On Being Gay and Christian:
A Bibliography

Come Home! by Chris Glaser. San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1990. Empowering true stories and insights on how lesbians and gay men can reclaim their spirituality within the Christian tradition.

Coming Out Within: Stages of Spiritual Awakening for Lesbians and Gay Men by Craig O'Neill. San Francisco, CA: harpersanfrancisco, 1992.

Freedom, Glorious Freedom: the Spiritual Journey to the Fullness of Life for Gays, Lesbians, and Everybody Else. by John J. mcneill. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1995.

Gay Theology Without Apology. by Gary D. Comstock. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 1993.

The Good News of Jesus: Reintroducing the Gospel. by L. William Countryman. Boston, MA: Cowley Publications, 1993. A primer on the inclusive love of Christ.

Our Passion for Justice: Images of Power, Sexuality and Liberation. by Carter Heyward. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 1984. An anthology of essays, addresses, sermons and liturgical poetry from a lesbian feminist perspective.

Our Tribe: Queer Folks, God, Jesus, and the Bible. by Rev. Nancy Wilson. San Francisco, CA: harpersanfrancisco, 1995.

Stealing Jesus: How fundamentalism Betrays Christianity. by Bruce Bawer. New York, NY: Crown Publishers,1997

Taking a Chance on God: Liberating Theology for Gays, Lesbians, and Their Lovers, Families, and Friends by John J. mcneill Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1988. An excellent, refreshing resource for accepting one's own spirituality regardless of the history of the Church.

We Were Baptized Too: Claiming God's Grace for Lesbians and Gays by Marilyn Bennett Alexander and James Preston. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.

Wrestling With the Angel: Faith and Religion in the Lives of Gay Men. Brian Bouldrey, ed. New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 1995.

Personal Stories

Amazing Grace! Stories of Lesbian and Gay Faith. Malcolm Boyd and Nancy Wilson, eds. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 1991.

A Pilgrim's Way. By Walter C. Righter, former Bishop of Iowa, New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Bishop Righter's personal account of his presentment and trial in the Episcopal Church for having ordained a gay man to the diaconate.

Stranger at the Gate: To be Gay and Christian in America. by Mel White. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Autobiographical account of the evolution of a closeted minister into a out Christian activist.

Take Off the Masks. by Malcolm Boyd. San Francisco, CA: harpersanfrancisco, 1993. Revision of the classic spiritual autobiography of the activist Episcopal priest.

Things Seen and Unseen: A Year Lived in Faith. by Nora Gallagher. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. The journey of a woman from the secular world into the world of faith and a profile of a welcoming parish in the Diocese of Los Angeles.

Uncommon Calling: A Gay Christian's Struggle to Serve the Church. by Chris Glaser. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996. Moving biographical story of Chris Glaser's ministry to and for lesbian and gay Christians.

Practical Theology and Human Sexuality

Between Two Gardens: Reflections on Sexuality and Religious Experience. by James B. Nelson. New York, NY: Pilgrim Press, 1983.

Biblical Authority or Biblical Tyranny? : Scripture and the Christian Pilgrimage. By L. William Countryman. Valley Forge: Trinity Press International, 1994.

Biblical Ethics and Homosexuality: Listening to Scripture. Robert l. Brawley, ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.

The Church and the Homosexual. by John J. McNeill. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1988.

Dirt, Greed, and Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today. by L. William Countryman. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1988.

Embodiment: An Approach to Sexuality and Christian Theology. James B. Nelson. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Publishing House, 1978.

In God's Image: Christian Witness to the Need for Gay/Lesbian Equality in the Eyes of the Church. by the Rev. Robert Warren Cromey. San Francisco, CA: Alamo Square Press, 1991.

The Intimate Connection: Male Sexuality and Masculine Spirituality. by James B. Nelson. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press, 1988.

Is the Homosexual My Neighbor?: a Positive Christian Response. by Letha Scanzoni and Virginia Ramey Molenkott. San Francisco, CA: harpersanfrancisco, 1994. An updated and revised edition, which discusses scripture and sexuality. A very readable book.

Reclaiming the Sacred: The Bible in Gay and Lesbian Culture. Raymond-Jean Frontain, ed. New York: Harrington Park Press, 1997.

What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality. by Daniel A. Helminiak. San Francisco: Alamo Square Press, 1994.

Theology and History

Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe From the Beginning of the Christian ERA to the 14th Century. by John Boswell. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1981. The definitive historical analysis of the gay issue throughout Christian history.

Homoeroticism in the Biblical World. by Martti Nissinen. Augsberg Fortress Publications, 1998.

Love Between Women: Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism. by Bernadette Brooten. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998.

Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe. by John Boswell. New York, NY: Villiard Books, 1994. Research into the existence of same-sex unions in the Church's history.

Our thanks go to Andrew Minko (whose original bibliography is the basis for this updated revision), The Diocese of Newark's Oasis Ministry, and Integrity, Inc. for their contributions.