LGBTIQ + people and Pentecostals - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook LGBTIQ + people and Pentecostals write by Marius Nel. This book was released on . LGBTIQ + people and Pentecostals available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides Pentecostals with the necessary equipment and motivation to contribute to one of Africa's important ethical challenges, LGBTIQ+ people and Africa's homophobic reaction to them. The study is aimed at Christian believers and pastors, to empower them with relevant information about the issue. The issue is discussed in terms of existing biological, psychological, anthropological, sociological, philosophical and queer theory knowledge, along with a study of the biblical texts, in order to answer the question, what should a responsible African Pentecostal response be towards the LGBTIQ+ issue, and what should Pentecostals' attitude be towards such people?
Happy: LGBTQ+ Experiences of Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity
Happy: LGBTQ+ Experiences of Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Happy: LGBTQ+ Experiences of Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity write by Mark Jennings. This book was released on 2023-01-01. Happy: LGBTQ+ Experiences of Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book relates the unique experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) people in Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Christian churches. Grounded in the theoretical contributions of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Lewis Coser, and others, the book exposes the discursive ‘battleground’ over the ‘truth’ of sex which underlies the participants’ stories. These rich and complex narratives reveal the stakes of this conflict, manifested in ‘the line’ – a barrier restricting out LGBTQ+ people from full participation in ministry and service. Although some participants related stories of supportive—if typically conservative—congregations where they felt able to live out an authentic, integrated faith, others found they could only leave their formerly close and supportive communities behind, ‘counter-rejecting’ the churches and often the faith that they felt had rejected them.
Issues in Human Sexuality
Issues in Human Sexuality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Issues in Human Sexuality write by Church of England. House of Bishops. This book was released on 1991. Issues in Human Sexuality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The original 1991 Statement by the House of Bishops on many aspects of sexual behaviour, including homosexuality. Commended by the General Synod for wide discussion within the Church.
The Trans-Evangelist
The Trans-Evangelist - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Trans-Evangelist write by Sister Paula Nielsen. This book was released on 2012-11. The Trans-Evangelist available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "I want to go on living after my death, so that the message that God has given me to preach will continue to bless and help future generations of LGBT youth in their struggle for identity." -- Sister Paula Nielsen This is why Sister Paula, an open transgender Christian, spent seven years writing her autobiography "The Trans Evangelist," a document that scans seven decades. Her story is a unique journey that the reader will find fascinating, entertaining, and spiritually uplifting. Paula says: "So many people are living dull and uneventful lives because they are being what society expects them to be, rather than being the person they really are." Paula has had the courage to step out and be herself, swimming against the current of popular opinion of her time. Her life is checkered with controversy. Yet, through it all, God's hand remained on her life. In this book she leaves a legacy that people will not soon forget. ..".God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise.....and things which are despised, hath God chosen...." (I Corinthians 1:27, 28) This truth becomes crystal clear as Paula's incredible story unfolds throughout this book.
Filled with the Spirit
Filled with the Spirit - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Filled with the Spirit write by Ellen Lewin. This book was released on 2018-04-24. Filled with the Spirit available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 2001, a collection of open and affirming churches with predominantly African American membership and a Pentecostal style of worship formed a radically new coalition. The group, known now as the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries or TFAM, has at its core the idea of “radical inclusivity”: the powerful assertion that everyone, no matter how seemingly flawed or corrupted, has holiness within. Whether you are LGBT, have HIV/AIDS, have been in prison, abuse drugs or alcohol, are homeless, or are otherwise compromised and marginalized, TFAM tells its people, you are one of God’s creations. In Filled with the Spirit, Ellen Lewin gives us a deeply empathetic ethnography of the worship and community central to TFAM, telling the story of how the doctrine of radical inclusivity has expanded beyond those it originally sought to serve to encompass people of all races, genders, sexualities, and religious backgrounds. Lewin examines the seemingly paradoxical relationship between TFAM and traditional black churches, focusing on how congregations and individual members reclaim the worship practices of these churches and simultaneously challenge their authority. The book looks closely at how TFAM worship is legitimated and enhanced by its use of gospel music and considers the images of food and African American culture that are central to liturgical imagery, as well as how understandings of personal authenticity tie into the desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Throughout, Lewin takes up what has been mostly missing from our discussions of race, gender, and sexuality—close attention to spirituality and faith.
