The Editorial Team
Biographies and contact details
Editor: Rev Jake Tatton (editor@queerministry.com)
Rev Jake Tatton was born and bred in Edinburgh and grew up in an Evangelical Church of Scotland congregation on the east side of the City. After coming out as Queer while still at school, Jake has been an active member of Edinburgh's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community all of her adult life. For many years Jake worked with LGBT Youth Scotland supporting LGBT young people in the city.
Jake studied at New College; the Divinity School of Edinburgh University, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity (Honours) Degree in 2006. Her studies included a year in Los Angeles, where she also completed a year of MCC Candidacy training. Jake was approved for ordination within MCC at Region 4 Regional Conference in Hanover in November 2006 and was ordained in Edinburgh on 11 November 2006.
Jake currently serves as Associate Pastor: Communities and Outreach, at MCC Edinburgh. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Ministry Degree at New College, Edinburgh, works with young people at the Glasgow Volunteer Centre, and is opening a queer cafe in Glasgow's West End.
Professor Althaus-Reid, who holds a Chair of Contextual Theology in the School of Divinity, was born in Rosario, Argentina. She completed her first degree at ISEDET, Buenos Aires, the world famous centre for the study of Liberation Theology in Latin America, studying under internationally acclaimed scholars including José Míguez Bonino and J. Severino Croatto. In 1994 she gained her PhD from the University of St Andrews and was appointed to a lectureship in Edinburgh as Director of the MTh in Theology and Development.
Professor Althaus-Reids first book, Indecent Theology (2000) brought her instant international acclaim. Together with her second book, The Queer God (2004) it has established a new field for the study of theology. To her critical engagement with Liberation and Feminist theologies she has added the dimension of Theology and Sexuality. Her work has been the subject of books, articles and conferences and has led to invitations to deliver lecture series not only in the UK but in Germany, Belgium, Italy and Spain. She has also lectured in the USA, Brazil and New Zealand. The translation of several of her work into Spanish has facilitated a new dialogue between Latin American and North Atlantic theologians.
Professor Althaus-Reid trained for the ministry of the Methodist Church of Argentina. In addition to her academic training she developed expertise in the method of conscientization, pioneered by the Brazilian educator and activist Paulo Freire. This she put to good use in social and community projects supported by the church in deprived areas of Buenos Aires. It was because of this experience that she was invited to set up similar projects in Dundee and Perth (Scotland).
Professor Althaus-Reid is a member of the Advisory Theological Team of the Rev Elder Nancy Wilson, Moderator of the Metropolitan Community Church and Director of the International Association of Queer Theology.
For an expanded up to date bibliography of articles and chapters in books, please check Professor Althaus-Reid's bilingual webpage at http://www.Althaus-Reid.com.
Rev Rowland Jide Macaulay, is the Pastor of House Of Rainbow MCC, Lagos Nigeria; Ordained minister of the gospel ten years ago, he is gay, an author of many articles, anthologies, and two books. An MCC minister since 2005, he holds a law degree from Thames Valley University London and a Masters degree in theology from United Bible University Nigeria, he is preparing for his doctorate in theology.
"The simple and radical inclusive message of the bible calls for all of us to love our neighbours as ourselves. Most of the Christian churches in Nigeria may have forgotten this message and seem to be preaching hatred and condemnation towards homosexuals. House of Rainbow, Lagos Nigeria seeks to remind the people of Nigeria, that God is beyond human sexuality."
Rev Karl Hand, is the interim Pastor of Metropolitan Community Church, Sydney. A safe, freindly, non-judgmental environment for Christian worship that has a special ministry to gay/lesbian and otherwise queer persons.
In his spare time, he studys philosophy at U Syd.
"As a pastor in Metropolitan Community Church – a largely gay and lesbian denomination, I am committed to queer spirituality. I believe that queer people are not only equal in rights, and in worth to society, and equal in beauty – I also believe we are equal in Spirit.
Webmaster: Rhoda Meek (webmaster@queerministry.com)
Rhoda Meek is a Development Worker in Glasgow, with Outside the Box; a community development organisation. She is also a board member of the Gaelic Media Service.
She previously worked for both BBC Scotland and the Scottish Parliament and is a native Scottish Gaelic speaker.
In her spare time Rhoda is completing a BA Humanities (Honours) Degree with the Open University. She acts as Webmaster for MCC in Scotland, designs and builds as many websites as she can, takes photos and is opening a queer cafe in Glasgow with Jake.
If there is any time left over she can be found walking the dog whilst simultaneously attempting to skateboard.