In the past two decades or so the issue of homosexuality has taken
center stage at national and regional denominational meetings and
in local church communities. The response of the majority of
churches ranges from condemnation to toleration of the gay and
lesbian community, neither of which offers much hope for homosexual
Christians. In Gifted by Otherness L. William Countryman and M. R.
Ritley conclude that being gay or lesbian is not actually a problem
at all; rather it is a vocation, and, in fact, a gift to today's
church.
As "outsiders" gay men and lesbians challenge the church to be
inclusive of all God's children -- the central message of the
gospel. "God has drawn us to this difficult place", they write, "in
order to reveal God's grace to us and in us and through us". Basing
their book on retreats they have presented to churches and
seminaries, Countryman and Ritley explore what it means to affirm,
not merely accept, being gay or lesbian, as well as Christian.
Written primarily for the lesbigay community, and for their
families and communities, they explore the ways in which the gay
and lesbian community can appropriate and re-tell the biblical
story, and find confidence in their unique spiritual journey and
gifts. This pro-active and self-affirming book provides new hope
for those who feel that it is impossible to be gay or lesbian, as
well as Christian.
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