Building a Bridge
Autor James Martinen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 mar 2018
Written in the wake of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, Building a Bridge is essential reading for LGBTQIA+ Catholics and their families, friends, and allies, as well as for priests, bishops, and pastoral ministers seeking to welcome LGBTQIA+ people more fully into the life of the Church. Father Martin draws directly on the Catechism's mandate that LGBTQIA+ people be treated with "respect, compassion, and sensitivity," offering a two-way path toward genuine dialogue. This revised and expanded edition carries the official Imprimi Potest and has been praised by cardinals and bishops across the Church.
Topics covered include:
- What respect, compassion, and sensitivity look like in practice—for both Church leaders and LGBTQIA+ Catholics
- Concrete steps parishes and dioceses can take toward LGBTQIA+ outreach and ministry
- How language, naming, and pastoral care shape belonging in the Catholic Church
- Biblical passages for reflection and meditation on identity, dignity, and faith
- A prayer for LGBTQIA+ people who feel rejected by their church
- Discussion questions ideal for book groups, parish ministries, and personal reflection
Compassionate, courageous, and grounded firmly in Scripture and Catholic teaching, this book speaks to anyone navigating the intersection of Catholic faith and LGBTQIA+ identity—whether you're a gay or lesbian Catholic, a parent of an LGBTQIA+ child, or a church leader looking for guidance. Readers who found hope and clarity in Andrew Marin's Love Is an Orientation or Justin Lee's Torn will find in Building a Bridge a distinctly Catholic, pastorally minded companion—one written from inside the institution it asks to change.
Building a Bridge isn't a debate about doctrine; it's an invitation to conversation, prayer, and ministry rooted in the Gospel call to welcome those on the margins.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780062837530
ISBN-10: 0062837532
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 131 x 200 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Harpercollins
ISBN-10: 0062837532
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 131 x 200 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Harpercollins
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Jesuit priest and New York Times bestselling author James Martin issues an impassioned plea for Catholic leaders to relate to their LGBT flock in a new way, one characterized by compassion and openness. In this inspiring book, Father Martin turns to three virtues from the Catechism of the Catholic Church—“respect, compassion, and sensitivity”—as a model for how both the Catholic leadership and LGBT Catholics can move together on a “two-way bridge” toward reconciliation and love.
This groundbreaking new book also includes spiritual and biblical resources for LGBT people and their families, friends, and allies. Father Martin offers biblical passages, accompanied by meditations and questions for reflection, to help LGBT people find their place in the church and enter into a deeper relationship with God. Building a Bridge is a compassionate book desperately needed in today’s climate of divisiveness.
This groundbreaking new book also includes spiritual and biblical resources for LGBT people and their families, friends, and allies. Father Martin offers biblical passages, accompanied by meditations and questions for reflection, to help LGBT people find their place in the church and enter into a deeper relationship with God. Building a Bridge is a compassionate book desperately needed in today’s climate of divisiveness.
