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Thank you to Home Missioner Helen Ryde for providing this list of resources at the request of our D/HM community.
Newest Books!
Transforming the Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians, by Austen Hartke
UnClobber: Rethinking our misuse of The Bible on Homosexuality, by Colby Martin
Our Strangely Warmed Hearts, Coming Out Into God’s Call, by Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto
Together at the Table: Diversity without Division in The United Methodist Church, by Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto
Holy Love, A Biblical Theology for Human Sexuality, by Steve Harper
Series of videos from Rev. Dr. John Holbert (highly regarded Hebrew scholar and preaching professor at Perkins School of Theology/SMU, retired). This lecture is from early 2016.
What the Bible says about Homosexuality - Video 1 (21 minutes)
What the Bible says about Homosexuality - Video 2 (18 minutes)
What the Bible says about Homosexuality - Video 3 (31 minutes)
What the Bible says about Homosexuality - Video 4 (32 minutes)
Faithful and Inclusive- The Bible, Sexuality, and the United Methodist Church. Six 50-minutes video sessions with a study guide. Published by The Institute for Discipleship in 2019.
Perhaps helpful for those from a Centrist to Traditional faith perspective:
Torn, by Justin Lee
Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality, by Jack Rogers
God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships, by Matthew Vines
Perhaps helpful for those from a Centrist faith perspective:
For The Bible Tells Me So, video documentary
For They Know Not What They Do, video documentary (from the producer of For The Bible Tells Me So)
An Act of Love, video documentary of the Rev. Frank Schaefer story
Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality, by Jack Rogers
In This Family, short (12 minute) film, PBS Short Film Festival 2020
Perhaps helpful for those with a Centrist to Progressive perspective:
Fish Out of Water, film
A Christian curriculum for gender justice. Series of ten 3-minute videos offering basic information and study questions.
One book within each area of the Wesleyan quadrilateral, written by scholars, that present an inclusive interpretation. (book recommendations shared by Rev. Dr. Steve Harper)
Scripture - Bible, Gender, and Sexuality, by James Brownson
Tradition - Ancient Laws and Contemporary Controversies, by Cheryl B. Anderson
Reason - Science, Scripture, and Same-Sex Love, by Michael Regele
Experience - Changing Our Mind, by David Gushee
Resources for studying intersectionality can be found here, on the RMN website. Intersectionality is a critical piece of justice advocacy and certainly LGBTQ justice advocacy. Intersectionality (as taught by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw and Audre Lorde) speaks to the combined/layered forms of oppression people experience at the intersection of multiple identities.
A resource for ministry with youth (and young adults). Note: This book assumes the reader is already inclusive of LGBTQ persons. Beneficial for all church leaders and parents, not just youth directors.
A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, by Cody Sanders
Additional book recommendations can be found on the RMN website
Click here for additional study resources, including books for children and youth, shared on the RMN website!
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