Last Updated on July 28, 2024 by Kittredge Cherry
Transgender church retreats and queer Bible study are covered in two new LGBTQ Christian books this month.
The books are “Retreating Forward: A Spiritual Practice with Transgender Persons” by David Elias Weekley and “The Straight Mind in Corinth: Queer Readings across 1 Corinthians 11:2-16” by Gillian Townsley.
“Retreating Forward: A Spiritual Practice with Transgender Persons” by David Elias Weekley.
A model for transformational retreats is presented in this educational resource for individuals, spiritual leaders, and faith communities that support transgender people. A queer theology of radical love is explained and put into practice. The author is a United Methodist pastor, transgender advocate and member of the transgender community. Foreword by British equality activist David Watters. Published by Wipf and Stock.
“The Straight Mind in Corinth: Queer Readings across 1 Corinthians 11: 2-16” by Gillian Townsley.
Traditional models of gender and sexuality are challenged by a queer examination of a Biblical passage about hair coverings in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. Hierarchical Christian understanding of gender and sexuality is often based on these scriptures. The scholarly book questions these androcentric, patriarchal interpretations based on first-century Greco-Roman history, lesbian theorist Monique Wittig, and other sources. The author is teaching fellow at The University of Otago in New Zealand. Published by SBL Press.
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Just released
“Transfigurations: Transgressing Gender in the Bible” by Peterson Toscano (video).
“Behold, I Make All Things New: What do the Sacred Texts of Judaism, Christianity and Islam Really Say in Regard to Human Sexuality?” edited by Loraine Tulleken and JP Mokgethi-Heath.
“Being the Body of Christ: Towards a Twenty-First Century Homosexual Theology for the Anglican Church” by Chris Mounsey. Published by Routledge.
Coming soon and available for pre-order
Sept. 4, 2017
“A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth” by Cody J. Sanders. Published by Westminster John Knox Press.
Sept. 28, 2017
“Queer and Catholic: A Life of Contradiction” by Mark Dowd. Published by Darton, Longman and Todd.
Nov. 7, 2017
“Sexual Disorientations: Queer Temporalities, Affects, Theologies” by Kent L. Brintnall, Joseph A. Marchal and Stephen D. Moore (editors). Published by Fordham University Press.
More LGBTQ Christian books
New in July 2017: “Building a Bridge” and “Live Through This”
New in May 2017: “Visions of Sodom” and “119: My Life as a Bisexual Christian”
New in April 2017: “Trust Truth” and “For I am Wonderfully Made”
Top 35 LGBTQ Christian books of 2016 named
Top 25 LGBTQ Christian books of 2015 named
Top 25 LGBTQ Christian books of 2014 named
Basic LGBTQ Christian books: Where to start?
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That should of course be “tempt” not “remote””
Silly auto-correct!
Are you trying to bankrupt me Kittredge? lol
More books to remote me!
LOL! No, Cal, I’m not even remotely trying to tempt you to bankruptcy — just to nourish your mind and spirit. Maybe you can order them from a library.
The most affordable book this month is the Kindle version of “Retreating Forward” for $9.99.
I purposely stopped promoting any books priced at more than $100. But watch out — I plan to put them on a special section of my year-end list of the best books of 2017 — with a warning.