Episode 198 - Keegan Osinski and Alexa Oord - Why the Nazarenes Should Be LGBTQ+ Affirming

Join for the last episode of this season as we talk with Keegan Osinski and Alexa Oord about the Church of the Nazarene becoming LGBTQ+ affirming. Keegan, Alexa, and Janel will share what the challenges facing the denomination around this issue. If you have faced this issue in your own tradition, you will likely resonate with this conversation. 

This discussion is centered around the book Why the Church of the Nazarene Should Be Fully LGBTQ+ Affirming by Tom and Alexa Oord. This volume contains 90+ essays from Nazarenes and ex-Nazarenes sharing their experiences around LGTBQ+ issues. You can get your copy here: https://a.co/d/8jjYngi

Keegan Osinski is a member of the Church of the Nazarene and is a librarian at the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Her interests include ritual theory and sacramental theology and facilitating knowledge-sharing between scholars and clergy in new and creative ways. She is the author of Queering Wesley, Queering the Church. You can learn more about her here: https://keeganosinski.com/ 

Alexa Oord (she/they) was raised in the Church of the Nazarene. They are the Associate Director of Administration & Special Projects in University Life. They previously worked as the Administrative Assistant for Undergraduate Student Life in Columbia College and Columbia Engineering. Alexa holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Harvard University and an M.A. in Gender/Cultural Studies from Simmons University. She spends her free time listening to science-fiction audiobooks while working on her latest crochet, embroidery, or sewing project. 

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If you are new to the LGBTQ+ discussion or want to learn more about the Biblical and theological issues, check out Changing Our Mind by David Gushee. This comprehensive and accessible volume is a great entry into the discussion. Dr. Gushee gives a thorough review of the issue and encourages to be kind and compassionate no matter where we land in the discussion.

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