A Whosoever Church: Welcoming Lesbians and Gay Men into African American Congregations - Softcover

Comstock, Gary David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664222803 ISBN 13: 9780664222802

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001

Synopsis

This book features interviews with twenty black scholars and religious leaders who speak out--from various theological perspectives--against institutional prejudice toward gay and lesbian people. The interviews are conducted in a conversational format in language that will be accessible and interesting to lay readers.

About this title

About the Author:

Gary David Comstock is the author of several books concerning gay and lesbian issues within the church, including Gay Theology Without Apology and Unrepentant, Self-Affirming, Practicing: Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay People within Organized Religion. He has also taught courses in Sociology at Wesleyan University in Middleton, Connecticut.

From Booklist:

The interviews with African American religious leaders that make up this book amount to a conversation of interest to those concerned with the church as a welcoming community as well as those interested in current discussion of various denominations' stances regarding gay and lesbian members. Comstock is clear and persuasive as the central voice in the book, yet his primary role is that of listener, and he plays it brilliantly. Thus we clearly hear a who's who of African American leaders from a variety of denominations addressing how to welcome lesbians and gay men into African American congregations. We also witness a dialogue in which communities of individuals often excluded by portions of Christianity that fancy themselves to be "mainstream" draw on experience to teach each other about being welcoming communities. These conversations have much to teach all the churches. Open-hearted readers stand to be touched and possibly changed. Steven Schroeder
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About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0664222803
• ISBN 13: 9780664222802
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296