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

David G. Myers, letha D. Scanzoni: What God Has Joined Together

The Christian Case for Gay Marriage. USA 2006, 196 pp., brochure, € 12.95
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The authors take marriage and their christian faith seriously. Bringing together those two commitments to build a christian case for gay marriage, they begin by arguing that marriage is good for society: marriage correlates to longevity, boys raised by married parents are less likely to commit crimes, married moms are less prone to depression than single moms and so forth. ... Weiterlesen

Clayton Sullivan: Rescuing Sex From the Christians

USA 2006, 132 pp., brochure, € 19.39
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Why has the church over that centuries exhibited a hostile attitude toward sex? Sullivan argues that early Christian theologians failed to understand the mythic characted of Adam and Eve. Too often these religious thinkers depicted the soul and body as constantly at war with one another, portraying the body as evil and disgusting. In his typical fiery fashion, Sullivan blames ... Weiterlesen

Joe Babcock: The Tragedy of Miss Geneva Flowers

USA 2005, 342 pp., brochure, € 14.79
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Like many gay sixteen-year-olds, Erick Taylor dreams of being a star. But that's a tall order when you're unpopular, stuck in Catholic school, and your Bible-thumping parents make life a holy terror for a closeted gay kid. All of this changes in a snap, however, when Erick meets Chloe, a �grandiloquist� drag queen. With a glam rock makeover and a ... Weiterlesen

Martin Dennis (R): The Vicar of Dibley - A Very Dibley Christmas

UK 2004, OF, 93 min., € 29.99
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When their vicar passed away in the middle of a service, the inhabitants of the small Oxfordshire village of Dibley expected his replacement to be another old man with a beard, a Bible and bad breath. Merry Christmas - it has been 10 years since Geraldine became the vicar of Dibley, and everyone is determined to celebrate her anniversary. But ... Weiterlesen

Michael Carden: Sodomy

USA 2004, 226 pp., brochure, € 32.99
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�Sodomy� is a study of the reception of Genesis 19, Sodom and Gomorrah, together with the parallel story in Judges 19-21, the outrage of Gibeah, in both Jewish and Christian traditions from the antiquity through the Reformation period. The book sets out to detoxify the dominant homophobic interpretation of Genesis 19, in which Sodom and Gomorrah serve as an archetypal ... Weiterlesen

Ronald E. Long: Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods

USA 2004, 178 pp., brochure, € 15.69
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This book engages the reader in an exploration of masculinity and homoeroticism across many cultures, times, and religions. The author creatively juxtaposes a variety of cultural and religious constructions of masculinity to provide a genealogical study of male �tops� and �bottoms�. Male bottoms are cultural constructs of masculinity. Today's gay bottoms are even revolutionary in redefining masculinity. The author throws ... Weiterlesen

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