A Life of Unlearning
Subtitle: A Journey to Find the Truth
Contributors: Hon. Michael Kirby (Foreword)
Edition: Revised Second edition
Publisher: New Holland Australia
Published: November 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9781741105469
Subjects: Gay Studies; Personal Memoirs; Specific Groups - Male Gay Studies; Religious; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Sociology; Biography/Autobiography
Description: To some degree we are all living a life of unlearning: unlearning the things we have accepted without question but which have no truth in our lives.  On the surface everything looked perfect. Anthony Venn-Brown was a happily married father-of-two and a high profile preacher in the mega-churches of Australia. Behind the scenes he fought a constant battle to conform, believing his homosexuality made him unacceptable to God and others. After 22 years of struggle, meeting Jason forced Anthony to make the toughest decision of his life; maintain the façade he had created or be true to himself and lose it all. Tired of feeling torn and fragmented, he confessed and came out, and the results of that confession took him on a lonely journey that made him who he is today. 

This honest account highlights not only the price one might pay to be true to themselves but that the journey and the rewards are worth every struggle. Whether you are gay or straight, Christian or non-believer, all will find relevance in this triumphant autobiography.

"Human stories, like the one in these pages, play a part in advancing understanding and acceptance. It is the story of a quest to find not only self-acceptance but one of the most powerful forces in nature—human love..” — The Hon. Michael Kirby
Notes: First edition "A Life of  Unlearning - Coming Out of the Church, One Man's Struggle" published 2004

Second edition "A Life of  Unlearning - A Journey to find the Truth" published 2007. Totally rewritten and includes over 80 pages of updated insights, additional research, feedback from readers and an open letter to all denominations.