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Growing up in a strict Southern Baptist community can be challenging for a child whose sexuality is considered a sin. In The Thousand-Petaled Lotus: Growing Up Gay in the Southern Baptist Church, Michael Fields takes readers on a hilarious and thought-provoking journey through his Nashville childhood, one filled with Southern characters, sexual awakening, anguished prayer, and an exhilarating search for truth.
In the Hindu tradition, the thousand-petaled lotus is the saharara chakra at the top of the head, which blossoms at the moment of enlightenment. The Thousand-Petaled Lotus is structured as just that, a lotus of many petals unfolding. Fields' journey to reconcile his faith with his sexuality is a captivating story that blossoms when he finds what Jesus called ''the kingdom of heaven'' and sees that it is here now. The Thousand-Petaled Lotus is a rare story of personal and spiritual discovery, complete with metaphysical reflections, droll wit, and storytelling full of Southern charm.
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“Wherever you're from, whatever your religious and sexual predilections, this is a book to read for its smarts, honesty and riotous humor. The memoir abounds with wonderful places and characters. ...this is a memoir of contradictions--of the joys and anguishes of growing up with body, mind and soul--which is to say human in all of the odd and lovely specificity that is Michael Fields.” —Victoria Redel, author of The Border of Truth
About the Author
Michael Fields was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended Deep Springs College and Columbia University before earning his masters degree in social work at Fordham. Michael is employed as a program director at the Department of Veterans Affairs. He lives in New York City with his partner, now husband, of thirty-five years.
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- PublisherLangdon Street Press
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1626526494
- ISBN 13 9781626526495
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages290
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