Our Lady of Perpetual Brunch | LGBTQ+ Spirituality, Queer Faith, and Community
Explore the beautifully broad spectrum of LGBTQ+ spirituality, queer faith, and religious deconstruction. Join host Stephen Stanley each episode as he sits down with members of the LGBTQ+ community to discuss their diverse spiritual journeys, healing, traumas, and quests to find and create community. You'll meet gay priests, trans deacons, drag contemporary Christian music artists, spiritual healers, intersex scholars, and more.
From reconciling traditional religious upbringing to exploring alternative spiritual paths to righting current wrongs, no topic is off the table. Best of all, these deep, authentic, and life-affirming conversations happen over the wonderful weekend ritual of brunch.
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Our Lady of Perpetual Brunch | LGBTQ+ Spirituality, Queer Faith, and Community
Drag Artist and Biblical Scholar Jeza Belle Discusses Pride, Grace, and Inclusivity
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In this episode of Our Lady of Perpetual Brunch, host Stephen Stanley engages in a lively discussion with Jeza Belle, a drag performer, Bible scholar, and accomplished author.
The conversation covers Jeza's journey navigating her Jewish and Christian upbringing, her studies at a conservative Southern religious college, the intersection of her faith with her drag persona, her motivations behind writing her award-winning book, Jeza's Jesus Juice, and her recent and upcoming LGBTQ+ historical fiction books.
Jeza shares her insights on pride, grace, and radical inclusivity within the LGBTQ+ community and beyond.
You can see more about Jeza on her website iamjezabelle. And be sure to check out links to her writings, including her award-winning devotional Jeza's Jesus Juice, and her new novel Abomination: The Story of David and Jonathan.
Credits:
Audio Assistant: Gerry Milligan
Production Assistant: Ben Medley
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