Most of the wealth in Dove Creek, West Virginia, is in the mountains - in the coal seams that have provided generations with a way of life, but little prosperity. Born here and raised by his Pentecoastal grandfather, 27-year-old Cole Freeman sidestepped work as a miner to become an aide in a nursing home. He's got a shock of bleached ... Weiterlesen

Justin Lee: Unconditional

Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs-Christians Debate. UK 2012, 234 pp., brochure, € 18.99
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Hodder and Stoughton

Justin Lee is the founder and executive director of �The Gay Christian Network� (GCN), a non-profit, interdenominational organisation working to increase dialogue between gays and Christians and support people on both sides wrestling with related issues. As a passionate Christian from a conservative evangelical Bible Belt background, Justin thought he knew everything there was to know about the Christian approach ... Weiterlesen

Martha Edens Clark: Coming Out Together

The Journey of a Gay Minister's Wife Through Love, Divorce, and Remarriage. USA 2011, 115 pp., brochure, € 13.99
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AuthorHouse

This is the story of a young woman (the author) who knew next to nothing about homosexuality, and a young minister (Maurice) who suppressed his homosexuality for 55 years. It is about their friendship, love, marriage, and eventual revelation of his homosexuality. It is told in chapters which answer questions that the author has been asked as she began to ... Weiterlesen

Keith Sharpe: The Gay Gospels

Good News for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered People. USA 2011, 203 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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With its unique �two testament� approach, this book offers both an unassailable defence and a powerful affirmation of the humanity of gay people in the face of increasingly virulent Christian homophobia. In the Defensive Testament the so-called �Biblical texts of terror� in Genesis, Leviticus and St Paul's letters, often used to attack and demonise LGBT people, are analysed and found ... Weiterlesen

Terry E. Hill: Come Sunday Morning

USA 2011, 298 pp., brochure, € 12.79
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Hezekiah T. Cleaveland is the handsome charismatic pastor of New Testament Cathedral in Los Angeles. His beautiful wife, Reverend Samantha Cleaveland, is the power behind Hezekiah and his megachurch, running their national TV ministry with a firm hand. The problem is that she's tired of living in her husband's shadow. When Hezekiah meets Danny St. John, who opens up Hezekiah ... Weiterlesen

Patrick S. Cheng: Radical Love

An Introduction to Queer Theology. USA 2011, 162pp., brochure, € 24.95
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Contextual theologies have developed from a number of perspectives - including feminist theology, black theology, womanist theology, Latin American liberation theology, and Asian American theology - and a wide variety of academic and general introductions exist to examine each one. However, this is the first introductory textbook on the subject of queer theology. The author provides a historical survey of ... Weiterlesen

Raveh Kaldera: Hermaphrodeities

The Transgender Spirituality Workbook. UK 2010, 338 pp., brochure, € 34.95
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Transgendered people have long been robbed of their own spiritual history, not knowing that there were once times and places where ours was considered a spiritual path in and of itself. This book explores both our spiritual history and our modern predicaments, shaping the outline of a contemporary spiritual path for those of us who don't fit into just one ... Weiterlesen

Michael Carson: Sucking Sherbet Lemons

The Coming-of-Age Novel with a Difference. UK 2010, 292 pp., brochure, € 13.99
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Cutting Edge

A gay Adrian Mole: what do you do when you are fat, 14, obsessed with the catholic church, with Doing the Right Thing, with scones and sweets, with other boys and their private parts? Well, if you're Benson, you panic and flee, hiding from the flesh as a novice in a monastery. Alas, St Finbar's monastery is as full of ... Weiterlesen

Geoffrey Robertson: The Case of the Pope

Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse. UK/USA 2010, 228pp., brochure, € 5.99
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This book delivers a devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has run a secret legal system that shields paedophile priests from criminal trial around the world. Is the Pope morally or legally responsible for the negligence that has allowed so many terrible crimes to go unpunished? Should he and his seat of power, the Holy See, continue to enjoy ... Weiterlesen

Angelo Quattrocchi: The Pope is Not Gay!

