Overview
Taking a Chance on God explores how lesbians and gay men can claim both a positive gay identity and a fulfilling life of Christian faith.
Full Product Details
Author: John J. McNeill
Publisher: Beacon Press
Imprint: Beacon Press
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.264kg
ISBN: 9780807079454
ISBN 10: 0807079456
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 01 May 1996
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
McNeill draws on the insights of the gay and lesbian liberation movement, his counseling experience with lesbian and gay people, and a variety of faith traditions--Catholic, mainstream Protestant, Evangelical and other world religions--to produce a unique, comprehensive, life-giving ethic.<br> --Equal Time <br><br> Taking a Chance on God offers insights into human relationships and human health from which all persons, whether homosexual or heterosexual, can learn. <br> --America
McNeill draws on the insights of the gay and lesbian liberation movement, his counseling experience with lesbian and gay people, and a variety of faith traditions--Catholic, mainstream Protestant, Evangelical and other world religions--to produce a unique, comprehensive, life-giving ethic. --Equal Time Taking a Chance on God offers insights into human relationships and human health from which all persons, whether homosexual or heterosexual, can learn. --America
McNeill draws on the insights of the gay and lesbian liberation movement, his counseling experience with lesbian and gay people, and a variety of faith traditions--Catholic, mainstream Protestant, Evangelical and other world religions--to produce a unique, comprehensive, life-giving ethic.@lt;br@gt;@lt;i@gt;--Equal Time@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; @lt;i@gt;Taking a Chance on God@lt;/i@gt; offers insights into human relationships and human health from which all persons, whether homosexual or heterosexual, can learn. @lt;br@gt;@lt;i@gt;--America@lt;/i@gt;
McNeill draws on the insights of the gay and lesbian liberation movement, his counseling experience with lesbian and gay people, and a variety of faith traditions--Catholic, mainstream Protestant, Evangelical and other world religions--to produce a unique, comprehensive, life-giving ethic.<br> --Equal Time <br> Taking a Chance on God offers insights into human relationships and human health from which all persons, whether homosexual or heterosexual, can learn. <br> --America
Author Information
John J. McNeill (1925-2015) was an ordained priest and practicing psychotherapist. In 1987, he was expelled from the Society of Jesus for refusing to cease his ministry to gay men and lesbians. He received a doctorate in philosophy from Louvain University in Belgium and taught philosophy and theology at Fordham University, Union Theological Seminary, and other institutions. McNeill was the author of several works on theology and sexuality, including Taking a Chance on God and Freedom, Glorious Freedom.
