 | The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics by Robert A. J. Gagnon
Buy new: $28.38 / Used from: $26.93 (2001) At over 500 pages Gagnon uncovers most stones, it is an exhaustive treatment and strictly for the scholar. His website has many useful articles and book reviews, see http://www.robgagnon.net/
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 | The Gay Gospel?: How Pro-Gay Advocates Misread the Bible by Joe Dallas
Buy new: $11.89 / Used from: $10.05 (2007) Updated version of "A Strong Delusion" (1996), he deals with pro-gay propaganda and theology. But does not deal with the gay marriage issue. A very good starter for those dealing with this issue for the first time. In particular he shows that arsenokoitai is derived from the Septuagint version of the Levitical prohibitions.
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 | Homosexuality and the Bible: Two Views by Robert A. J. Gagnon
Buy new: $11.11 / Used from: $9.01 (2003) This contains a 52 page summary of the above book by Robert Gagnon
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 | Christian Sexuality: Normative and Pastoral Principles by Russell E. Saltzman
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $4.99 (2003) This has a 50 page article by Robert Gagnon responding to Mark Powell's essay in "Faithful Conversation"
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 | Homosexuality: Contemporary Claims Examined in Light of the Bible and Other Ancient Literature and Law by James B. De Young
Buy new: $15.59 / Used from: $2.71 Very useful on the Greek and Hebrew, the Septuagint, and extra-biblical material. Refutes Boswell's arguments.
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 | Homosexuality: Biblical Interpretation and Moral Discernment by Willard M. Swartley
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $5.85 Published in 2003 by a Mennonite biblical scholar. His analysis is very perceptive and he is very familiar with the literature on this subject, including Gagnon -- a must read.
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 | Out of Order: Homosexuality in the Bible and the Ancient Near East by Donald J. Wold
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $17.41 1998 2nd ed. 2009 includes discussion of to'eba and arsenokoitai. He also refutes Boswell's "inhospitality" argument on Sodom. Excellent book.
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 | Homosexuality: A Biblical View by Greg L. Bahnsen
Buy used from: $19.85 An early book on the topic (1978), but the pro-gay theological arguments have not changed much since then. Also deals with gay rights (at length). One of the few authors who condemns both the orientation and the action.
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 | Same Sex Controversy, The: Defending and Clarifying the Bible's Message About Homosexuality by Jeff Niell
Buy new: $19.00 / Used from: $3.40 Not as good as Whites other books, but still worth getting
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 | Welcoming but Not Affirming by Stanley J. Grenz
Buy new: $26.95 / Used from: $18.95 An example of the 'tolerant' view of homosexuality within the (non-affirming) church.
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 | Scripture and Homosexuality by Marion L. Soards
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $6.70 1995 90pp. Marion Soards is Professor of NT studies at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He gives a thoughtful scriptural argument. He rejects the exploitative argument of Scroggs and Furnish.
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 | Straight & Narrow?: Compassion & Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate by Thomas E. Schmidt
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.00 Good book to get but does not major on gay theology.
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 | The Moral Vision of the New Testament: Community, Cross, New Creation, A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics by Richard B. Hays
Buy new: $20.51 / Used from: $10.80 Important book on ethics. See section on homosexuality p. 379-406.
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 | New Testament and Homosexuality by Robin Scroggs
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $4.00 (1983) Gives the exploitative argument (Paul is only condemning those who exploite others sexually). While I reject his conclusions, (Rom 1 refutes his argument), it is still a good book to get. He also shows that arsenokoitai is derived from the Septuagint reading of the Levitical prohibitions, meaning that Paul thought that they applied in his day.
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| Homosexuality in History & the Scriptures by Ronald M. Springett
Buy used from: $25.33 1988 Seventh Day Adventist viewpoint. Refutes Bailey , Boswell and Homer. Good on history and the bible.
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 | Same-Sex Partnerships?: A Christian Perspective by John Stott
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $4.54 John Stott is always a sound read, but it is short.
