An Honest Life: Faithful and Gay

By: Geoffrey Hooper

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Synopsis: An Honest Life is a poignant memoir – much more than a gay coming-out story. With searing honesty the author tries to discover why he first resisted a call to ordination and denied his repressed sexuality. He examines the unconscious defences and cultural pressures which kept him in a heterosexual marriage, and condemns the intolerance and hypocrisy he encountered within the established church, while applauding the support he received from some bishops. The book is enriched by personal stories, contributions from other protagonists, and by the author drawing on a literary reservoir of fellow pilgrims' journeys of faith and evolutionary growth towards integrity over sexual identity. Most movingly, Geoffrey Hooper tells of the joy he personally experienced when 'the love that dare not speak its name' bid him welcome and he did sit and eat.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 158 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781782799207
Publisher:: Christian Alternative Books
Date of Addition:: 11/04/25
Copyrighted By:: Geoffrey Hooper
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality, Psychology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.