Take & Read: Global Christianity
Five books that take readers beyond Anglophone perspectives
LGBTQ
Take & Read: Practical theology
Five books that introduce new voices to the conversation
Theology was not optional for me as a child. It was a matter of life or death.
Why we can’t rely on this or any other hermeneutical principle
Doing theology with the assumption that queer people belong
Linn Marie Tonstad summarizes a far more interesting conversation about sex and gender than the one I grew up with.
An act of solidarity with LGBTQ Methodists?
J. Philip Wogaman tried to surrender his ordination. Would this have helped?
First Erin White fell in love with Christ. Then she fell in love with Chris.
I'm a queer Christian pastor, and I'll be using regular, old, boring ashes like always.
A conversation in transition
Two new books help us talk about what it means to be transgender in a changing world.
Jens was never unkind to me, perhaps because I was the rare chemistry major who asked questions about God while showing enthusiasm for Barth.
"A trans person's story has some unique elements, but the work of pastoral care remains essentially the same."
"I cannot continue to pimp the gospel for my own profit, for my own prestige and power," Ken Samuel decided.
Denominational meetings can be difficult. My Sunday school class reminds me what's at stake.