Philip

About the Book

Philip is the story of a boy who grows to manhood with a strong sense that God wants him to be a minister. His dreams are coming true when be graduates from seminary, gets married and becomes a pastor. But Philip fi nds himself in confl ict with members of his church who disapprove of the time he spends helping members of his congregation deal with a housing crisis caused by a freeway project that disrupts the neighborhood. He is then plunged into deep inner confl ict as he slowly realizes, through disturbing dreams and a series of male friendships, that he is gay. Philip explores the inner collision of deeply held religious values and an equally profound attraction to men in one man’s resolution of that battle.

About the Author

Milt Ford, author of Playing It Straight: Gay Men and Heterosexual Marriage, is a Professor of Liberal Studies at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, where he teaches courses on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender topics. He is the Founding Director of Grand Valley’s LGBT Resource Center, was long-time faculty advisor to the University’s student gay/straight alliance, Out ‘N’ About, and a trainer for the University’s faculty and staff organization, Allies & Advocates, dedicated to supporting LGBT students. His previous book, Life Journey; Literature and the Search for Meaning in the Stages of Life, grew out of a course Ford created, called “Life Journey,” which is now offered in nearly fi fty sections each year.