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The Book of Queer Prophets: 24 Writers on Sexuality and Religion by Ruth Hunt
6 reviews
catherinedsharp's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Parts of this book I very much enjoyed and felt inspired by. Others not as much. Overall it is a wonderfully reflective piece about how religion and being LGBTQIA*+ interconnect and how the two topics are not mutually exclusive.
Generally the pieces are written with relation to Catholicism/Christianity yet there are some pieces reflecting upon being Muslim or following Judaism.
This text forced me to consider my relationship with what makes up my identity in an emotional and often funny way.
Generally the pieces are written with relation to Catholicism/Christianity yet there are some pieces reflecting upon being Muslim or following Judaism.
This text forced me to consider my relationship with what makes up my identity in an emotional and often funny way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Biphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt
readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
I really liked the concept for this book; as someone who's both queer and religious (though only liberally/mildly), I was curious to see how the contributors to this book would discuss the intersections of these two things. For the most part, their thoughts were interesting and nuanced, recalling struggles with internalised homophobia and worries about how the church would react to their queer identities. Mpho Tutu van Furth and Tamsin Omond's essays were particularly interesting and I thought Ruth Hunt's essay/afterword was a great note to finish on.
Unfortunately, it's been a few weeks since I read this and I've already forgotten a few of the essays, so they didn't really have a lasting impact on me. I also question whether including Kate Botley's essay (about being an ally) in the anthology takes space away from another queer contributor who could have shared their story? (Having said that, I did enjoy reading what she'd written.) I also think this collection was limited by the fact that it mainly focused on Christianity, and I would really liked to have seen more essays from people of other faiths.
On the whole, though, this is a quick and interesting read and I think it'll have a lot of significance to people who are queer or questioning and also religious.
Content warnings for homophobia and internalised homophobia, religious bigotry, mentions of violence.
Unfortunately, it's been a few weeks since I read this and I've already forgotten a few of the essays, so they didn't really have a lasting impact on me. I also question whether including Kate Botley's essay (about being an ally) in the anthology takes space away from another queer contributor who could have shared their story? (Having said that, I did enjoy reading what she'd written.) I also think this collection was limited by the fact that it mainly focused on Christianity, and I would really liked to have seen more essays from people of other faiths.
On the whole, though, this is a quick and interesting read and I think it'll have a lot of significance to people who are queer or questioning and also religious.
Content warnings for homophobia and internalised homophobia, religious bigotry, mentions of violence.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia and Religious bigotry
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I didn't completely get on with this but I think it's mostly a case of the problem being me, not the book. I realised after a few essays that I just wasn't as interested in the topics as I thought I'd be. Although I did also expect it to be more diverse - with the exception of a few essays, they were all about Christianity. It was worth reading for the ones I did enjoy or learn from but it wasn't a standout read for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Homophobia
robyn_quick's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry
anitaxlit's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
Reading this was very special. I saw myself in many of the testimonies, and thoughts I've often believed I was alone in having were perfectly spelled out in these pages. It often felt like praying.
I wish it had been more diverse, that there had been more trans and nonbinary writers, more religions represented. And the afterword, albeit beautiful, shouldn't have been by a cis straight person, no matter how strong their connection to the queer community. That was a disappointment. It comes to show how difficult it actually is to find queer spaces.
I wish it had been more diverse, that there had been more trans and nonbinary writers, more religions represented. And the afterword, albeit beautiful, shouldn't have been by a cis straight person, no matter how strong their connection to the queer community. That was a disappointment. It comes to show how difficult it actually is to find queer spaces.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry
lucyf's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Homophobia, Self harm, Biphobia, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Addiction
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