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The NW Suburbs LGBTQ Spirituality May Meeting: Christian Sexual Ethics

May 30
Fri 7:00 PM
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Estimated attendance:  14  people attended.
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The Episcopal Campus Ministry at Northwestern University is engaged in a probing conversation about sexual ethics in the 21st Century. Students both gay and straight are actively seeking the guidance of our faith tradition as they navigate their sexual lives. Foundational questions for this conversation include:


    *What is Christian identity?

    *What makes any ethic a Christian ethic?

    *What would a church have to look like for me to feel safe being honest about my sexual life there?

    *How can we foster a community where people of all sexual identities can feel safe and empowered through exploring and disclosing emotional concerns related to dating, infatuations, family of origin conflicts, life images, cultural insights and social shame?

    *What are the theological ethical models that can help us think about sexuality and the church?

    *What would a progressive ethical model look like that would allow for full inclusion and support of LGBT persons in our spiritual communities?


Our conversation is guided by a desire to live authentically, to understand how embodiment affects our spiritual journeys both as individuals and as a community, and to understand how queer sexual experience has potential to bring us into the sacred.

Kelby Harrison is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Philosophy and Gender Studies program at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on the intersection of ethics (secular and theological) and sexuality (identity and practice).

Liz Stedman is an Episcopal priest and the chaplain to Canterbury, the Episcopal campus ministry to Northwestern University. She holds an Master's of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York, where she was steeped in the ethics and academics of liberation theology. Prior to her ordination in 2006, Liz was a political consultant in New York and then in Vermont.

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  • Posted May 24, 2008 4:14 PM
    Former Member
    Can I show how embarrassed I am? I put in on my calender for yesterday. I rearranged me schedule and got to the churct at 6:45 and waited until 7:15 and thought the meeting was cancelled. I looked at the invite and found out it was for NEXT Friday. Well, I made the attempt. I might miss the May 30 meeting and make the next one as "Be-ALL", the transgendered conference is next tue-sat at the Schaumburg Hyatt. So I will be at that. See you in July. Kathy
  • Posted Apr 27, 2008 3:47 PM
    Former Member
    This time I put it in my calendar early so I can make it...<grin>

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