Recenzii
“A welcome and much-needed book that will help bishops, priests, pastoral associates, and all church leaders, more compassionately minister to the LGBT community. It will also help LGBT Catholics feel more at home in what is, after all, their church.” — Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
“Martin has written a wonderful book that challenges the institutional church to be in dialogue with the LGBT community. This has challenged a lot of people, because you don’t want to build a bridge if you already think you’re right. But this is where we have to go next.” — Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta
“Martin knows that by drawing close and entering into relationships, we learn mercy, equality of heart, and love of enemies. If we can be Christian in those things, then the scandal at the heart of the relationship between LGBT believers and our churches is on the way to being undone.” — James Alison, author of Faith Beyond Resentment
“The Gospel demands that LGBT Catholics be genuinely loved and treasured in the life of the Church. They are not. Martin provides us the language, perspective, and sense of urgency to undertake the arduous but monumentally Christlike task of replacing a culture of alienation with a culture of merciful inclusion.” — Robert McElroy, Bishop of San Diego
“Sexuality, gender, and religion—a volatile mix! With this book, Father Martin shows how the Rosary and the rainbow flag can peacefully meet each other. After this must-read book, you’ll understand why New Ways Ministry honored Father Martin with its Bridge-Building Award.” — Sister Jeannine Gramick, SL, co-founder of New Ways Ministry
“In too many parts of our church, LGBT people have been made to feel unwelcome, excluded, and even shamed. Martin’s inspiring new book invites church leaders to minister with more compassion and reminds LGBT Catholics that they are as much a part of our church as any other Catholic.” — Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark
“Martin discusses how . . . clergy and LGBT laity must genuinely befriend and become known to one another, in the assurance that the Holy Spirit sustains the effort.” — Booklist
“If Martin’s book, with its biblical reflections on God’s loving creation of us and Jesus’ unconditional welcome, can help LGBT people and our families experience and trust God’s tenderness, he will have laid the foundation stone for social change and spiritual renewal.” — Washington Post
“A major bridge-builder is Father James Martin, S.J., whose new book displays guarded hope for change. . . . Father Martin frames these complex issues in larger contexts, stressing the values of respect, compassion, and sensitivity.” — Martin E. Marty, Sightings
“In this much anticipated new book, Father James Martin, SJ, seeks to end the ‘us’ versus ‘them’ mentality that has long divided LGBT Catholics and the institutional Church.” — Crux
“The church may be on the cusp of another baby step in this ongoing discussion with the publication of this new book.” — Jonathan Merritt, Religion News Service
“Calls for small steps forward [and] on church leaders to show respect.” — New York Times
“Martin’s works have consistently sought to convey the riches of Catholic Christianity in both a style and a language that is as accessible as possible in a pluralist, post-Christian culture. And it is one of Martin’s great gifts that he does not sacrifice sophistication in aiming at accessibility.” — Commonweal
“It’s still rare to find anyone in the church hierarchy today—especially a Catholic priest—who will speak frankly and favorably about the queer Catholic experience. Father James Martin is that rare exception, making it his mission to affirm their right to belong in the church.” — Vice
“A brief, clear guide on how Catholics can heal some of the rifts surrounding issues of sexuality. . . . The surprising places he finds insight highlight the subtlety of his thought and the time he has devoted to considering these questions.” — Publishers Weekly
“A bold book, it talks clearly and openly about an issue that daunts and taunts our church, and, in its well-reasoned way, it takes the hysterics out of the discussion.” — America
“Once again Father Martin gets to the heart of the matter. Jesus prayed with deep passion that we might be one. This courageous work is necessary reading for all who wish to build up the Christian community and to give witness to the Gospel message of inclusion.” — John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe
“Many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics have spent years on the margins of our community inviting such dialogue. This book cracks open a new door to opportunities to ask important questions about the inclusion of LGBT Catholics in the church, and those opportunities should be seized.” — National Catholic Reporter
“A welcome and much-needed book that will help bishops, priests, pastoral associates, and all church leaders, more compassionately minister to the LGBT community. It will also help LGBT Catholics feel more at home in what is, after all, their church.” — Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
“Father Martin describes the ‘culture of encounter’ Pope Francis frequently espouses. With a heart sympathetic to the suffering that LGBT people of faith have experienced and a love for the Church, he shows how this encounter can be a fruitful and liberating journey for those on both sides.” — John Stowe, Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky
