My Top 5 Books on Homosexuality

The Moral Vision Of The New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics Richard B. Hays (Harperone)

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 Christopher Chenault Roberts (T&T Clark)

“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 Melinda Selmys (Our Sunday Visitor)

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 Henri J. M. Nouwen (Image)

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 Alan Bray (University of Chicago Press)

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.

Also in this issue

The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Cover Story

Honoring Faith in the Public Square

The Mystic Baptist

Review

How to Remove Our Bible-Reading Blinders

Excerpt

Why Love Never Ends

Review

The Need for Creeds

Shari'ah's Uphill Climb

God Did It

The Key to a Purposeful Life

'Fringe' Has Always Been About Playing God

What Is the Biggest Change Evangelical Seminaries Need to Make Right Now?

News

Church and State for the Homeless

How Gabriel Wilson Discovered his Paternal Roots—and Made a Record About It

Jamie Grace Is Holding On

The Truth About World War II's True Shepherds

News

The Trouble with TBN

News

Should Seminary Professors Be Granted Tenure?

News

Christians Fight Israel's Marriage Ban

Editorial

How to Unfreeze the Middle East

What to Watch For on Election Night

This (Ambiguous) Political Life

News

Doubting China's One-Child Policy Change

News

Crisis of Faith Statements

Review

Review: The Church In An Age of Crisis

Review

Review: Amplifying Our Witness

Wilson's Bookmarks

Sacrilege Is Real

Letters to the Editor

News

Go Figure

News

Quotation Marks

News

Gleanings

Our 'Call'

Questions That Drive Us

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How to Get Through the Next Four Years

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News

And the Word Became Accessible: Publishers Release Dyslexia-Friendly Bibles

Designer hopes a new, custom typeface will be a life-changing tool for those with reading disorders.

‘Heretic’ and the Truth That Sets Us Free

In the Hugh Grant horror movie, Latter-day Saint missionaries are entrapped in more ways than one.

The Russell Moore Show

Media and Leadership in a World on Edge

Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of ‘The Atlantic,’ talks about politics, Palestine, and publishing.

News

Church of England Leaders Kept Evangelical Beatings Secret

Archbishop Justin Welby resigns after abuse report exposes cover-up dating back to 1982.

The Incarnation is More than the Manger

How an ancient African bishop championed the incarnation’s redemptive arc.

Review

The Black Church Has Five Theological Anchors

Walter Strickland’s sweeping narrative of African American Christianity portrays a big God who is strong to deliver.

A Solution for Seasonal Overwhelm

Focusing on the few in front of us makes a tangible difference in our local communities.

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