Gay and Christian?: A LesBiGay Bibliography

Increasing One's Spirituality

Come Home!


by Chris Glaser. San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1990. Empowering true stories and insights on how lesbians and gay men can reclaim their spirituality within the Christian tradition.

(Webmaster's note: This is one of my personal favorites! Chris is a fabulous, Spirit-filled Christian.)

Coming Out Within: Stages of Spiritual Awakening for Lesbians and Gay Men


by Craig O'Neill. San Francisco, CA: harpersanfrancisco, 1992.

Freedom, Glorious Freedom: the Spiritual Journey to the Fullness of Life for Gays, Lesbians, and Everybody Else.


by John J. Mcneill. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1995.

Gay Theology Without Apology.


by Gary D. Comstock. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 1993.

God's Gay Tribe: Laying the Foundations of Communal Memory


by M.R. Ritley. New Haven, CT: Beloved Disciple Press, 1997

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The Good News of Jesus: Reintroducing the Gospel.


by L. William Countryman. Boston, MA: Cowley Publications, 1993. A primer on the inclusive love of Christ.

Jonathan Loved David: Homosexuality in Biblical Times


by Tom Horner. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press, 1978.

(Webmaster's note: A near classic.)

Our Passion for Justice: Images of Power, Sexuality and Liberation


by Carter Heyward. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 1984. An anthology of essays, addresses, sermons and liturgical poetry from a lesbian feminist perspective.

Our Tribe: Queer Folks, God, Jesus, and the Bible.


by Rev. Nancy Wilson. San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1995.

(Wemaster"s note: Another of my favorites. Rev. Wilson is the pastor of Metropolitan Community Church L.A. and serves on the Board of Elders of the Universal Fellowship of Mertopolitan Community Churches.)

Taking a Chance on God: Liberating Theology for Gays, Lesbians, and Their Lovers, Families, and Friends


by John J. McNeill Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1988. An excellent, refreshing resource for accepting one's own spirituality regardless of the history of the Church.

We Were Baptized Too: Claiming God's Grace for Lesbians and Gays


by Marilyn Bennett Alexander and James Preston. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.

Wrestling With the Angel: Faith and Religion in the Lives of Gay Men


Brian Bouldrey, ed. New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 1995.

Personal Stories

Amazing Grace! Stories of Lesbian and Gay Faith


Malcolm Boyd and Nancy Wilson, eds. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 1991.

Courage to Love: A Gay Priest Stands Up for His Beliefs


by the Rev. Barry Stopfel and his life partner Will Leckie. New York: Doubleday, 1997.

Stranger at the Gate: To be Gay and Christian in America


by Mel White. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Autobiographical account of the evolution of a closeted minister into a out Christian activist.

Take Off the Masks


by Malcolm Boyd. San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993. Revision of the classic spiritual autobiography of the activist Episcopal priest.

Uncommon Calling: A Gay Christian's Struggle to Serve the Church


by Chris Glaser. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996. Moving biographical story of Chris Glaser's ministry to and for lesbian and gay Christians.

Practical Theology and Human Sexuality

Between Two Gardens: Reflections on Sexuality and Religious Experience


by James B. Nelson. New York, NY: Pilgrim Press, 1983.

The Church and the Homosexual


by John J. McNeill. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1988.

Discovering Images of God: Narratives of Care Among Lesbians and Gays


by Larry Kent Graham. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1997.

Dirt, Greed, and Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and their Implications for Today


by L. William Countryman. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1988.

Embodiment: An Approach to Sexuality and Christian Theology


by James B. Nelson. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Publishing House, 1978.

The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart
by

Peter J. Gomes. New York: William Morrow & Co., 1996.

In God's Image: Christian Witness to the Need for Gay/Lesbian Equality in the Eyes of the Church


by the Rev. Robert Warren Cromey. San Francisco, CA: Alamo Square Press, 1991.

The Intimate Connection: Male Sexuality and Masculine Spirituality


by James B. Nelson. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press, 1988.

Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? : a Positive Christian Response


by Letha Scanzoni and Virginia Ramey Molenkott. San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1994. An updated and revised edition, which discusses scripture and sexuality. A very readable book.

What the Bible *Really* Says about Homosexuality


by Daniel A. Helminiak. San Francisco, CA: Alamo Square Press, 1994.

Theology and History

Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe From the Beginning of the Christian ERA to the 14th Century


by John Boswell. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1981. The definitive historical analysis of the gay issue throughout Christian history.

Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe


by John Boswell. New York, NY: Villiard Books, 1994. Research into the existence of same-sex unions in the Church's history.

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