United States of Grace : A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duncan, Lenny.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Duncan, Lenny.

Gay men--United States--Biography.

Gay men.

African American gay men--United States--Biography.

African American gay men.

Adult child abuse victims--United States--Biography.

Adult child abuse victims.

Recovering addicts--United States--Biography.

Recovering addicts.

Gay clergy.

LGBTQ+ clergy.

Gay African-Americans.

LGBTQ+ African-Americans.

United States.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

United States of Grace

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Broadleaf Books, 2021.

Summary:

Lenny Duncan, who inspired and challenged audiences with his breakout first book, Dear Church, now brings us his story about growing up Black and queer in the US, examining pressing issues like poverty, mass incarceration, white supremacy, and LGBTQ inclusion through an intimate portrayal of his life's struggles and joys. United States of Grace is a love story about America, making the claim that God is present with us in the most difficult of circumstances.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface: The Trajectory of Grace

1. God Found Me at the Back of a Grateful Dead Show

2. West Philadelphia Born and Raised

3. Blackness Is a Revelation

4. Freedom Smells like the Back of a Greyhound Bus

5. The Last Great American Adventure

6. My Queer AF '90s, or Why I Would Rather Fuck Slater

7. Saint Nobody: The Faces You Never Remember

8. Sixteen in Solitary

9. The Absurdity of Adulthood

10. The Day I Met My Daughter

11. Stained Glass Shelter from the Storm

12. God, Where the Fuck Are You?

Epilogue: Today

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5064-6407-6

OCLC:

1249514618