Good Books

No one likes to eat alone; to approach a table filled with people, only to be told that despite the...

Despite our best efforts to create welcoming and affirming congregations, the reality is that church can still be a harmful...

"A breakthrough work coming from the heart of evangelical Christianity," writes theologian David Gushee. "Wilson shows how God has led...

Is it possible to be both gay and Christian? This book explains, calmly and logically, that the two are not...

In Bible, Gender, Sexuality James Brownson argues that Christians should reconsider whether or not the biblical strictures against same-sex relations...

Writing in part for secular humanists, non-Christians, and ex-Christians, Wallace locates the beginning of religious vilification of LBGTQ Americans: these...

Committed Christians may respond differently to gay and lesbian Christians. How can we engage those with whom we might disagree...

“God and the Gay Christian is a game changer. Winsome, accessible, and carefully researched, every page is brought to life...

Nissinen's award-winning book surveys attitudes in the ancient world toward homoeroticism, that is, erotic same-sex relations. Focusing on the Bible...

If the Bible isn't a science book, instruction manual, or position paper, then what is it? New York Times bestselling...

In a pathbreaking exploration of sexual ethics, Farley--who is highly regarded by her peers on both the right and the...

For sexual minority students on Christian college campuses, faith and sexuality can feel in acute tension. Yarhouse, Dean, Stratton, and...

When three of Andrew Marin's friends came out to him in the span of three months, he was confronted head-on...

"These days sexual sin is far less about sex and far more about the misuse of power and exploitation of...

Rather than embracing the conflict around gay relationships as an opportunity for the church to talk honestly about human sexuality,...

Our Lives Matter uses the tenor of the 2014 national protests that emerged as a response to excessive police force...

LGBTQ people are a gift to the Church and have the potential to revitalize Christianity. As an openly lesbian Episcopal...

Transgender people are among the most marginalized and vulnerable populations in the world. Misinformation, lack of education, and lack of...

"When it comes to same-sex relationships, there is one thing we cannot forget--people," says Karen Keen. In this cogent book...

Probing into numerous questions about gender and sexuality, Dale Martin delves into the biblical texts anew and unearths surprising findings....

Charts a faithful theological middle coursethrough complex sexual issuesHow different are men and women? When does it matter to us...

Uses virtue ethics to offer a sexual ethics inclusive of LGBT and straight people, one that challenges the longstanding procreative...

Raw, intimate, and timely, Nadia Bolz-Weber's latest book offers a full-blown overhaul of our harmful and antiquated ideas about sex,...

Love does not begin with condemnation. Can an evangelical theologian and his gay son overcome the differences in belief that...

The Blue Parakeet is author Scot McKnight's compelling statement of how to read the Bible in a new evangelical generation....

Sexual identity has become an idol in both the culture at large and in the Christian subculture. And yet concepts...

"The Bible and the social and moral consequences that derive from its interpretation are all too important to be left...

The Queer Bible Commentary brings together the work of several scholars and pastors known for their interest in the areas...

As a teenager and young man, Justin Lee felt deeply torn. Nicknamed "God Boy" by his peers, he knew that...

In 2014, Time magazine announced that America had reached "the transgender tipping point," suggesting that transgender issues would become the...