Includes study guide. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Live from New York -- Our moment: a church with a problem -- Starting a conversation -- What exactly is the issue? -- Change we can all support -- Gay Christians exist -- Six options for the churches -- If this is where you get off the bus -- Biblical inspiration, human interpretation -- How traditionalists connect the biblical dots -- The sins of Sodom (and Gibeah) -- Leviticus, abomination and Jesus -- Two odd little words -- God made them male and female -- Creation, sexual orientation and God's will -- Toward covenant -- Transformative encounters and paradigm leaps -- A dual-narrative tour -- How I got here -- Ending the teaching of contempt.
Summary:
"Rethink traditional evangelical Christian teachings about LGBTQ inclusion. Gushee takes the reader along his personal and theological journey about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender inclusion in the Church." --Publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.