NextGen & Inclusiveness Ministries invites you to participate in a book study on Queering Wesley, Queering the Church by Keegan Osinski. The book study will take place over the course of five weeks beginning September 13th-October 11th @ 6:30pm-8:00pm MDT on Zoom. 

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This book study is for:

• Persons seeking to deeper knowledge and understanding of John Wesley's sermons and theology
• Persons seeking to engage a Wesleyan theology from a queer lens and perspective
• Persons seeking to be in better relationship to LGBTQIAP+ individuals
• LGBTQIAP+ persons seeking to reclaim or reinterpret Wesleyan theology and spirituality

From the book:

“Fifty years after Stonewall, the experiences of LGBTQ+ Christians are– rightfully– beginning to be received with interest by their churches. Queering Wesley, Queering the Church presents a prototype for thinking about Wesleyan holiness as an expansive openness to the love and grace of God in queer Christian lives rather than the limiting and restrictive legalism that is sometimes found in Wesleyan theology and praxis.”
This inventive project consists of  queer readings of ten John Wesley sermons. Reading these sermons from a queer perspective offers the church a fresh paradigm for theological innovation, while remainig in line with the tradition and legacy of Wesley that is so central and generative to Wesleyan churches. Arguing that a coherent line of thought can be drawn from Wesley’s conception of holiness to the queer, holy lives of LGBTQ+ Christians, Queering Wesley, Queering the Church playfully utilizes queer theory in a way that is fully compatible with Wesleyan teaching. This book aims to be a first step in seriously considering the theological voices of LGBTQ+ Christians in the Wesleyan tradition as a valuable asset to a vital church.”
 
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Please email nextgen@mtnskyumc.org with any questions or for more information.