A review by sedgewren
The Book of Queer Prophets: 24 Writers on Sexuality and Religion by Ruth Hunt
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
A truly gorgeous, spiritual and empathetic book that, although I'm neither particularly queer nor religious, I found calming and encouraging. The very short essay format made the book very easy to get through, and the range of writers produced a much smaller range of quality of writing than I expected (all of it was well written, which is not common for a collection of essays from the same writer let alone from disparate authors!).
I loved the poetry in the writings from queer people who found God despite being outcast from the church, and what being religious means to them. Often it came down to love, and how they described their relationships with God were often breathtaking.
I found the writings from queer ordained ministers particularly inspiring, and it made me happy that, although they were in the minority and not in particularly orthodox churches, they were still passionate and optimistic.
I loved the poetry in the writings from queer people who found God despite being outcast from the church, and what being religious means to them. Often it came down to love, and how they described their relationships with God were often breathtaking.
I found the writings from queer ordained ministers particularly inspiring, and it made me happy that, although they were in the minority and not in particularly orthodox churches, they were still passionate and optimistic.