Homosexuality is not a problem; heterosexism is, and this problem is often supported by religious statements and practices against sexual minorities. This book seeks to draw out strands in each major religion that are antidotal to such practices and attitudes.
Contributors to this volume, all of whom are authorities in their religious traditions, include:
Ghazala Anwar (Islam), Kelly Brown Douglas (African American Christianity), Marvin M. Ellison (Protestant Christianity), Ann-Marie Hsiung (Taoism and Confucianism), Mary Hunt (Roman Catholicism), Yu-Chen Li (Buddhism), Daniel C. Maguire (Roman Catholicism), Judith Plaskow (Judaism), Anantanand Rambachan (Hinduism)
To the Tune of a Welcoming God, by poet, theologian, essayist, and activist David Weiss, explores the divisive questions of whether and how the church might welcome the GLBT Christians at its doorstep—and already in its pews. Writing with academic training, prophetic passion, and poetic insight, Weiss invites readers to revisit these questions through poems, essays, and hymns that are at once engaging and provocative. While rooted deeply in his own Lutheran context, Weiss’s words reach far beyond, challenging, encouraging, and empowering persons regardless of their particular tradition. With a forward by Pastor Anita Hill.