Description |
1 online resource (293 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Coming Out, Coming Home: Making Room for Gay Spirituality in Therapy; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Thank God for Change!; 2 Spiritual Connections; 3 Development of Sexuality and Spirituality; 4 Hindrances to Gay Spirituality; 5 Embracing the Possibility of Gay Spirituality; 6 Coming Out Is a Spiritual Experience; 7 The Search for an Inclusive Theology; Research Resources; References; Index |
Summary |
Coming Out, Coming Home has the potential for increasing spiritual growth and development in our society. Although many books have been written about gay rights and pro-gay theologies, few have provided people with an opportunity to enlarge belief systems advocating Scriptural principles while embracing the possibility of gay spirituality. In our present culture many people feel the need to split the personal from their professional lives in order to maintain proper boundaries, and the private from the public in order to gain the acceptance of others. This book provides the opportunity for rea |
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Subject |
Gay people -- Religious life
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Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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RELIGION -- Inspirational.
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SELF-HELP -- Spiritual.
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Gays -- Religious life
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Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781136914669 |
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1136914668 |
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