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BOSWELL,
JOHN. Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in
Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century.
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1980. & Same-Sex Unions in
Premodern Europe. New York: Villard Books, 1994.
- CLEAVER,
RICHARD. Know My Name. 1995 (A gay reading of the Bible influenced by
liberation theology).
- COUNTRYMAN,
L. WILLIAM. Dirt Greed & Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their
Implications for Today. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988. (Purity codes
and property rights in Biblical sexual ethics.)
- FURNISH,
VICTOR PAUL. The Moral Teaching of Paul; Selected Issues. Nashville:
Abingdon Press, 1979. (Good scholarly treatment of Homosexuality as well as
divorce, women in the church and church/state issues.)
- GLASER,
CHRIS. Come Home! Reclaiming Spirituality and Community as Gay Men and
Lesbians. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990. (Encouragement for gay and
lesbian Christians to “come home”) also The Word is Out, (book of daily
devotionals using scripture for gay and lesbian peoples).
- GOSS,
ROBERT. Jesus Acted Up; A Gay and Lesbian Manifesto. San Francisco:
Harper, 1993 (Christian Liberation Theology for Gays and Lesbians.)
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McNEILL,
JOHN J. Freedom, Glorious Freedom: The Spiritual Journey to the Fullness of
Life for Gays, Lesbians, and Everybody Else. Boston: Beacon Press, 1995.
(Deals with Roman Catholic authority issues.)
- NELSON,
JAMES B. Between Two Gardens; Reflections on Sexuality and Religious
Experience. New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1983. (Sexual Theology). & other
titles (Embodiment Theology Spirit/Flesh unity).
- O’NEILL,
CRAIG AND KATHLEEN RITTER. Coming Out Within; Stages of Spiritual Awakening
for Lesbians and Gay Men. San Francisco: Harper, 1992. (Devotionals and
encouragement along a faith journey.)
- PERRY,
TROY. The Lord is My Shepherd and He Knows I’m Gay. Austin Texas: Liberty
Press, 1972. (Autobiography of founder of Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan
Community Churches.)
- PIAZZA,
MICHAEL. The Truth About Being Holy Gay or Lesbian Homosexuals and Christian.
Dallas: Sources of Hope, 1994. (Pastor of Cathedral of Hope, the largest
gay/lesbian faith community in the world, deals gently with issues of faith
including the Bible and homosexuality and relationship issues.)
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PRONK, PIM.
Against Nature? Types of Moral Argumentation Regarding Homosexuality.
Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Company, 1993. (Helpful summery
of standard arguments.)
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SCROGGS,
ROBIN. The New Testament and Homosexuality. Philadelphia: Fortress Press,
1983. (Excellent treatments by an accepted, mainline biblical scholar.)
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SPONG, JOHN
SHELBY. Living in Sin; A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality. San Francisco:
Harper, 1988. (Episcopal bishop reviews scriptural support for alternative
lifestyles.)
- WHITE, MEL.
Stranger at the Gate: To be Gay and Christian in America. New York: Simon
& Schuster, 1994. (Personal witness of coming out in Christian Fundamentalism.)
- WILSON,
NANCY. Our Tribe, Queer Folks, God, Jesus and the Bible. San Francisco:
Harper, 1995. (An Elder in U.F.M.C.C., Wilson “outs” the Bible and tells many
stories of early M.C.C.’s.)
