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Synopsis

For more than thirty-five years, John J. McNeill, an ordained priest and psychotherapist, has been devoting his life to spreading the good news of God's love for lesbian and gay Christians. McNeill presents a simple and straightforward answer to the question: What did God invent sex for? The answer, derived from an incisive investigation of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, is that God intended sex as a source of pleasure, joy and love. This book represents a concise summary of the wisdom culled over a lifetime. McNeill's ideas have enriched the faith of thousands, including fellow teachers, religious scholars, ministers and lay folk. This volume includes a Festschrift to John McNeill, celebrating his life and work in a series of essays by students, friends, and activists, honoring him for his lasting contribution and spelling out how he touched their lives and work.

Review

More than 30 years ago, McNeill published his theologically provocative treatise, The Church and the Homosexual, arguing that the Catholic Church was wrong to condemn gays, and postulating persuasively that gay sex in a context of love is morally good. He broadens that thesis here, starting with a simple question: What did God invent sex for? The answer: For more than mere procreation, certainly, and as a source of individual pleasure and joy intrinsic to emotional and spiritual well-being. A rousing epilogue, “Objective Disorder,” eviscerates the current pope’s “hysterical” attitude toward gays and lesbians and condemns as self-defeating his instruction forbidding the ordination of even celibate gay men. In addition to McNeill’s succinct wisdom about gays and Catholicism, the book also offers a roster of theologians and spiritual writers honoring his four decades of commitment to disputing religious intolerance. Contributors to these heartfelt essays include Rev. Troy Perry, Sr. Jeannine Gramick, Toby Johnson, Daniel Helminiak, Mark Jordan, and Mel White – a religious who’s-who of champions for queer acceptance by Western churches.

-- Richard Labonte, Books to Watch Out For