THE AUTHORITARIAN AND THE INTEGRALIST Location: Austin Town HallParticipants: Rev. Ezekiel Burnham (a fictional composite of a Fundamentalist Baptist Preacher), Joe Perez (author of Soulfully Gay and Soulfully Gay II)Audience: Mixed crowd—churchgoers, spiritual seekers, skeptics, LGBTQ+ community members Rev. Ezekiel Burnham (stepping up after Joe’s opening remarks):“Mr. Perez, I appreciate your...
THE RADICAL FAERIE AND THE NONDUALIST Joe Perez is a spiritual philosopher, writer, and teacher of the Unitive Way, a contemplative path integrating nondual spirituality, queer mysticism, and integral philosophy. He is the author of Soulfully Gay and Nondual Recovery, and his work explores how gay love and eros can serve as divine metaphors for spiritual wholeness. Orion Starfire is a composite...
Participants: Joe Perez, M.Div. – Author of Soulfully Gay and Nondual Recovery, influencer in the LGBTQ+ community, and teacher of the Unitive Way. Roshi Ken’in Gendo – A fictionalized composite Zen master, grounded in a traditional Soto lineage, shaped by monastic discipline and historical Buddhist suspicion of sexuality. Roshi Ken’in: Thank you for coming. We do not often speak so openly of sex...
Participants: Fr. Thomas Rinaldi – A fictionalized composite Catholic theologian and seminary professor, deeply formed by John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (TOB). Joe Perez, M.Div. – Author of Soulfully Gay, blogger and influencer in the LGBTQ+ community, and teacher of the Unitive Way. Fr. Thomas: Joe, thank you again for sitting with me in this space. We began with the Church’s view...
