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[EXTENDED CUT] Finding Family and Commitment in Platonic Relationships (feat. Bridget Eileen Rivera)
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Bridget Eileen Rivera provides support to churches and ministries seeking to improve their relationship with the LGBTQ community. A leading voice on gay celibacy in the church, Bridget helps Christians better grapple with gender and sexuality in a divided culture. She has worked with a number of faith-based organizations, including Revoice, Christians for Social Action, and Preston Sprinkle's Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender, where she contributed to the Digital Leaders Forum. The recipient of multiple fellowship awards, she is completing her PhD in sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center and serves as an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her first book, Heavy Burdens (Brazos Press 2022), was a Foreword INDIES 2022 Finalist in religion
In this episode, you'll hear Bridget and I talk about
- The beauty of finding and building chosen family
- The role of commitment in friendships and spiritual families
- How to have a “commitment conversation” with a friend
- All the good, beautiful, and messy meanings of pride
You can follow Bridget on Instagram and Twitter @travelingnun. Check out her writing on her website, meditationsofatravelingnun.com. Heavy Burdens: Seven Ways LGBTQ People Experience Harm in the Church is available wherever you buy books.
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1. [EXTENDED CUT] Finding Family and Commitment in Platonic Relationships (feat. Bridget Eileen Rivera) (00:00:00)
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3. (Cont.) [EXTENDED CUT] Finding Family and Commitment in Platonic Relationships (feat. Bridget Eileen Rivera) (00:16:18)
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