Our tribe : queer folks, God, Jesus, and the Bible /

Is the Bible a document of oppression, brimming with "tests of terror" to be wielded against lesbians and gay men? Or can traces of queer tribal history--and a message of all-redeeming love--be teased from its pages? This book is the anecdotal, scripture-citing account of Rev. Nancy Wilson...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wilson, Nancy L., 1950-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [1995]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible > Gay interpretations. Metropolitan Community Church. Wilson, Nancy L., > 1950- Bible. Homosexuality > Religious aspects > Christianity. Homosexuality > Biblical teaching. Gay men > Religious life > United States. Lesbians > Religious life > United States. Gay interpretations of sacred works. Gay men > Religious life. Lesbians > Religious life. United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Tribal Tales
1. Healing Our Tribal Wounds
2. Boldly Exercising Our Tribal Gifts
3. Texts of Terror
4. Outing the Bible: Our Gay and Lesbian Tribal Texts
5. Outing the Sodomite
6. Equal to Angels
7. A Queer Theology of Sexuality
Appendix: The Roll Call of Eunuchs.