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This is a rich case study of how one congregation blends the traditions of African-American Christianity and the contemporary therapeutic ethic of American popular culture to become a GLBT-affirming church. Leong adeptly shows how the rituals, use of sacred texts, and adoption of liberation theology are combined at Unity Fellowship Church to create a haven for one of society's most marginalized populations. -- Stephen Ellingson, Hamilton College

Leong does a great service in bringing the work of Unity Fellowship into view, and this book should open new conversations. * Nova Religio: The Journal Of Alternative And Emergent Religions * This is a rich case study of how one congregation blends the traditions of African-American Christianity and the contemporary therapeutic ethic of American popular culture to become a GLBT-affirming church. Leong adeptly shows how the rituals, use of sacred texts, and adoption of liberation theology are combined at Unity Fellowship Church to create a haven for one of society’s most marginalized populations. -- Stephen Ellingson, Hamilton College

Leong does a great service in bringing the work of Unity Fellowship into view, and this book should open new conversations. * Nova Religio: The Journal Of Alternative And Emergent Religions * This is a rich case study of how one congregation blends the traditions of African-American Christianity and the contemporary therapeutic ethic of American popular culture to become a GLBT-affirming church. Leong adeptly shows how the rituals, use of sacred texts, and adoption of liberation theology are combined at Unity Fellowship Church to create a haven for one of society's most marginalized populations. -- Stephen Ellingson, Hamilton College

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Pamela Leong is assistant professor of sociology at Salem State University.

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