Author(s): Peter Macleod-Miller, Neal Drinnan

Australian

Explores the life and ministry of Father Peter Macleod-Miller, excavating the foundations of Christianity, Anglicanism and belief with broad strokes to weave a fascinating tale of love, endurance and triumph. The road to enlightenment is paved with many things-good intentions, compassion, epiphanies-but there are pitfalls too, wildcards and trolls lurking under bridges. The passage charted by Father Peter Macleod-Miller is one of light, love and shadows. From a childhood in Sydney's leafy northern suburbs to the cloistered wonders of St Andrew's Cathedral, Peter's ascension to faith and inspiration incorporates the personal and spiritual trials of sexuality during the AIDS pandemic, his own quarries of doubt, both institutional and personal, and a decade ministering to an ancient English parish on a par with the BBC's Vicar of Dibley. Peter's quest to achieve inclusion and equality within the church for LGBTQI+ and other marginalised communities has pitted him against the institution's most reactionary incumbents, plunging him into enmity with the fusty realms of paternalism and dogma that seem to still exist within the upper echelons of the Anglican church in Australia. Despite this, Peter's passion for the Anglican institution, its choirs and music, have held him within the church's fold. His ministries over his life show the difference one person who genuinely reflects the real values of Christianity can make to many individual lives and to entire communities. Abandon all rancour ye who enter here.