Growing up in a strict Southern Baptist community can be challenging for a child whose sexuality is considered a sin. In The Thousand-Petaled Lotus: Growing Up Gay in the Southern Baptist Church, Michael Fields takes readers on a hilarious and thought-provoking journey through his Nashville childhood, one filled with Southern characters, sexual awakening, anguished prayer, and an exhilarating search for truth. In the Hindu tradition, the thousand-petaled lotus is the saharara chakra at the top of the head, which blossoms at the moment of enlightenment.
- ISBN10 1626526494
- ISBN13 9781626526495
- Publish Date 17 June 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 September 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Langdon Street Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 271
- Language English