Verdell Wright is a scholar, preacher, and teacher. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Communications at Howard University, where he focuses on the intersections of preaching, queer theory, and…
“For me, the process of writing this book was a real eye-opener that demonstrated that even small, some might say, “marginal” religious groups are connected in so many ways to so many other groups, crossing lines of space, race, and time. It led me to rethink the utility of the “marginal” and to discover just how rich those religions are as a way of understanding the world.”
The Reverend Rosalind C. Hughes is the Rector of the Church of the Epiphany in Euclid, Ohio, and author of Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence.
Thomas Joiner is the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University (FSU). Dr. Joiner’s work is on the psychology, neurobiology, and treatment of…
Religions are richly variable in their organizations, belief systems, rituals, and practices. This is true across cultures and history. Grand statements about what “all religions” say or believe about…
What inspired you to write Through the Door of Life? Early in my gender transition process, my therapist urged me to write an autobiography. “How can I do that?” I responded. “To write an…