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Calling the Rainbow Nation Home: A Story of Acceptance and AffirmationCalling the Rainbow Nation Home: A Story of Acceptance and Affirmation by E T Sundby
Buy new: $16.15 / Used from: $12.65
Excellent book that covers all the major issues a gay Christian faces as they reconcile their sexual orientation with their faith. Covers the clobber passages and much, much more. Best book out there.
The Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence on Same-sex RelationshipsThe Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence on Same-sex Relationships by Rev. Jeff Miner
Buy new: $11.07 / Used from: $9.85
Excellent book, easy to read and well thought out. Miner is a top notch lawyer (and pastor) and his methodical but easy to read rendering of the Scriptures some use against homosexuals is excellent.
Openly Gay, Openly Christian: How the Bible Really Is Gay FriendlyOpenly Gay, Openly Christian: How the Bible Really Is Gay Friendly by Samuel Kader
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Well-researched and carefully phrased study, Rev. Kader challenges homophobic readings of the Bible and uses his knowledge of scripture to show the Bible as "gay-friendly"
Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in AmericaStranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America by Mel White
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $1.77
Raised in a evangelical Christian home and a ghost writer to many of the top Religious Right leaders. Mel White's story is one you won't soon forget. Now a classic.
Surprised By PeaceSurprised By Peace by Mary Britton
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A series of personal stories of Christians attempting to reconcile their faith with their sexual orientation. Heart wrenching.
What the Bible Really Says About HomosexualityWhat the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $6.00
One of the most popular books on the subject. Does a good job on the Old Testament Scriptures some use against homosexuals. Sticks to the clobber passages and can be difficult to read.
Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth CenturyChristianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century by John Boswell
Buy new: $15.64 / Used from: $1.98
John Boswell's highly acclaimed study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early church is eye opening to say the least. Can be difficult to read but worth the effort.
Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay MythAnything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth by Wayne R. Besen
Buy new: $32.34 / Used from: $5.77
"Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth" says it all...
Reconciling Journey: A Devotional Workbook for Lesbian and Gay ChristiansReconciling Journey: A Devotional Workbook for Lesbian and Gay Christians by Michal Anne Pepper
Buy new: $17.10 / Used from: $3.94
A devotional workbook for gay and lesbian Christians. Used by members of our bulletin board (www.gaychurch.org) for a study.
Stealing Jesus: How Fundamentalism Betrays ChristianityStealing Jesus: How Fundamentalism Betrays Christianity by Bruce Bawer
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Title says it all...
Place at the Table: The Gay Individual in American SocietyPlace at the Table: The Gay Individual in American Society by Bruce Bawer
Buy new: $17.05 / Used from: $0.01
Gay and a conservative Christian, Bawer caused flack from both sides of the isle as he blasts away at the in-your-face outrageousness of gay radicals and smug homophobia of right-wing fundamentalists.
What God Has Joined Together?: A Christian Case for Gay MarriageWhat God Has Joined Together?: A Christian Case for Gay Marriage by David G. Myers
Buy used from: $0.70
Get ready because gay marriage IS the issue of this decade.
Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to MarryWhy Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry by Evan Wolfson
Buy new: $11.90 / Used from: $0.19
A talented, nationally recognized lawyer. Wolfson argues that the right to marry is part of each citizen's inalienable claim to what the Declaration of Independence calls the "pursuit of happiness."
Same-Sex Marriage and the ConstitutionSame-Sex Marriage and the Constitution by Evan Gerstmann
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Gertsmann looks at the debate surrounding gay marriage as a Constitutional issue stating that "marriage was one of the first fundamental rights the Court recognized"
Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural DiversityBiological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity by Bruce Bagemihl
Buy used from: $6.50
You know this issue is going to come up so you might as well study up for it...
Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? Revised and Updated: Positive Christian Response, AIs the Homosexual My Neighbor? Revised and Updated: Positive Christian Response, A by Letha Dawson Scanzoni
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $0.95
Another classic. One of the first books to 'break through' and proclaim that gays were 'ok'.
This Far by Grace: A Bishop's Journey Through Questions of HomosexualityThis Far by Grace: A Bishop's Journey Through Questions of Homosexuality by J. Neil Alexander
Buy new: $9.31 / Used from: $2.80
In this thoughtful and timely book, Bishop Alexander explores his journey through the theological, scriptural, and pastoral aspects of the questions surrounding homosexuality and Christian faith.
Moses, the Master and the Manchild: A Prophetic Look into the End of the AgeMoses, the Master and the Manchild: A Prophetic Look into the End of the Age by Kelley Varner
Buy new: $12.81 / Used from: $0.91
Excellent book that prophetically speaks to us today. Author is anti-gay but we won't hold it against him... ;-)
The More Excellent MinistryThe More Excellent Ministry by Kelley Varner
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $4.55
Excellent book even if the author is anti-gay. We'll let the Holy Spirit work on him for awhile...