UK/USA 2010, 181pp. with colour photographs, brochure, € 29.95
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This is an irreverent history of homophobic and sexist obscurantism in the Catholic Church and an endoscopic examination of its greatest contemporary advocate, Pope Benedict XVI. The author traces the evolution of Joseph Ratzinger's life, beginning with the Pope's childhood in Nazi Germany, his membership in the Hitler Youth in Bavaria and his conscription into the German anti-aircraft corps. His ... Weiterlesen

James Hannaham: God Says No

USA 2010, 305pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Gary Gray marries his first girlfriend, a fellow student from Central Florida Christian College who loves Disney World as much as he does. They are both 19, god-fearing, and eager to start a family, but a week before their wedding Gary goes into a rest-stop bathroom and lets something happen. This is his testimony - the story of a young ... Weiterlesen

Gregg Drinkwater (ed.): Torah Queeries

Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible. USA 2010, 337 pp., hardbound, € 27.59
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New York University Press

In the Jewish tradition, reading of the Torah follows a calendar cycle, with a specific portion assigned each week. These weekly portion, read aloud in synagogues around the world, have been subject to interpretation and commentary for centuries. Following on this ancient tradition, this book brings together some of the world's leading rabbis, scholars, and writers to interpret the Torah ... Weiterlesen

Jack Rogers: Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality

Explode the Myths, Heal the Church. USA 2009, 228 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Westminster

In this revised and expanded edition, evangelical theologian and former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church Jack Rogers makes a biblical case for equal rights for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Throughout history, he observes, Christianity has moved towards ever greater openness and inclusiveness. Today's church is led by many of those who were once excluded: people of ... Weiterlesen

Warren Hoffman: The Passing Game

Queering Jewish American Culture. USA 2009, 207 pp., hardbound, € 22.59
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Tony Kushner's epic play �Angels in America� was remarkable for its sensitive engagement of Jewish American and gay cultures plus bringing these themes to a mainstream audience. While the play represented a watershed in American theater and culture, it belies a century of previous attention to queer Jewish identity in 20th-century American literature, drama, and film. This pioneering book sheds ... Weiterlesen

David Ebershoff: The 19th Wife

USA 2009, 527 pp., brochure, € 14.95
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It's 1875, and Ann Eliza Young has recently separated from her powerful husband, Brigham Young, prophet and leader of the Mormon Church. Expelled and an outcast, Ann Eliza embarks on a crusade to end polygamy in the U.S. A rich account of her family's polygamous history is revealed, including how bith she and her mother became plural wives. Yet soon ... Weiterlesen

Kevin Jennings: Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son

USA 2007, 267 pp., brochure, € 13.99
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Long before Kevin Jennings began advocating to end the anti-LGBT bias in schools, he was a victim of it. In his memoir, Jennings traces the roots of his activism to his school days in the conservative South, where �faggot� became more familiar to him than his own name. The youngest son of a born-again Southern Baptist preacher, and a mother ... Weiterlesen

Alex Sanchez: The God Box

USA 2007, 255 pp., hardback, € 14.59
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High school senior Paul has dated Angie since middle school, and they're good together. They have a lot of the same interests, like singing in their church choir and being active in Bible club. But when Manuel transfers to their school, Paul has to rethink his life. Manuel is the first openly gay teen anyone in their small town has ... Weiterlesen

Urs Mattmann: Coming In

UK 2006, 220 pp., brochure, € 14.95
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The issue of homosexuality has become one of the most contentious within the Christian church today. Urs Mattmann shows that the spiritual and indeed practical aims of gay and lesbian people are no different from those of others on the path of true spirituality throughout the ages; in fact, their particular lifestyles and experiences put them in a better position ... Weiterlesen

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