We Were Baptized Too
Author: Marilyn Bennett Alexander
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780664256289
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Within the liturgy, congregations pledge to accept, love, forgive, and nurture the newly baptized member. The church, however, often lives out this covenant selectively, forcing its gay and lesbian members into silence, alienation, and doubt. We Were Baptized Too challenges the church to take seriously its understanding of baptism and communion as a means of grace, justice, and liberation.