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Living on the Inside of the Edge

Chris Kimball wrote a book for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who find they are living on the edges of the church. It may be circumstances like getting divorced or having a child come out as queer that pushes someone to the edge. It may be being a single person in a church focused on families. It could be a feminist perspective that sees the problems with patriarchy in the church. Maybe it’s learning about some history of the church or a myriad of other reasons that someone finds they are on the margins.

I think this book works especially well for people who’ve been pushed into a different phase of faith. I find most church leaders who are in Stage 3 of Fowler’s stages of faith don’t speak about faith in a way that resonates with me.

Chris Kimball is a straight, cis, married, middle-aged man who once served as bishop and is grandson of an LDS prophet. He decided to include voices with different life experiences. He included a married woman, a Black man, a woman who is single, a gay man (me), and so on. 

I’ve read the book and found it speaks to me. 

If you’ve been following my blog for awhile, many of the ideas I present in my chapter of the book will sound familiar.

The book is now available on Amazon for purchase. Btw, I get no remuneration, the only financial benefit I will receive is a copy of the printed book. 

Below are snippets from each of the chapters written by the contributors.