Chapter 15 Sex as Play
129
Chapter 16 The Relationship between Mary, the Mother of God, and the Gay and Lesbian Community
137
Part Six Unto Dust You Shall Return
145
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Introduction: AIDS and the Acceptance of Human Mortality
146
Chapter 17 The Christian Understanding of Death, Resurrection, and Time
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