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Michael Bernard Kelly (1954-2020) was a freelance writer, speaker, activist, counsellor and educator, specialising in spirituality, sexuality and human integration. His ministry included creating rituals, speaking at conferences, leading retreats, offering spiritual direction, and writing for journals, newspapers and books in Australia, the US and the UK. He is known in Australia for his leading role in the Rainbow Sash Movement that confronted the homophobic attitudes of the Catholic Church.
Into Your Hands is a wonderful introduction to the author of Seduced by Grace (2007, 2021), The Erotic Contemplative (video series 1994, book 2021), and Christian Mysticism’s Queer Flame: Spirituality in the Lives of Contemporary Gay Men (2019)
‘Into Your Hands includes memoir, reflecting in highly personal ways on Michael’s lasting impact on individual lives. You will also find essays that engage in an exploration of ideas – theological and academic – extending Michael’s insights into new fields of exploration. Taken together, these essays represent an intriguing and powerful insight into a complex, gifted and unique figure. … Into Your Hands is a heartfelt tribute to his work and solidifies his legacy as one of Australia’s leading gay activists and religious commentators.’ Ro Allen, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner, and Inaugural Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQ+ Communities
Into Your Hands includes essays and contributions by Marcus O’Donnell, Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Abanob Saad, Jay Michaelson, Kate Rigby, Constant Mews, John Xavier Rolley, and many others.
Editor: Andrew Brown
Paperback Published July 2022 212 pages