The thousand-petaled lotus
Subtitle: growing up gay in the Southern Baptist Church : a memoir
By: Michael Fields
Publisher: Langdon Street Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781626526495
Subjects: Homosexuality; Spiritual biography; Gay men; Biography; Christianity
Description: Growing up in a strict Southern Baptist community can be challenging for a child whose sexuality is considered a sin. In The Thousand-Petaled Lotus: Growing Up Gay in the Southern Baptist Church, Michael Fields takes readers on a hilarious and thought-provoking journey through his Nashville childhood, one filled with Southern characters, sexual awakening, anguished prayer, and an exhilarating search for truth. In the Hindu tradition, the thousand-petaled lotus is the saharara chakra at the top of the head, which blossoms at the moment of enlightenment.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Prologue: The Mind Of God; title: Part One: Big Church; title: Part Two: Judgment Day; title: Part Three: The Church of Man; title: Epilogue: The Kingdom of Heaven.