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 | Homosexuality: The Use of Scientific Research in the Church's Moral Debate by Stanton L. Jones
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 | Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth by Jeffrey Satinover
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 | The Homosexual Agenda: Exposing the Principal Threat to Religious Freedom Today by Alan Sears
Buy new: $11.69 / Used from: $0.91 That time is upon us now.
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 | Homosexuality in the Church
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $0.29 1996. Contains "Awaiting the Redemption of Our Bodies" by Richard B Hays, also Stanton Jones and Joe Dallas. Includes a letter to the bishops of the Catholic church by cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now the pope.
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 | Biblical Ethics and Homosexuality
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $3.40 1996. Collection of essays, some of which hardly address the topic at all.
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 | A Strong Delusion by Joe Dallas
Buy used from: $0.68 (1996) Joe deals with most of the pro-gay arguments in a readable fashion, a very good starter for those dealing with this issue for the first time. Now updated to "The Gay Gospel" (2007)
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 | Homosexuality, Science, and the "Plain Sense" of Scripture
Buy new: $32.08 / Used from: $30.00 Eerdman's 1999. Mainly pro-gay essays, but this book is frequently cited in other books. Robert Gagnon has written a ~150 page critique of the book on his site.
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 | Slaves, Women & Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis by William J. Webb
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $17.00 2001 not a typical theology book but a good contribution to the discussion. The main point being that both the OT and NT go counter-culturally on homosexuality, on slavery and women the bible is more ambiguous.
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 | The Way Forward?: Christian Voices on Homosexuality and the Church
Buy used from: $1.51 1997 series of essays, Church of England, longest essay is "Can hermeneutics ease the deadlock?" by Anthony Thistleton, author of the NIGTC on 1 Corinthians.
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 | Homosexuality and Christian Community by Choon-Leong Seow
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $0.36 A series of 13 essays by Princeton scholars. The essay by Thomas Gillespie "The Pastoral Dilemma" is useful.
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 | Anglican Communion and Homosexuality,The by Phil Groves
Buy new: $22.76 / Used from: $26.29 2008 various essays. p81-153 deals with scripture from both sides. Other essays deal with tradition, culture, science etc. 332pp. The articles on the OT and NT are decent enough, but the NT author does not deal with eunuchs in Mat 19:12 which is a pity, but it is a hard verse for sure.
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 | Reasoning Together: A Conversation on Homosexuality by Ted Grimsrud
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $13.99 2008 Mennonite, Ted Grimsrud (pro), Mark Theissen Nation (con).
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 | What Christians Think about Homosexuality by L. R. Holben
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $37.81 1999 six representative viewpoints : 1. condemnation, 2. a promise of healing, 3. a call to costly discipleship, 4. pastoral accommodation, 5. affirmation, 6. liberation. This is similar to Stacy Johnson's list in "A time to embrace"
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 | Trojan Horse: The Homosexual Ideology and the Christian Church by Donald L. Faris
Buy used from: $0.01 1989 80pp.
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 | Gay Christians: A Moral Dilemma by Peter Everard Coleman
Buy used from: $2.51 1989 Anglican Bishop. Deals with the bible and history from Paul to 1989. 208pp.
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| God, Gays and the Church: Human Sexuality and Experience in Christian Thinking by Christopher Sugden
Buy used from: $5.00 2008 Mainly Anglican essays, but includes one by Robert Gagnon, also Neil Whitehead, Jeffrey Satinover, Joseph Nicolosi, Mario Bergner and more.
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| Homosexuality and the Church by Richard F Lovelace
Buy used from: $0.01 1978 balanced study. 158pp.
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| What you should know about homosexuality (Contemporary evangelical perspectives)
Buy used from: $2.49 1979 six essays. OT, NT, church fathers, biology, civil rights, and ministry. 254pp.
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| Christian attitudes to homosexuality by Peter Everard Coleman
Buy used from: $118.31 1980 Anglican. Deals with the bible and history from Paul to 1979. 310 pp.
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