“James Martin had to know, even before he typed a single word of Building a Bridge, that no matter what he wrote, he was walking into a minefield of criticism. Which makes his courage — and his compassion — all the more powerful.” — Chicago Tribune
“Earned him the gratitude of parents of gay children or adults who feel unwelcome at church because of their sexual orientation.” — New York Times
“Urges a much-needed calm conversation among all Catholics and the LGBT community based on the gospel teaching of love and respect. This book helps the whole Church engage the mandate of Jesus to minister to all. I recommend it for parish, schools, and family discussions.” — Joseph A. Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
“I affirm what Martin is doing...he has given his life for the service of the church. The Holy Father appointed him to a commission in Rome. I say to people: Make up your own decision, your own mind about him, by reading exactly what he wrote.” — Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago
“[Building a Bridge] seems like an answer to prayer . . . well worth reading.” — Bishop Patrick Dunn, Auckland, New Zealand
“Building a Bridge has re-energized the debate about the LGBTQ faithful…. [Martin] provides a roadmap for repairing and strengthening the bonds that unite all of God’s children.” — Human Rights Council
“Martin’s gentle, gracious, and attractive book neither breaches nor defends any magisterial norms of Catholic social ethics. In fact, this is a book not about sexual ethics, but about ecclesiology and pastoral theology. The church is a pilgrim church, and its embrace should be inclusive.” — Lisa Sowle Cahill, Theological Studies
“No stranger to breaking the mold himself, James Martin’s call for Catholics to be more accepting and more compassionate toward the LGBTQ community has been met with both cheers and jeers and he lays it all out in his book, Building a Bridge.” — Amanpour on PBS
“Father James Martin is among the most vocal advocates in church leadership for compassionate dialogue between LGBT Catholics and the church. He published Building a Bridge to spark conversation between the two sides.” — US Catholic
“Father Martin wants to build bridges between the Catholic Church and the LGBT community. He is doing so from a biblical and faithful line of approach. His book is a valuable instrument both for pastors who are engaged with the LGBT community and their family and friends.” — Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp
“Martin has written a wonderful book that challenges the institutional church to be in dialogue with the LGBT community. This has challenged a lot of people, because you don’t want to build a bridge if you already think you’re right. But this is where we have to go next.” — Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta
“Martin knows that by drawing close and entering into relationships, we learn mercy, equality of heart, and love of enemies. If we can be Christian in those things, then the scandal at the heart of the relationship between LGBT believers and our churches is on the way to being undone.” — James Alison, author of Faith Beyond Resentment
“The Gospel demands that LGBT Catholics be genuinely loved and treasured in the life of the Church. They are not. Martin provides us the language, perspective, and sense of urgency to undertake the arduous but monumentally Christlike task of replacing a culture of alienation with a culture of merciful inclusion.” — Robert McElroy, Bishop of San Diego
“Sexuality, gender, and religion—a volatile mix! With this book, Father Martin shows how the Rosary and the rainbow flag can peacefully meet each other. After this must-read book, you’ll understand why New Ways Ministry honored Father Martin with its Bridge-Building Award.” — Sister Jeannine Gramick, SL, co-founder of New Ways Ministry
“In too many parts of our church, LGBT people have been made to feel unwelcome, excluded, and even shamed. Martin’s inspiring new book invites church leaders to minister with more compassion and reminds LGBT Catholics that they are as much a part of our church as any other Catholic.” — Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark
“Martin discusses how . . . clergy and LGBT laity must genuinely befriend and become known to one another, in the assurance that the Holy Spirit sustains the effort.” — Booklist
“If Martin’s book, with its biblical reflections on God’s loving creation of us and Jesus’ unconditional welcome, can help LGBT people and our families experience and trust God’s tenderness, he will have laid the foundation stone for social change and spiritual renewal.” — Washington Post
“A major bridge-builder is Father James Martin, S.J., whose new book displays guarded hope for change. . . . Father Martin frames these complex issues in larger contexts, stressing the values of respect, compassion, and sensitivity.” — Martin E. Marty, Sightings
“In this much anticipated new book, Father James Martin, SJ, seeks to end the ‘us’ versus ‘them’ mentality that has long divided LGBT Catholics and the institutional Church.” — Crux
“The church may be on the cusp of another baby step in this ongoing discussion with the publication of this new book.” — Jonathan Merritt, Religion News Service
“Calls for small steps forward [and] on church leaders to show respect.” — New York Times
