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Out of the Shadows, Into the Light: Christianity and Homosexuality

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Out of the Shadows, Into the Light conducts a non-threatening and accessible conversation about an issue that is presently tearing many churches and denominations apart. The book's focus is on communication in hopes of creating a reconciliation for the Christian community. Features essays by well-published, leading academics on the topic of religion and sexuality. Noted contributors include: Miguel De La Torre, Marvin Ellison, Larry Kent Graham, Janis Hahn, Juis Leon, Irene Monroe, James Oraker, Ken Stone, and Mona West.

Contents:
Practicing safer spirituality : changing the subject and focusing on justice / Marvin M. Ellison --
What the homosexuality debates really say about the Bible / Ken Stone --
Between a rock and a hard place : struggling with the Black church's heterosexism and the white queer community's racism / Irene Monroe --
Confessions of a Latino macho : from gay basher to gay ally / Miguel A. De La Torre --
Shaped by the Word : the power of Scripture in queer people's lives / Mona West --
Cesar Chavez, Christian love, and the myth of machismo : toward an ethic of the religiously erotic / Luis Leon --
The role of straight allies in the pastoral care of lesbians and gays / Larry Kent Graham --
The church in action asking hard questions / James Oraker and Janis Hahn.

Language: English

Pages: 161

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Chalice Press

Release: June 01, 2009

ISBN: 0827227272

ISBN 13: 9780827227279

Out of the Shadows, Into the Light: Christianity and Homosexuality

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Out of the Shadows, Into the Light conducts a non-threatening and accessible conversation about an issue that is presently tearing many churches and denominations apart. The book's focus is on communication in hopes of creating a reconciliation for the Christian community. Features essays by well-published, leading academics on the topic of religion and sexuality. Noted contributors include: Miguel De La Torre, Marvin Ellison, Larry Kent Graham, Janis Hahn, Juis Leon, Irene Monroe, James Oraker, Ken Stone, and Mona West.

Contents:
Practicing safer spirituality : changing the subject and focusing on justice / Marvin M. Ellison --
What the homosexuality debates really say about the Bible / Ken Stone --
Between a rock and a hard place : struggling with the Black church's heterosexism and the white queer community's racism / Irene Monroe --
Confessions of a Latino macho : from gay basher to gay ally / Miguel A. De La Torre --
Shaped by the Word : the power of Scripture in queer people's lives / Mona West --
Cesar Chavez, Christian love, and the myth of machismo : toward an ethic of the religiously erotic / Luis Leon --
The role of straight allies in the pastoral care of lesbians and gays / Larry Kent Graham --
The church in action asking hard questions / James Oraker and Janis Hahn.

Language: English

Pages: 161

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Chalice Press

Release: June 01, 2009

ISBN: 0827227272

ISBN 13: 9780827227279

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