Written by: Anna Redsand
First line: I left before the church could excommunicate me.
Why you should read this book: Born to Dutch reform
missionary parents and raised on the Navajo reservation, Anna Redsand was a
devout follower of her family’s Christian beliefs until the day that she heard
her mother condemn a lesbian couple and Redsand began to realize that her faith
community would never make room for her sexuality. Thus began her own journey
through forty years of exile, engagement with Judaism and Buddhism, civil
rights activism and personal introspection, questioning and seeking a home that
could accommodate her as a complete person. Redsand’s story, powerful and
personal, offers something for all of us searching for home.
Why you shouldn’t read this book: You should totally read
this book, and not just because I’m personally thanked by name in the
acknowledgments.
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