Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation5 reviews Dale B. Martin Westminster John Knox Press, 2006 Readable, profound, humourous + Indispensable... + A Starting point to go beyond "natural" + Confronting biblical literalists with their unquestioned assumptions + This will disturb your biases             Jonathan Loved David: Homosexuality in Biblical Times4 reviews Thomas Marland Horner Westminster John Knox Press, 1978 a well done scholarly approach + WHy do Christians keep spewing such hatred? + Very Enlightening + very recommendable book             Love Between Women: Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, ...3 reviews Bernadette J. Brooten University Of Chicago Press, 1998 Is there life after Boswell? + an important book with more strengths than weaknesses According to John Boswell's book, Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality, the Christian tradition was not anti-gay until the late middle ages. Professor Brooten's book makes us revisit that argument and rethink the hegemony of Boswell's thesis in gay circles. Her critique of Boswell's ...             New Testament and Homosexuality9 reviews Robin Scroggs Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1983 another rebutal for itching ears + Highly recommended, but... + This book blew my mind! + Academically sound and intellectually honest + Sexual practices at the time the bible was writen             Biblical Ethics & Homosexuality: Listening to Scripture Westminster John Knox Press, 1996 This book offers a challenge ot the church to give heed to the multiplicity of voices that are engaged in biblically responsible and constructive debates about the volatile issues regarding sexual behavior.             What God Has Joined Together: The Christian Case for Gay Marriage8 reviews David G. Myers, Letha Dawson Scanzoni HarperOne, 2006 A Happy Chance Find + Excellent Introduction to the subject + A decent book on the gay marriage debate + Well done...             Gay/Lesbian Liberation: A Biblical Perspective1 review George R. Edwards Pilgrim Pr, 1984 A "Timely(1984?)" Study for Post Modern Believers This book written by a professor of New Testament at Lousville Presbyterian Theological Seminary should be read by all who struggle with faith and justice issues especially regarding sexuality. Dr. Edwards provides a radical and exciting as well as scholarly piece for those of us seeking to rebut ...             The Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence on Same-sex Relationships31 reviews Rev. Jeff Miner, John Tyler Connoley Jesus Metropolitan Community Church, 2002 Shocking! + The Love of God Extends to ALL People, Including Gays, Lesbians, and Transgendered + Extremely Insightful, and On Focus + the children are free + A Stunning Pamphlet             Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church28 reviews Jack Rogers Westminster John Knox Press, 2006 Jolly Rogers' guide to Christian affections + eye opening + Careful analysis of the church and homosexuality Elizabeth Barnes writes: "This book saddened me deeply.... This is a disservice to Christianity and to those who struggle to be chaste." Homosexual love, a.k.a. male-male spooniness, is "What Jesus Would Never Do!" She's right: I mean, just ask the apostle John. And it saddened him deeply, ...             Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe22 reviews John Boswell Vintage, 1995 Of Boswell, Timidity and Denial anent History, + People just don't want to consider that what they believe to be true might not be. + Great Book for Same-sex couples planning a ceremony! + A Work of Surpassing Scholarship             Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the ...22 reviews John Boswell University Of Chicago Press, 2005 I enjoy this.. + 3.5 Stars for a Good, But Not Excellent Start Into the Issue + Whatever.. I enjoy this..It's very good and phenomenal in that it's the first work of it's kind really. It covers the Greeks to Aquinas. John Boswell is a cutie. This has a wonderfully attractive cover, as well as the original one which is no longer shown of a second-century mosaic. This covers the beginning ...             Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? Revised and Updated: Positive Christian Response, A8 reviews Letha Dawson Scanzoni, Virginia Ramey Mollenkott HarperOne, 1994 A must read for all christians. + Another fine "Must read"! Overall, the book is informative, spiritually and mentally, about homosexuality. It shows that one's sexuality and one's walk with Christ need not be mutually exclusive, and in many cases, CANNOT be mutually exclusive. For homosexual christians, the book shows the unconditional love of ...             Homosexuality, Science, and the "Plain Sense" of Scripture (Homosexuality)2 reviews Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2007 Excellent Resource on Scripture and Homosexuality + A Great Book for those Interested in Varying Perspectives This book squares up and faces the issue of homosexuality and the Bible in a frank and even handed way. Some of the top scholars in the country contributed to it. As in most collections, the articles are uneven in quality. However, the work of Phyllis Bird, Christine Gudorf, Thomas Shoedel, ...             Homoeroticism in the Biblical World: A Historical Perspective5 reviews Martti Nissinen Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2004 History of Homosexuality in Ancient Cultures + Somewhat difficult to read but well worth the effort + Excellent engagement with ancient texts and modern issues + Contextualizing the Bible + WELL WRITTEN BOOK             A Time to Embrace: Same-Gender Relationships in Religion, Law, and Politics11 reviews William Stacy Johnson Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006 Thoughtful, well-supported and challenging! + A Time To Embrace + Thoughtful, closely reasoned, Biblically supported exploration + THE best book yet on homosexuality             The Moral Teaching of Paul1 review Victor Paul Furnish Abingdon Press, 1985 Insightful interpretation of the Bible's hardest writer. This book provides helpful, clearly written and provocative background for understanding St. Paul's thinking on moral issues. It places the Pauline writings on matters like homosexuality in context and shows how they relate to pagan philosophical movements and Jewish thinking of Paul's time. It ...             Dirt, Greed, and Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today1 review L. William Countryman Fortress Press, 2007 With a title like this one ... ... one can't help but be interested or repulsed - and therein lies the challenge of this book! But let me start by saying that this is a revised edition of the now classic book (same title) that came out 20 years ago - back when Nelson Mandela was still in jail, CDs overtook vinyl sales for the ...             Faithful Conversation2 reviews Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2003 Faithful Conversation is Faithful Dialogue + lutheran discussions of homosexuality This book is an excellent beginning for present and future conversations about how we as human beings might understand and love people of different sexualities in response to the love of God found in Jesus. Written by serious bible scholars, each chapter presents and evaluates different ...             Homosexuality and Christian Faith: Questions of Conscience for the Churches8 reviews Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1999 This little book is BIG + A Dynamic Read! + For the type of book it is, an excellent document + As the Christian daughter of a lesbian...             What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality56 reviews Daniel A. Helminiak Alamo Square Distributors, 2000 An Absolute Must-Read + Excellent points Since its initial publication in 1994, this slim volume has become THE must-read book for anyone seeking to reconcile being gay and being a Christian. Helminiak makes his case incredibly well...he goes through the Scriptures step by step to reveal and discuss the historical context and the ...