Michael Bernard Kelly, our longtime friend, passed away 14 November 2020. He was an Adjunct Research Associate at Monash University’s Centre for Religious Studies, Australia. Over the past twenty years he led retreats, spoke at conferences, lectured at universities and published essays and papers in Australia, the UK and the USA. His writing and life inspired many.
Clouds of Magellan Press is honoured to be the publisher of Michael Bernard Kelly’s Seduced by Grace (2007, 2021), as well as The Erotic Contemplative (book version of the original lecture series, 2021), and Into Your Hands: Essays inspired by Mystic, Prophet, and Activist Michael Bernard Kelly (Ed. Andrew Brown, 2022).
Tribute by Kittredge Cherry at at QSpirit – RIP Michael B. Kelly: Queer theologian, author and “Erotic Contemplative” teacher
Michael Bernard Kelly – Portraits in Faith – video interview
Tribute at the Australian Gay and Lesbian Archives – Vale Michael Bernard Kelly
Queer Saint Michael Bernard Kelly by Eureka (Michael O’Hanlon). Michael provided the cover image for Into Your Hands – see below.
Works by Michael Bernard Kelly
The Erotic Contemplative video-lecture series – YouTube channel.
The Erotic Contemplative : Reflections on the Spiritual Journey of the Gay/Lesbian Christian (Clouds of Magellan Press, 2021, 218pp)
ISBN: 978-0-6451935-7-2 – paperback | ISBN: 978-0-6451935-8-9 – ebook)
“The Erotic Contemplative is the most powerful and insightful study of Gay Spirituality that I know of. I have watched ‘The Road from Emmaus’ lecture three times, and still find new riches!”
~ John J. McNeill, PhD. Author of The Church and the Homosexual
The Erotic Contemplative … more on this website
Seduced by Grace: Contemporary spirituality, Gay experience, and Christian faith (Clouds of Magellan Press, 2007, 2021)
Seduced by Grace. Originally published in 2007, this updated paperback edition (Clouds of Magellan, 2021) includes all the original essays, letters, talks and reflections, but includes an updated biographical note, revisions to some website references, and includes a letter written by Michael in 2017 and published originally in Bent Street … More on this website
Christian Mysticism’s Queer Flame: Spirituality in the Lives of Contemporary Gay Men (Routledge Studies in Religion, 2019).
Edited by Andrew Brown and with the close involvement of family and friends, Into Your Hands includes academic essays, personal and theological reflections, and tributes to the life and work of Michael Bernard Kelly.
Seduced by Grace
Michael Bernard Kelly’s Seduced by Grace: Contemporary Spirituality, Gay Experience and Christian Faith (2007 – now out of print) was a significant early publication for Clouds of Magellan Press.
The Erotic Contemplative – Study Guide
The Study Guide material was published ahead of Michael’s final trip to the US. The Study Guide is now incorporated into the book version of The Erotic Contemplative.
Visit The Erotic Contemplative YouTube Channel, or Search ‘The Erotic Contemplative’ on YouTube.
Download free pdf of The Erotic Contemplative Study Guide to accompany the videos
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