Books you might find helpful

Are you kind of new to this whole Queer and Christian thing? Reading about the experiences of other people and their stories can be a really good place to start, especially when you’ve been clobbered over the head with “the Bible says…” and other debate. Check out these memoirs and stories of queer Christians which we recommend!

Memoirs & People’s Stories

Our Witness: The unheard stories of LGBTQ+ Christians (Brandon Robertson)

Outlove: A queer Christian survival story (Julie Rodgers)

Does Jesus Really Love Me? A gay Christian’s pilgrimage in search of God in America (Jeff Chu)

Undivided: Coming out, becoming whole, and living free from shame (Vicky Beeching)

Easy-to-understand Books

Looking for something to read that might explain the fundamentals of Queer Theology? Don’t feel certain about how to be an ally to fellow Christians who are queer or why it’s importnat? Looking for books that start from an assumption of LGBTQ+ inclusion and want to expand your understanding of the beauty and value queerness has to offer the church? Then these books might be for you!

Shameless: A Sexual Reformation (Nadia Bolz-Weber)

The Book of Queer Prophets: 24 Writers on Sexuality and Religion (Ruth Hunt)

Outside The Lines: How embracing Queerness will transform your faith (Mihee Kim-Kort)

Transforming: The Bible & the lives of transgender Christians (Austen Hartke)

Queer Holiness: The gift of LGBTQI people to the Church (Charlie Bell)

Coming In: Gays & Lesbians reclaiming the spiritual journey (Urs Mattmann)

Queer Virtue: What LGBTQ+ people know about life and love and how it can revitalize Christianity (Rev. Elizabeth M. Edman)

After something with a bit more grit to it? Are you queer and Christian and looking to expand your understanding of Queer Theology? Want to read about thecase for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the church with a rich theological backing? These books might be what you’re after.

Theological and Scholarly Books

Radical Love: An introduction to Queer Theology (Patrick S. Cheng)

The Queer Bible Commentary (Mona West & Robert E. Shore-Goss)

The Possibility of Difference: A Bibical affirmation of inclusivity (Marcus Green)

Otherwise Christian: a guidebook for transgender liberation (Mx Chris Page)

God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical case in support of same-sex relationships (Matthew Vines)

Black Gay British Christian Queer: The Church and the famine of grace (Jarel Robinson-Brown)

Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation (Dale B. Martin)

Queer Theology: Beyond Apologetics (Linn Marrie Tonstad)

Essays, Articles & Blogs

Not sure you’re ready to commit to a book, or looking for something a bit shorter and easier to digest? Check out these essays, articles and other writings!

Podcasts and Videos

Need something to listen to or watch? Look no further! Here’s a bunch of stuff we think is great and might be useful to you.

Queer Theology Podcast

Queer Theology are a long-running podcast about LGBTQ+ spirituality, run by Fr Shannon TL Kearns and Brian G Murphy. They has also written several books and there are ton of articles and other resources on their website!

JPIT’s Politics in the Pulpit

‘Politics in the Pulpit’ is a lectionary-based, weekly preaching resources and a podcast for ministers, preachers and worship leaders where each week they invite a new guest to discuss how the justice issues present in the Bible spur us to be good news in the world today.

The Gathering’s Podcast

There is also our very own podcast! We broadcast our discussions surrounding faith and LGBTQ+ issues, events, thoughts and reflections with voices from a diverse range of Christian backgrounds, other faiths and from people in the LGBTQ+ community and our allies.

Peter Toscano is a producer and host of several different podcasts, and a recognised scholar. He produced several ‘performance lectures’ where he blended theological research about gender variance in the Bible with creative performance.