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The Moral Vision Of The New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics |
With compassion, sensitivity, and scholarly depth, Hays makes the strongest exegetical case I'm aware of that the weight of the biblical witness is against same-sex sexual partnerships.
Creation And Covenant: The Significance of Sexual Difference in the Moral Theology of Marriage |
"God made us as male and female," says Roberts, and "living in ways which testify to that is what shall ultimately make us free." If I could recommend only one book for exploring Christianity's sexual ethics, it would be this one.
Sexual Authenticity: An Intimate Reflection on Homosexuality and Catholicism |
Selmys tells the story of breaking off a seven-year lesbian relationship and becoming Catholic. It was beauty—or, as she puts it, "Beauty"—that drew her to Christ. "It is for this," she writes, "that I gave up homosexuality."
The Inner Voice Of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom |
Say you're celibate. Say you fall deeply in love with your dearest friend—only to watch that friend walk away. It's a familiar story to many celibate gay Christians. Nouwen writes about the aftermath, about how you journey on with God.
The Friend |
Bray is a historian, and this is his chronicle of non-erotic, same-sex friendships in England from about the year 1000 on through the 19th century. Here are inspiration and instruction for us who want to cultivate chaste same-sex friendships today.
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