Coming Out as Sacrament

Gay Christian author and activist Chris Glaser believes that sexual minorities often denied their churches traditional sacraments have found unique access to the sacred in their lives: coming out of the closet. Glaser persuasively argues that coming out--as gay lesbian bisexual or transgendered--has biblical precedence and sacramental dimensions. Using personal and biblical illustrations he discusses coming out as an act of vulnerability much like a sacrificial offering of ancient times that invokes Gods presence and effects atonement or reconciliation. In this engaging book he shows how coming out like other sacraments may serve as a means of grace--that is an experience of Gods unconditional love.