Articles:

The Conservative Church’s Response to Homosexuality:

While the past few decades have revealed significant problems of mission and character which I believe have yet to be fully reckoned in conservative circles, they also reveal what I believe to be a tremendous opportunity for the Church as a whole to make a quantum leap in how we entrust unto God our relationships, our identity, and our place of witness in the world. God is indeed doing a new thing among His people (Isaiah 43:19). But it will require some intentional effort on our part. read more
 

Admission to the priesthood and homosexuality

Book Reviews:
 

Homosexuality, Science, and the "Plain Sense" of Scripture

The twelve contributors to this volume are discerning writers, rich and varied in terms of their respective backgrounds. They have offered their own unique perspectives on this matter of immense complexity. Like all essays of enduring value, they offer few definitive answers and stimulate a vast array of important and profoundly relevant questions. The strength of the book as a whole is that it undoubtedly furthers an open-ended dialogue on a matter many Christian theologians and church leaders would rather ignore. read more

The debate about how the church ought to respond to homosexual, bisexual and transgendered persons seems endless. Reasonable dialogue quickly disappears into the fog of battle. read more

Congregations Talking About Homosexuality  

This brief book is an excellent and practical resource for congregations, groups or individuals who are considering the systematic exploration of homosexuality (or any other difficult issue) within any larger group.  The contributors blend useful guidelines for leading such discussions with actual case studies to provide down-to-earth advice and wisdom. read more

Homosexuality:

Both authors are American evangelicals with impressive scholarly credentials in psychology from evangelical and secular schools. They know the "scientific research" literature on the subject on homosexuality. They sift it and test it by what sounds to me to be good statistical and critical analyses. They lean to the "conservative" pole in their judgments on fuzzy data--and much of the data still is that way, I think. For example, they make a plausible case for moving the numbers down from Kinsey's (now canonical) figure of "10%" for the homosexual segment of the general population to smaller single digits. They pull no punches, but they are not ravers and screamers. read more

Pastor, I Am Gay

Howard H. Bess, a semi-retired Baptist minister, married with children, describes himself as a somewhat conservative Christian. His work was inspired by personal experiences, the initial one a meeting with a gay member of his southern California church when he was confronted for the first time in his life with the issue of homosexuality. Thus began the author’s interest in the subject, which has included not just research, but coming to know many gays and lesbians, mostly church-related Christians. As a result, he has devoted his life to challenging Christian churches to accept and minister to this group. read more

As sexual outlaws (and thereby sexual outcasts) Queers have a unique perspective on sexual ethics, one that stands outside mainstream cultural norms. As "resisting readers," the Queer interpreters in this collection have used this perspective to generate new, creative, pro-Queer readings of biblical texts. This collection of articles goes beyond defensive treatments of "texts of terror" used by homophobic Christians to justify the oppression of Queers. The articles engage the reader in issues that challenge the contemporary Queer population. read more