“Martin’s works have consistently sought to convey the riches of Catholic Christianity in both a style and a language that is as accessible as possible in a pluralist, post-Christian culture. And it is one of Martin’s great gifts that he does not sacrifice sophistication in aiming at accessibility.” — Commonweal
“It’s still rare to find anyone in the church hierarchy today—especially a Catholic priest—who will speak frankly and favorably about the queer Catholic experience. Father James Martin is that rare exception, making it his mission to affirm their right to belong in the church.” — Vice
“A brief, clear guide on how Catholics can heal some of the rifts surrounding issues of sexuality. . . . The surprising places he finds insight highlight the subtlety of his thought and the time he has devoted to considering these questions.” — Publishers Weekly
“A bold book, it talks clearly and openly about an issue that daunts and taunts our church, and, in its well-reasoned way, it takes the hysterics out of the discussion.” — America
“Once again Father Martin gets to the heart of the matter. Jesus prayed with deep passion that we might be one. This courageous work is necessary reading for all who wish to build up the Christian community and to give witness to the Gospel message of inclusion.” — John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe
“Many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics have spent years on the margins of our community inviting such dialogue. This book cracks open a new door to opportunities to ask important questions about the inclusion of LGBT Catholics in the church, and those opportunities should be seized.” — National Catholic Reporter
“A welcome and much-needed book that will help bishops, priests, pastoral associates, and all church leaders, more compassionately minister to the LGBT community. It will also help LGBT Catholics feel more at home in what is, after all, their church.” — Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
“Father Martin describes the ‘culture of encounter’ Pope Francis frequently espouses. With a heart sympathetic to the suffering that LGBT people of faith have experienced and a love for the Church, he shows how this encounter can be a fruitful and liberating journey for those on both sides.” — John Stowe, Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky
“James Martin had to know, even before he typed a single word of Building a Bridge, that no matter what he wrote, he was walking into a minefield of criticism. Which makes his courage — and his compassion — all the more powerful.” — Chicago Tribune
“Earned him the gratitude of parents of gay children or adults who feel unwelcome at church because of their sexual orientation.” — New York Times
“Urges a much-needed calm conversation among all Catholics and the LGBT community based on the gospel teaching of love and respect. This book helps the whole Church engage the mandate of Jesus to minister to all. I recommend it for parish, schools, and family discussions.” — Joseph A. Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
“I affirm what Martin is doing...he has given his life for the service of the church. The Holy Father appointed him to a commission in Rome. I say to people: Make up your own decision, your own mind about him, by reading exactly what he wrote.” — Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago
“[Building a Bridge] seems like an answer to prayer . . . well worth reading.” — Bishop Patrick Dunn, Auckland, New Zealand
“Building a Bridge has re-energized the debate about the LGBTQ faithful…. [Martin] provides a roadmap for repairing and strengthening the bonds that unite all of God’s children.” — Human Rights Council
“Martin’s gentle, gracious, and attractive book neither breaches nor defends any magisterial norms of Catholic social ethics. In fact, this is a book not about sexual ethics, but about ecclesiology and pastoral theology. The church is a pilgrim church, and its embrace should be inclusive.” — Lisa Sowle Cahill, Theological Studies
“No stranger to breaking the mold himself, James Martin’s call for Catholics to be more accepting and more compassionate toward the LGBTQ community has been met with both cheers and jeers and he lays it all out in his book, Building a Bridge.” — Amanpour on PBS
“Father James Martin is among the most vocal advocates in church leadership for compassionate dialogue between LGBT Catholics and the church. He published Building a Bridge to spark conversation between the two sides.” — US Catholic
“Father Martin wants to build bridges between the Catholic Church and the LGBT community. He is doing so from a biblical and faithful line of approach. His book is a valuable instrument both for pastors who are engaged with the LGBT community and their family and friends.” — Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp
Notă biografică
Rev. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, consultor to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, and author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestsellers Jesus: A Pilgrimage, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and My Life with the Saints, which Publishers Weekly named one of the best books of 2006. Father Martin is a frequent commentator in the national and international media, having appeared on all the major networks, and in such diverse outlets as The Colbert Report, NPR's Fresh Air, the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Before entering the Jesuits in 1988 he graduated from the Wharton School of Business.