Gender Studies: LGBTQIA+ Resources

Matthew Vines spent years researching what the Bible says about homosexuality, and this book presents what he found. Unique in its affirmation of both an orthodox faith and sexual diversity, it contributes to the current widespread cultural change on the issue of what it means to be a faithful, gay Christian.

When three of Andrew Marin's friends came out to him in the span of three months, he was confronted head-on with the question of how to reconcile his friends with his faith.

"Love does not begin with condemnation. Can an evangelical theologian and his gay son overcome the differences in belief that threaten to destroy their relationship? For Brad and Drew Harper, that question wasn't theoretical and neither was the resounding yes they found after years of struggle.

Writing with deep empathy and with fidelity to historic Christian teaching, Wesley Hill retrieves a rich understanding of friendship as a spiritual vocation and explains how the church can foster friendship as a basic component of Christian discipleship. He helps us reimagine friendship as a robust form of love that is worthy of honor and attention in communities of faith

A loving and biblically-based response to the controversy that pits the church against the LGBT community and that divides Christians from each other

No issue is more divisive or more pressing for the church today than homosexuality. This book brings a fresh perspective to a well-worn debate. While Christian debates about homosexuality are most often dominated by biblical exegesis, this book seeks to give much-needed attention to the rich history of received Christian tradition, bringing the Bible into conversation with historical and systematic theology.

"In 2001, Kathy Baldock, a straight conservative evangelical Christian, met Netto Montoya, a lesbian Native American, on the local hiking trails near her home in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Their friendship challenged Balkdock's cultural and religious beliefs about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.