The kin-dom in the rubble: a queer person's wrestling with God, scripture, and humanity - Paperback

by Avery Smith (Author)

Note: Avery Smith now goes by Avery Arden.

This collection of 38 poems envisions a world turned on its head by the incoming reign of a queer God - a reign so close we inhale it with every breath, yet so distant it might well take a billion years more to fully immerse us. These poems wrestle with God, humanity, and the Bible from a queer and trans perspective, drawing from the author's Catholic and Presbyterian backgrounds to do so. Scripture and science, nature and personal experience mingle together in the text as bitterness melts into expectant joy and wounds yield unimaginable blessings.

Preview pages from the volume - its about section, the the table of contents, and several of its poems -- at this Google doc here: docs.google.com/document/d/1QaEIb0HKL1ZJgXR6jojUMiJgdBb86oHmVfNhKtq9Tmk/edit?usp=sharing

Author Biography

Avery Smith is in their early twenties and attends Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Their special interests include the Bible, queer theology and justice, neurodiversity, and linguistics.