Rainbow in the word : LGBTQ Christians' biblical memoirs / edited by Ellin Sterne Jimmerson ; foreword by Viki Matson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jimmerson, Ellin Sterne, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Homosexuality.

Physical Description:

xx, 80 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock Publishers, [2017]

Summary:

LGBTQ Christians read, love, scrutinize, become absorbed with, and find deep spiritual meaning in the Bible. As these testimonies show, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer Christians are inaugurating a fresh, exciting, new era in biblical interpretation. It is they whose rare insights into particular Bible stories and characters, told with poignancy and clarity, reveal a gay-friendly Bible and a gay-friendly God who cherishes and needs them just as they are. It is they who are running to the Bible with a longing for the Holy Spirit that far surpasses that of too many straight Christians. If given free rein, these inventive, challenging, and profoundly engaged evangelists may be the ones we have been waiting for to rescue biblical interpretation from those who too often are not only hurtful but dismal and boring. Thank God for them! Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Rainbow in the Old Testament

1 Queering the Fall / Jeff Hood Hood, Jeff 3

2 The Outskirts of Sodom / Tyler Heston Heston, Tyler 7

3 Crossroads / Jonathan Freeman-Coppadge Freeman-Coppadge, Jonathan 11

4 For Such a Time as This / Kenny Pierce Pierce, Kenny 15

5 Falling for Ebed Melech / Peterson Toscano Toscano, Peterson 19

Part II Memories

6 Three Poems / Lisa A. Dordal Dordal, Lisa A. 25

7 A Remembrance in Two Parts / Kenny Pierce Pierce, Kenny 30

Part III Rainbow in the New Testament

8 Our Father / Riley Chattin Chattin, Riley 39

9 Good Fruit / Richard Barham Barham, Richard 43

10 The Non-Normative Jesus / Andrew Dykstra Dykstra, Andrew 46

11 And God Said: My Bad / S. R. Davis Davis, S. R. 50

12 Magnificat: Seriously, God? / Jennifer Hasler Hasler, Jennifer 54

13 My Great Hunger / Kenny Pierce Pierce, Kenny 58

14 Prince Charming / Todd McGraw McGraw, Todd 62

15 Love Letter / Stephen V. Sprinkle Sprinkle, Stephen V. 65

16 Falliog in Love / Ray Jordan Jordan, Ray 68.

ISBN:

9781532632082

153263210X

9781532632105

1532632088

OCLC:

995320304

Publisher Number:

99974591042