Wesley United Methodist Church
Thursday, February 23, 2012
--A bold witness to God's love!

BOOK RECOMENDATIONS

 

Stranger at the Gates:

To Be Gay and Christian in America

by Reverend Mel White

In this moving, best-selling autobiography, Mel White comes out of the closet to give hope to other gay and lesbian Christians, to confront the misleading anti-ay rhetoric fo the radical right, and to launch his own fight for justice and understanding of God's gay and lesbian children.  Mel and Gary have received (and answered) more than 50,000 letters from readers who were both inspired and informed by this book.

 

Religion Gone Bad: 

The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right

by Reverend Mel White

This book provides an inside expose of the Christian Right's agenda-and playgook in how to resist it.

 
Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? 
 

by Latha Swason Scanzoni

This is a revised edition of the classic book that calls for Christians to reexamine their beliefs and attitudes toward homosexuals.  The authors look at homosexuality from biblical, scientific and psychological perspectives.  An excellent resource.

 

What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality

by Daniel Helminiask, Ph.D
 
Ordained as a Catholic priest in 1967 and is incardinated in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.  From 1981-1985 he was an Associate Professor for Systematic Theology at Oblate School of Theology and earlier completed his Ph.D. in systematic theology at Boston College and Andover Newton Theological School.  He currently is a pastoral counselor and a Fellow of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and has authored many books and articles.  He concludes the Bible says absolutely nothing about homosecuality being sinful when you examine the actual Hebrew/Greek texts.