Coming out within : stages of spiritual awakening for lesbians and gay men /

Coming Out Within explores loss--feeling unacceptable to family, church, or workplace, losing loved one to AIDS; being despised by segments of society--as a catalyst for growth. Using an eight-stage model illustrated with real life stores, Ritter and O'Neill chart the process by which even the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	O'Neill, Craig (Author), Ritter, Kathleen (Kathleen Yost) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco, Calif. : HarperSanFrancisco, [1992]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Gay men > Religious life. Lesbians > Religious life. Loss (Psychology) Gay men > Psychology. Lesbians > Psychology. Homosexuals

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Summary:	Coming Out Within explores loss--feeling unacceptable to family, church, or workplace, losing loved one to AIDS; being despised by segments of society--as a catalyst for growth. Using an eight-stage model illustrated with real life stores, Ritter and O'Neill chart the process by which even the most poignant loss can facilitate personal and spiritual transformation [from the back cover].
Item Description:	The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:	236 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236).
ISBN:	0062507060 9780062507068