Conference First Impressions: Claire and Paschal

One of the many delights about attending the annual Quest Conference, in addition to catching up with old friends, is the pleasure of meeting newcomers. They are a gift to us, not only because they enrich us with their life stories and witness, but they also validate Quest’s very existence. So, meet “newbies” Claire and…… Continue reading Conference First Impressions: Claire and Paschal

Keith Sharpe: “The Bible – Friend or Foe?”

Our second speaker, Keith Sharpe, is best known for “The Gay Gospels” (2010) and his two-session address was entitled “The Bible Friend or Foe?” It allowed him a neat opportunity to divide his contributions between attempting to counteract the socalled biblical “clobber texts” and then offer the Bible as a positive, “queer-friendly tool” for the…… Continue reading Keith Sharpe: “The Bible – Friend or Foe?”