namakurhea's review against another edition
4.0
To be a prophet is to deliver an important message and I cannot stress enough how important the writings in "The Book of Queer Prophets" are. It's a beautiful anthology of writings by 24 modern-day prophets who stand at the intersection of sexuality and faith.
Probably my most loved passage from here is one by Lucy Knight in her piece "Jenga-Block Faith". It goes like this: "The world is full of so many different expressions of what it means to be human. And if we - as humans - are made in the image if God, then God must be richly complex and multi-faceted. Which makes sense, really, if they're the creator of the universe. And if we're to take that understanding of who God is, then how can there be possibly be just one solitary way to reflect God's image? There are countless expressions of honouring God, from goody-two-shoes dreamcoat wearing Joseph to Rahab the heroic sex worker." ... really loved that
Probably my most loved passage from here is one by Lucy Knight in her piece "Jenga-Block Faith". It goes like this: "The world is full of so many different expressions of what it means to be human. And if we - as humans - are made in the image if God, then God must be richly complex and multi-faceted. Which makes sense, really, if they're the creator of the universe. And if we're to take that understanding of who God is, then how can there be possibly be just one solitary way to reflect God's image? There are countless expressions of honouring God, from goody-two-shoes dreamcoat wearing Joseph to Rahab the heroic sex worker." ... really loved that
charlijaynes's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
seventhswan's review against another edition
3.0
I would have liked to see a better balance between Christian writers and writers of other faiths, but overall an insightful collection.
faehistory's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
althea's review against another edition
3.0
This collection of essays, despite at times offering some rather difficult to read experiences, felt very hopeful, and I know that it will have a great impact on many people - I particularly loved Ruth's essay at the end. However, I can't help but noticing that the majority of the essays are written by white, cis Christians and are written from a very Western-centric point of view, and I just wish there was more nuance. I also, unfortunately, found Juno Dawson's essay to be a bit pointless...it only lasted a couple of pages compared to the rest and was basically 'I'm not religious but others are and that's okay', and it felt, to me, like a bit of a strange inclusion.
Thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins for an e-ARC copy in return for an honest review!
Thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins for an e-ARC copy in return for an honest review!
emmadobson_2812's review against another edition
5.0
This book is wonderful! A superb collection of moving, insightful and inspiring essays on the relationship between faith and sexuality. Such a broad range of experiences, articulated in unique and beautiful ways.
kirstyjuliette's review
1.0
Worst quality audiobook I’ve ever heard. Made it difficult to listen to the essays, but also I found a lot of them quite dull and self indulgent. Hoping it would change my mind somewhat about religion’s intersectionality with lgbt+-ness but I still think it’s heinous.