Mom, I'm gay : loving your LGBTQ child and strengthening your faith / Susan Cottrell and Justin Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cottrell, Susan, author.

Lee, Justin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parents--Religious life.

Parents.

Families--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Families.

Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Homosexuality.

Sexual orientation--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Sexual orientation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When your child reveals that he or she is attracted to the same sex, how you respond may have a lot to do with your faith. Doesn't the Bible say that's wrong? Will we have to leave our church? Worst of all, you may wonder, "Do I have to choose between my Christian faith and my child?"Susan Cottrell is a mom who has been there and wants you to...

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Epigraph

Contents

Foreword by Justin Lee

Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Acknowledgments

Part 1: Coping with the Shock

1. The Outing

2. It's Not about You

3. You Didn't Cause This

4. The Power of Denial

5. The Power of Anger

6. Praying Away the Gay-the Impossible Dream

7. Hoping for Change Can Hurt

Part 2: Understanding Your Child's Experience

8. "You're Not Gay, You're Just Confused"

9. Terrified to Tell You

10. What Not to Say, Part 1

11. What Not to Say, Part 2

12. Beyond the Binary

13. "He's Wearing a Dress!"

14. The Masculinity Myth

Part 3: Responding in Love

15. Embrace Your Child

16. Where's the Love?

17. Don't Shame Your Child

18. What Are the Conditions of Your Unconditional Love?

19. Surrender Control

20. Let Go of Your Plans

21. Bear Their Burdens

Part 4: Working it Out with God

22. Don't Destroy Your Child's Faith

23. You Don't Have to Protect God

24. God's Got This

25. The Ultimate Fear: Hell

26. The Slippery Slope of Sin

27. The "Clobber Passages" (Old Testament)

28. The "Clobber Passages" (New Testament)

29. Please, No Child Sacrifice

30. Speak the Truth

Part 5: Finding a Community of Support

31. You Need Support Too

32. Ignore the Naysayers

33. Words That Hurt, Words That Heal

34. Does Your Church Tell Good News . . . or Bad News?

35. The Church in Crisis . . . or the Church in Chrysalis?

36. Your Kid Will Be Fine

Appendix

Notes

Excerpt from The Bible's Yes to Same-Sex Marriage: New Edition with Study Guide, by Mark Achtemeier.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611646641

1611646642

OCLC:

1127939322