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Book SynopsisThis volume gathers together the reflections of Catholic and former Catholic LGBTQ persons, their friends, family members, and others, concerning experiences of sexual diversity and the church. It provides an opportunity for a wide audience, inside and outside the Catholic community, to experience the richness of contemporary Catholic faith and practice.
Trade Review"The texts in both volumes are of high quality in their sophisticated reflection and rigorous scholarship. Gathering together experience-based essays, papers that summarize and critique the arguments put forth in official Catholic teaching, and articles that present original ideas on issues relating to sexual diversity, the two volumes are a valuable resource for teaching sexuality, LGBTQ issues, theology, and Catholicism in the USA in the academic context, as well as being accessible to an interested lay audience." -- -Stefanie Knauss American Catholic Studies "The More Than in the title of these volumes indicates a commitment to move beyond the Monologue of ecclesiastical teaching on sexual diversity, and those who defend that teaching, and engage the voices and lived experiences of people." -Theological Studies "More than a Monologue is a powerful, long overdue, scandalous account of the fact that many GLBTQ persons are persons of faith, even intense Christian faith, who have been and continue to be rejected by officials of the Catholic church, causing great suffering to themselves and all those who love and respect them. We may hope that ending the silence on this issue will help priests, bishops and cardinals find the courage to end this persecution and acknowledge what many know from personal experience: that sexual identity and orientation were not among the instructions that Jesus the Christ left his followers, and do not predict personal righteousness." -- -Christine E. Gudorf Florida International University This book succeeds in making ecclesial space for LGBT Catholics...All of the contributors to this volume do more than simply speak back to church officials; they also, and perhaps more importantly, speak to and with other Catholics" -- -Katie Grimes Theology and Sexuality "A refreshing dialogue occurring within Catholicism regarding the lives of LBGTQ persons. Firer Hinze and Hornbeck, both professors at Fordham University, have collected a wide spectrum of essays regarding how LGBTQ individuals live out their sexual lives with dignity and authenticity. Included here are the testimonies of theologians, parents, pastors, and a physician, alongside Bishop Thomas Gumbleton and Dan Savage, the nationally syndicated sex columnist who shares an emotionally gripping story about growing up gay and Catholic. The personal nature of several of these essays makes the collection especially riveting." -Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Table of ContentsIntroduction Christine Firer Hinze and J. Patrick Hornbeck II Part One: Practicing Love: Listening to Singles, Families, Couples, Parents, Children 1 This Catholic Mom: Our Family Outreach Deb Word 2 O Tell Me the Truth About Love Eve Tushnet 3 Our Thirty-Three-Year-Long Dream to Marry Janet F. Peck and Carol A. Conklin 4 Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Husband, and Wife Hilary Howes Part Two: Practicing Church: Listening to Voices in Pastoral Ministry 5 A Call to Listen: The Church's Pastoral and Theological Response to Gays and Lesbians Thomas Gumbleton 6 From Closet to Lampstand: A Pastoral Call for Visibility M. Sheila Nelson 7 Gay Ministry at the Crossroads: The Plight of Gay Clergy in the Catholic Church Donald J. Cozzens 8 The Experience of a Pastoral Advocate and Implications for the Church Bryan N. Massingale 9 Lord, I Am (Not) Worthy to Receive You Winnie S. Varghese Part Three: Practicing Education: Listening to Voices of Students and Teachers 10 A Delicate Dance: Utilizing and Challenging the Sexual Doctrine of the Catholic Church in Support of LGBTIQ Persons Teresa Delgado 11 Do Not Quench the Spirit: Rainbow Ministry and Queer Ritual Practice in Catholic Education and Life John P. Falcone 12 Calling Out in the Wilderness: Queer Youth and American Catholicism Jeanine E. Viau Part Four: Practicing Belonging: Voices Within, Beyond, and Contesting Ecclesial Borders 13 The Stories We Tell Kate Henley Averett 14 Tainted Love: The LGBT Experience of Church Jamie L. Manson 15 A Voice from the Pews: Same-Sex Marriage and Connecticut's Kerrigan Decision Michael A. Norko 16 At a Loss Dan Savage 17 "Church, Heal Thyself": Reflections of a Catholic Physician Mark Andrew Clark Afterword: Reflections from Ecclesiology and Practical Theology Tom Beaudoin and Bradford E. Hinze Notes List of Contributors
