by Justin R. Cannon (Author)
"Too often the discussion around homosexuality in the Church focuses on sin, when the real question before us should be: How can the Church faithfully minister to and love homosexual Orthodox Christians? Jesus befriended those who were marginalized because he knew it was only in the security of loving, unconditional relationships that hearts and lives are healed. Similarly, we cannot explore the issue of homosexuality without hearing the life, stories, and witness of faithful, Orthodox Christians who happen to be gay." -Justin R. Cannon, Editor "Homosexuality in the Orthodox Church" is a glimpse into the life, witness, history, and struggle of Eastern Orthodox Christians who happen to be gay. Throughout this book you will find... ...first hand accounts by Orthodox Christians and family ...an essay by an Ukrainian Orthodox bishop ...a brief history of Axios, a ministry to LGBT Eastern Orthodox Christians ...a study of the Scriptures often studied and cited in reference to homosexuality ...resources on homosexuality in the Orthodox Church
Author Biography
The Rev. Justin R. Cannon is the founding director of Inclusive Orthodoxy (www.InclusiveOrthodoxy.org), a Christian ministry seeking a revitalization of the church that is inclusive of all people in the life and ministry of the church regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation, and also grounded in the scriptures and traditions of the Christian faith. Rev. Cannon received his Bachelor of Arts from Earlham College and his Master of Divinity from Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, CA. He was ordained in The Episcopal Church as a deacon on June 4, 2011 and a priest on December 3, 2011. Rev. Cannon's work has been featured in The Advocate, New York Times, Los Angeles Times. In 2006, Rev. Cannon was recognized as one of OUT Magazine's Top 100 most influential gay people of the year and in 2007 as one of Instinct Magazine's Men of the Year. He is also the founder and director of a ministry in California called Holy Hikes (www.holyhikes.org) and has a strong interest in eco-theology and environmentalism.