NEW-BOOK OF QUEER PROPHETS, THE

by Ruth Hunt

Brand New Deliver In 6-18 Working Days

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book a lot, but please keep in mind that it is primarily Christian. At the end of the book, it becomes very homogenous in terms of ideas, and I skipped a bunch of essays. If I could ask the publisher or author to change one thing, I would add: add a few more Muslim authors, Jewish writers, and Bahai individuals. Add some Hindus, Sikhs, and non-religious people speaking on their experiences with discrimination in religious spaces based on perceived queerness.

Add Japanese Shinto people talking about being gay in Japan. Or Buddhist scholars writing on their part. Add Tengri worshippers.

Most societies are homophobic. There are so many writing opportunities. If you position yourself as a God-to-gays book, we should be diverse. Otherwise, we can name it a "Jesus-to-gays + 2 others" book.

[Jacqui Busch · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone from the United States, it took a little work to understand the Britishisms at times, but it was really a treat to get so many different perspectives from queer and trans people in the church. There were lots of parts my Presbyterian book club found quotable. I think our favorite was the part where Jay Hulme cautioned readers about calling God a bitch.

[Luke Akal · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book covers such incredibly important topics that deserve more attention generally, but the execution of it is poor. With better editing and some sort of organisation of the key topics, this would be a much better set of essays. It's probably more powerful to listen to the audio book with the voices of the original contributors.

[Viljams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some stories had me gasping, some were a bit boring for ME, but overall i liked thickening myself into more of the religion/queer mix of a life.
This is a fast read, i suggest it if you like, well, queer topics and religious topics - the struggles, but also beauties within it.

[Chinchivi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked it. The author's contributions are thoughtful and unique. This would get 4 stars (= superb book), but since some writing from queer people about their faith (or losing it) long overdue, it gets 5 (= wonderful books that change and enrich my world).