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Honest Life, An – Faithful and Gay
Geoffrey Hooper
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Description for Honest Life, An – Faithful and Gay
Paperback. Unlocking gay sexuality and authentic faith. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCV; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
An Honest Life is a poignant memoir - much more than a gay coming-out story. With searing honesty the author tries to discover why he first resisted a call to ordination and denied his repressed sexuality. He examines the unconscious defences and cultural pressures which kept him in a heterosexual marriage, and condemns the intolerance and hypocrisy he encountered within the established church, while applauding the support he received from some bishops. The book is enriched by personal stories, contributions from other protagonists, and by the author drawing on a literary reservoir of fellow pilgrims' journeys of faith and evolutionary ... Read more
An Honest Life is a poignant memoir - much more than a gay coming-out story. With searing honesty the author tries to discover why he first resisted a call to ordination and denied his repressed sexuality. He examines the unconscious defences and cultural pressures which kept him in a heterosexual marriage, and condemns the intolerance and hypocrisy he encountered within the established church, while applauding the support he received from some bishops. The book is enriched by personal stories, contributions from other protagonists, and by the author drawing on a literary reservoir of fellow pilgrims' journeys of faith and evolutionary ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782799214
SKU
V9781782799214
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99-15
About Geoffrey Hooper
Through heterosexual marriage and gay partnership, as priest and psychotherapist, Geoffrey Hooper has challenged intolerance and grown in faith. He lives in Wales.
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