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Malcolm Himschoot
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Malcolm Himschoot is a writer, minister, and educator. The United Church of Christ, a historic denomination, made much of his ordination as an out trans man by producing the indie documentary Call Me Malcolm in 2005. His previous writing has appeared in edited anthologies and journals.
American culture, Christianity, nationalism: A conversation with Malcolm Himschoot and Aaron Scott
Well, good morning and good afternoon to you, Malcolm.
I'm Jessica Powers, publisher at Catalyst Press and writer at Substack, the Substack, the mother of all things, the world of writing, editing, and publishing. And I'm here today with Malcolm Himshoot and Aaron Scott. Malcolm's joining us from Maine and Aaron from the state of Washington. So, thank you guys for coming.
Where are you right now, Erin? It looks like you're — I'm in my truck in the parking lot of the bookstore where I was going to do this but forgot my headphones. So, here we are in Seattle. Yeah.
Well, I just want to introduce your books really briefly. So, Malcolm Himshoot is the author of Reading Secrets, a Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture. I'm very pleased to be Malcolm's publisher. I'll have you describe the book in just a minute, Malcolm. And Aaron Scott is the author of Bring Back Your People: 10 Ways Regular Folks Can Put a Dent in White Christian Nationalism.
For full video and transcript: https://youtu.be/-VY1smoXpyk
Reading Secrets
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A trans pastor’s fascination with the Scripture inherited from his closeted, fundamentalist father.
When his dad died, Malcolm Himschoot inherited his father’s Bibles. He chose to re-read them, examining his dad’s notes in the margins, teasing out the details of his upbringing and gender identity amid the structures and forms of biblical narratives. For Malcolm, coming out meant exile and verbal excommunication; he embodied all his gay father tried to hide. In Reading Secrets, Malcolm travels alongside the ghost of his father, exploring their inherited homophobia and the American culture that shaped their triumphs and tragedies. With these poetic and evocative meditations, Malcolm transforms the Scripture he inherited, and finds a place in it for himself.
Reading Secrets
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American culture, Christianity, nationalism: A conversation with Malcolm Himschoot and Aaron Scott
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