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The Book of Queer Prophets: 24 Writers on Sexuality and Religion by Ruth Hunt

8 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.

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readingthroughinfinity's review

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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.

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aquakerwitch's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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questingnotcoasting's review

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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.

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