Finding Safety in Queer Spiritual Spaces
Dr. Rolf Nolasco talks about “Queer Christ”, challenging religious parables, and finding community as a queer person of color.
Host: Julian Crosson-Hill
Guest: Dr. Rolf Nolasco
Religion has led to trauma for many LGBTQ+ members, however, this does not mean that religion, faith, and spirituality safe spaces are not available to us in loving communities.
On today’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Rolf Nolasco, an expert in Spiritual Formation, pastoral Theology, and pastoral psychology to discuss the importance of creating safe and loving spaces for spiritual exploration. In this enlightening episode, Dr. Nolasco shares his personal spiritual journey and explains what queer spirituality means to him. Listen in as we delve into important topics like what “evangelical” means in the context of queer communities, the significance of community for queer people of color, and explore the possibilities of a spiritually rich life in which we can partner with God to create a more inclusive and compassionate humanity.
Key Points:
- Dr. Nolasco’s personal spiritual journey
- What does ‘evangelical’ mean among queer communities?
- Partnering with God to recreate a new humanity that includes all
- Breaking free of a traumatic, harmful spirituality and entering a safe, loving space for spiritual exploration
- Finding community as a queer person of color
- Queer Christ
- Readdressing and challenging religious parables
- Addressing current problems we are facing today within the gay communities and flourishing as a community
- What is the benefit of a spiritually rich life?
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