J. A. Myers

A Catechism of the Heart

History & Biography

“Ben's story of trying to integrate his conservative faith and his love so that he could be both true to himself and G*d and minister to LGBTQ people, whom his faith rejects, is one that will resonate with many. It is also the story of a deeply patriarchal religious order that tries to maintain its dogma and domination in the face of a changing world. Ben wants to change it from the inside, but the internalized homophobia that he is met with, the privileges that the order has, belies their focus on social justice for the poor and the marginalized. These contradictions he can no longer overlook when the church starts to fire their loyal LGBTQ employees, because his silence would make him complicit.”