A Prophet in His Own Land: A Malcolm Boyd Reader; Selected Writings 1950 to 2007

by Malcolm Boyd, Bo Young (Compiler), Gene Robinson (Introduction)

Gay/straight, Christian/atheist, coffeehouse or pulpit, poet or prose, Malcolm Boyd is an exemplar of the American tradition of life's adventure and free-thinking. He is a gift to anyone who takes the time to encounter him in his writings. To celebrate Malcolm Boyd's 85th birthday, and in recognition of the Lambda Literary Foundation's awarding of the Pioneer Award to him and his partner Mark Thompson for lifetime achievement, White Crane Books is proud to announce the publication of A Prophet in His Own A Malcolm Boyd Reader , a compendium of five decades of his prose, poetry, prayers and interviews. This is the first collection of Boyd's writings assembled under one cover, offering the gamut of the man's heart, mind and soul to first-time readers or long-time readers alike. Compiled by Bo Young and Dan Vera, editors of White the Journal of Gay Wisdom & Culture , the collection begins with the first writings Boyd produced, reflecting presciently on his insider's knowledge and experience in the motion picture business and the American culture machine and span his coffeehouse years with comedian Dick Gregory and the early involvement as a Freedom Marcher with Dr. Martin Luther King. With thirty books written and/or edited to his credit, this is the first to offer the true measure of the man.

325 pages, Hardcover

First published May 12, 2008

About the author

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Malcolm Boyd was an American Episcopal priest and author. He was one of the prominent white clergymen in the American Civil Rights Movement in the 60s as well as the anti-Vietnam War movement. In 1977 Boyd came out of the closet, becoming the most prominent gay clergy person to come out. In the 1980s Boyd met the gay activist and author Mark Thompson, who would become his long-time partner. He is the author of more than 30 books.

Crisis in Communication (Doubleday, 1957)

Christ and Celebrity Gods (Seabury, 1958)

Focus: Rethinking the Meaning of Our Evangelism (Morehouse-Barlow, 1960)

If I Go Down to Hell (Morehouse-Barlow, 1962)

The Hunger, the Thirst (Morehouse-Barlow, 1964)

Are You Running with Me, Jesus? (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1965/40th anniversary edition, 2005), became a bestseller

Free to Live, Free to Die (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1967)

Malcolm Boyd's Book of Days (Random House, 1968)

The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Stone and Other Fables (Harper & Row, 1969)

As I Live and Breathe (Random House, 1969)
My Fellow Americans (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1970)

Human Like Me, Jesus (Simon and Schuster, 1971)

The Lover (Word Books, 1972)

The Runner (Word Books, 1974)

The Alleluia Affair (Word Books, 1975)
Christian: Its Meanings in an Age of Future Shock (Hawthorn, 1975)

Am I Running with You, God? (Doubleday, 1977)

Take Off the Masks (Doubleday, 1978; rev. ed. HarperCollins 1993, White Crane Books 2008)

Look Back in Joy (Gay Sunshine Press, 1981; rev. ed. Alyson, 1990)

Half Laughing, Half Crying (St. Martin's Press, 1986)

Gay Priest: An Inner Journey (St. Martin's Press, 1986)

Edges, Boundaries and Connections (Broken Moon Press, 1992)

Rich with Years: Daily Meditations on Growing Older (HarperCollins, 1994)

Go Gentle Into That Good Night (Genesis Press, 1998)

Simple Grace: A Mentor's Guide to Growing Older (Westminster John Knox, 2001)

Prayers for the Later Years (Augsburg, 2002)

A Prophet in His Own Land: The Malcolm Boyd Reader (edited by Bo Young/Dan Vera) (White Crane Books, 2008)

Edited by Malcolm Boyd
On the Battle Lines: A Manifesto for Our Times (Morehouse-Barlow, 1964)
The Underground Church (Sheed & Ward, 1968)
When in the Course of Human Events (with Paul Conrad, Sheed & Ward, 1973)
Amazing Grace: Stories of Lesbian and Gay Faith (with Nancy L. Wilson, Crossing Press, 1991)
Race & Prayer: Collected Voices, Many Dreams (w/Chester Talton, Morehouse, 2003)
In Times Like These…How We Pray (with J. Jon Bruno, Seabury, 2005)