The book “Let Our Voices Be Heard! Christian Lesbians in Europe Telling their Stories.”
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The anthology “Let Our Voices Be Heard! Christian Lesbians in Europe Telling their Stories” has just been published. It is a project of the European Forum of Lesbian and Gay Christian Groups.
The publication is written in English, and contains texts from lesbian women with Christian background from 26 European countries. The Norwegian editor Randi O. Solberg has gathered personal life experiences, poems, prayers, photos and illustrations of 95 lesbian women to an impressive anthology.
The book gives an insight to the diversity of Christian beliefs within Europe. Lesbian women - for instance with protestant, anglican, catholic or orthodox background get a voice in the book. But also ex- Jehovas witnesses, ex-Mormons or lesbians that have converted to Islam or Buddhism tell their stories.
These stories reflect the socio-political contexts and conditions within the different European countries. In addition, every new country chapter is started by a short overview about the respective situation of lesbians and gays in society and churches.
An introducing essay outlines thoughts about a lesbian-feminist liberation theology and emphasises that and how theology is always shaped by personal life and faith experiences of particular people.
The book shows how Christian lesbians in Europe live and believe, with which difficulties they have to struggle, and what is giving them hope, courage and energy. It therefore offers an excellent starting point for constructive discussions about the subject “Homosexuality and the Churches”.
Randi O. Solberg (Editor)
“Let Our Voices Be Heard!
Christian Lesbians in Europe Telling their Stories”.
Publisher: Mein Buch,
Hamburg, Germany 2004,
Language: English
541 pages, ca.70 photos/illustrations,
39,80 Euro
ISBN: 3-86516-077-8
The book can be ordered through bookstores or online:
http://www.meinbu.ch/Buchladen/3-86516-077-8.shtml
Contact: Kerstin Söderblom, k.soederblom@web.de, phone: +49-160-92 90 37 22
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A help of navigating through the sales process once you are on the direct internet link for the book:
1. Choose "In den Warenkorb" for putting the book into your shopping basket.
A few useful translations:
“Menge” = Number of copies wanted
(if you press “Aktualisieren”, the total price for the selected copies is calculated
under “Gesamt”)
“Versandkosten” = postal costs (might get higher for abroad postal)
2. Choose “Bestellen” to order the book.
3. You will now be asked to fill in the necessary information:
“Frau” = Mrs/Ms or “Herr” = Mr. (standard question in Germany)
“Vorname, Name” = name (upper box), last name (lower box)
“Straße” = street address
“Plz u. Ort” = zip code and city
“Land” = country
“Ergänzungen” = a space to use if you want to add information etc.
4. Choose “Bestellen” once more for the final ordering of the book.
You will receive an order confirmation via email, and the book and a bill to pay via post. The publisher claims that the book is sent away within 24 hours.