Few Useful Resources

Categories: sexuality

Date: 13 March 2010 14:35:27

Through one of the discussion boards I'm on I've found myself being in the position of giving a talk to a bunch of students in Sheffield about LGBT and faith on this coming Wednesday. As part of my presentation I have put together a resource sheet which I have decided to put on here as it may be useful. I've also updated my links with a section for LGBT type Christian groups. Note, many of these groups I have had contact with, but not all (a couple particularly out of choice because I don't do "gay rights" type stuff preferring the approach of groups like GCN).

Useful Resources

BOOKS

Bradshaw,T, (2003), The Way Forward? Christian Voices on Homosexuality and the Church, SCM Press

Hagger-Holt, Rand Hagger Holt, S, (2009), Living it Out: A Survival Guide for lesbian, gay and bisexual Christians and their friends, families and churches, Canterbury Press (see http://www.livingitout.com/ )

Hopper, G.S.E.,(2005) Reluctant Journey: A Pilgrimage of Faith from Homophobia to Christian Love, (see http://www.reluctantjourney.co.uk/)

Marks, J, (2009), Exchanging the Truth of God for a Lie (Can be ordered from http://www.courage.org.uk/publications/Exchanging-Order-Form.pdf)

Outcome, (2009), And Can it Be?, (Can be ordered fromhttp://www.garyhopkins.net/outcome/bookform.pdf)

MCC Newcastle, (2008), Wilderness People Real-Live Stories from an Inclusive Church, (contact http://www.mccnewcastle.org.uk/WEB%20SITE%20PROJECT/index.html )

Information Websites and Discussion Forums

Bridges Across the Divide http://www.bridges-across.org/ba/index.htm

Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians http://www.eflgc.org.uk/default.asp

Inclusive Church http://www.inclusivechurch2.net

Gay Christian Network  http://www.gaychristian.net/ – (includes support for LGB Christians who feel their sexuality means they will need to remain celibate)

Gay Christian Europe http://www.gaychristian-europe.com/

Outcome  http://www.outcomeonline.org.uk/ (Methodist)

QLGF http://www.qlgf.org.uk/  (Quaker)

Quest http://www.questgaycatholic.org.uk/home.asp (Catholic)

The Sibyls  http://www.sibyls.co.uk/ (group for transgender Christians)

YLGC http://www.ylgc.org.uk/

Films

Fish Out of Water http://www.fishoutofwaterfilm.com/trailer.html

For the Bible Tells Me So http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Tells-Me-So/dp/B000YHQNCI

Through My Eyes http://www.throughmyeyesdvd.com/