unconditional love

The Kingdom by Tom Hardin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved this story. The reader is plunged right into the intersection of fundamentalist evangelical Christianity and the LGBT community. When these two worlds collide within a minister’s family, the real human drama that results is profoundly moving, in both tragedy and in redemption. Having literally walked through many of the circumstances in this story, it felt very real to me. I especially appreciate the authentic humanity portrayed in the characters, and that they are not beyond redemption. The characters are not good and/or evil in themselves. Rather, the systemic evil of Christianity and our society is exposed through real flesh and blood people who choose caring action, unconditional love and relationship over fundamentalist dogma. This story does not have a storybook ending. It will grab the open-minded readers heart, and tears may result. Sadly, this is a story that is being lived out over and over within our nation and around the world. My wish is that by reading it, more painful tragedy can be avoided, and true redemption can occur.

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