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"God and the Gay Christian is a game changer. Winsome, accessible, and carefully researched, every page is brought to life by the author's clear love for Scripture and deep, persistent faith. With this book, Matthew Vines emerges as one of my generation's most important Christian leaders, not only on matters of sexuality but also on what it means to follow Jesus with wisdom, humility, and grace.  Prepare to be challenged and enlightened, provoked and inspired. Read with an open heart and mind, and you are bound to be changed."-- Rachel Held Evans, author of A Year of Biblical Womanhood and Faith UnraveledAs a young Christian man, Matthew Vines harbored the same basic hopes of most young people: to someday share his life with someone, to build a family of his own, to give and receive love. But when he realized he was gay, those hopes were called into question. The Bible, he'd been taught, condemned gay relationships.  Feeling the tension between his understanding of the Bible and the reality of his same-sex orientation, Vines devoted years of intensive research into what the Bible says about homosexuality. With care and precision, Vines asked questions such as:  * Do biblical teachings on the marriage covenant preclude same-sex marriage or not? * How should we apply the teachings of Jesus to the gay debate? * What does the story of Sodom and Gomorrah really say about human relationships? * Can celibacy be a calling when it is mandated, not chosen? * What did Paul have in mind when he warned against same-sex relations?  Unique in its affirmation of both an orthodox faith and sexual diversity, God and the Gay Christian is likely to spark heated debate, sincere soul search­ing, even widespread cultural change. Not only is it a compelling interpretation of key biblical texts about same-sex relations, it is also the story of a young man navigating relationships with his family, his hometown church, and the Christian church at large as he expresses what it means to be a faithful, gay Christian.

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9781601425164 | Random House Inc, April 22, 2014, cover price $22.99 | About this edition: "God and the Gay Christian is a game changer.

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9781601425188 | Reprint edition (Random House Inc, June 16, 2015), cover price $14.99

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9781608991754 | Wipf & Stock Pub, December 1, 2009, cover price $22.00
9780829809442 | Pilgrim Pr, April 1, 1993, cover price $16.00

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Ellen DeGeneres and other public figures have broadened mainstream understanding and acceptance of homosexuality. But in churches across the United States, lesbians and gays are condemned to hell or are considered sinners beyond repair. They encounter people who are homophobic, and these recurring rejections cause serious psychological and spiritual side effects.Coming Out through Fire takes an intimate look at the trauma of being lesbian, gay, or bisexual in a heterosexual world. Discussing the trials that these persons endure every day, Leanne Tigert examines the church, the effects of HIV and AIDS, and family issues -- and provides hope by offering a new life that will allow recovery from the trauma inflicted by church and society.

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9781608991334 | Wipf & Stock Pub, October 1, 2009, cover price $18.00
9780829812930 | United Church Pr, March 1, 1999, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Ellen DeGeneres and other public figures have broadened mainstream understanding and acceptance of homosexuality.

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Product Description: At a time when the issue of homosexuality is polarizing the church and society on an unprecedented scale, journalist Michael Ford profiles gay and lesbian Christians from the United States, Great Britain, and Africa to explore the dynamics of being gay and spiritual in the twenty-first century...read more

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9781561012282 | Cowley Pubns, June 1, 2005, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: At a time when the issue of homosexuality is polarizing the church and society on an unprecedented scale, journalist Michael Ford profiles gay and lesbian Christians from the United States, Great Britain, and Africa to explore the dynamics of being gay and spiritual in the twenty-first century.

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Providing new hope for those that feel that it is impossible to be both homosexual and Christian, this self-affirming guidebook explores the ways in which gays and lesbians can appropriate and retell the biblical story, and find confidence in their unique spiritual journey and gifts. Original.

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9780819218865 | Morehouse Pub Co, September 1, 2001, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Providing new hope for those that feel that it is impossible to be both homosexual and Christian, this self-affirming guidebook explores the ways in which gays and lesbians can appropriate and retell the biblical story, and find confidence in their unique spiritual journey and gifts.

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By Timothy J. Brown (editor) and Leanne McCall Tigert (editor)

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9780829814149 | Pilgrim Pr, July 1, 2001, cover price $15.00

Product Description: "Steps to Recovery from Bible Abuse," says Dr. Truluck, "is over 550 pages of information and encouragement to equip gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people and all others who have been abused and oppressed by religion to learn the truth and to rejoice and grow in their God-given worth as individuals...read more

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9781888493160 | Chi Rho Pr, June 1, 2001, cover price $20.01 | About this edition: "Steps to Recovery from Bible Abuse," says Dr.

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