Epiphany Reading & Discussion Group
Date: January 9th, January 30th, & February 20th 7-8:30 PM Location: ZOOM Contact: pride@azdiocese.orgHosted by the AZ Diocesan Pride Committee
The Pride Committee of the Diocese of Arizona invites you to a special Epiphany Reading and Discussion Group.
During the season of Epiphany 2025, in recognition of the ways that the Holy Spirit has moved and inspired the church to gain new insight, the Pride Committee of the Diocese of Arizona is sponsoring a reading and discussion group.
Our featured book will be Walking the Bridgeless Canyon: Repairing the Breach Between the Church and the LGBT Community by Kathy Baldock.
In this scholarly yet accessible book, Baldock “examines the layers through which people often view the gay and transgender communities. Topics covered include the cultural history of human sexuality, as well as the reason homosexuality has been seen as a mental illness, the subsequent evolution, impact, and decline of conversion reparative therapy ideology, the beginnings of the HIV virus in Africa in 1921 and its eventual spread to America, the science of sex, gender, and sexual orientation, a critical analysis of biblical passages on same-sex behavior, the social history of marriage and a biblical case for LGBT marriage, the start of the gay activist and gay Christian movements, stories of LGBT Christian youth and parents, and finally, ways in which allies and advocates might engage in productive dialogue for inclusion.
Our discussion schedule will be:
- Thursday, January 9th, 2025: Introductions, discussion of Part I
- Thursday, January 30th, 2025: Discussion of Part II and III
- Thursday, February 20th, 2025: Discussion of Part IV and V
All meetings are on Zoom from 7-8:30 PM.
Contact pride@azdiocese.org for more information.
More information about the book can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23367214-walking-the-bridgeless-canyon