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His favorite name for God is Beauty. His favorite thinker is Maurice Blondel, a French philosopher who wrote brilliantly about freedom. He has been a teacher, a moral theologian, a psychotherapist, and a retreat leader. John McNeill was a Jesuit for 40 years before being expelled from the Society of Jesus in 1987 for his views on gay and lesbian liberation.
In this deeply personal and moving autobiography, McNeill speaks candidly about the early steps and frequent perils encountered along his personal journey. Through his continued scholarship, spiritual reflection, and untiring activism, McNeill has brought hope and affirmat
His favorite name for God is Beauty. His favorite thinker is Maurice Blondel, a French philosopher who wrote brilliantly about freedom. He has been a teacher, a moral theologian, a psychotherapist, and a retreat leader. John McNeill was a Jesuit for 40 years before being expelled from the Society of Jesus in 1987 for his views on gay and lesbian liberation.
In this deeply personal and moving autobiography, McNeill speaks candidly about the early steps and frequent perils encountered along his personal journey. Through his continued scholarship, spiritual reflection, and untiring activism, McNeill has brought hope and affirmation to thousands of gay and lesbian Christians. Poignant, frequently astonishing, and always hopeful, this testament to an extraordinary life will inspire all who read it.
McNeill's first book The Church and the Homosexual refutes all the traditional arguments condemning homosexuality in Scripture, tradition, and philosophy. Taking a Chance on God defends healthy religion and presents a view of homosexual relationships as good. Freedom, Glorious Freedom contends that Christians should listen to what the Spirit is saying to them through the experiences of gay people. McNeill is a prophet in our pluralistic times who has, in the words of St. Paul, "fought the good fight . . . finished the race . . . kept the faith."
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Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press
Release date: 1 December 2004
ISBN-10 : 0664258085 |
ISBN-13: 9780664258085
Tags: Biography (1), Freedom (1), Glbt (1), Christianity (1), Stories (1), Catholic (1), Spirit (1), Beauty (1), SnP (1), Lives (1), Zeal (1)
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