Gay Spirualy: Gay Inty and the Transformatn of Human Conscns – Johnson |

A classic, tled before "queer" beme an accepted umbrella term for sexual and genr viatns of all sorts, i.e., LGBTQIA, and wrten om a gay man's perspective, Gay Spirualy shows how the experience of beg an outsir, a viant wh different feelgs and attus, and not part of the ordary human round of birth, reproductn, and ath affords s own kd of enlightenment and visn of greater meang for life and for God. Still timely and sightful. GAY SPIRITUALITY: Gay Inty and the Transformatn of Conscns offers a sensible, morn and enlightened unrstandg of spirual nscns for gay men who are so often faced wh misunrstandg and nflict alg wh tradnal relign. Acclaimed thor Toby Johnson prents a bold perspective: beg the outsir and nscns sut allows cuttg edge sight. In this Lambda Lerary award-wng tle, Toby Johnson explor how the rise of gay inty has bee an important part of ntemporary relig velopment. This dramatic transformatn has rulted due to the perspective of gay men wh their abily to step outsi the assumptns and nventns of culture and see thgs om a different pot of view. This book will reward rears seekg new sight to fah as well as culture, myth and tradns. Johnson's visn of a life-affirmg, sex-posive spirualy of love, operatn, mutual rpect and acceptance is sync wh morn scientific knowledge, and do not ask the rear to spend logic or cril thkg. Gay Christians who are stgglg wh their sexual orientatn will pecially appreciate Johnson's nvcg refutatn of mon "biblil" anti-gay arguments. A powerful book for personal change and a great gift to a gay iend who is unhappy wh his life or sufferg om low self-teem.