Choosing Love
What LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us All About Relationships, Inclusion, and Justice

By (author) Tobin,Moon,Dawne Moon,Theresa W. Tobin

ISBN13: 9780197776513

Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

Format: Hardback

Published: 02/09/2025

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Description
What does the battle between conservative Christians and LGBTQ+ people look like from the vantage point of those who are both? If a culture war is happening, LGBTQ+ conservative Christians are on the front lines. While many people assume LGBTQ+ people have to say goodbye to the religions they grew up with, and many do, others occupy the intersection of LGBTQ+ existence and conservative Protestantism. Choosing Love shows what happens when two identities that seem diametrically opposed--conservative Christian and LGBTQ+--are joined together within one person. Drawing on participant observation conducted within organizations for LGBTQ+ Christians and on more than 100 interviews with LGBTQ+ Christians, former Christians, and allies--especially Black people, Indigenous people, and other people of color--Dawne Moon and Theresa W. Tobin show how a number of LGBTQ+ Christians and their heterosexual/cisgender allies are working to make their families, churches, and communities more inclusive, loving, and just. In telling their stories, Choosing Love shares lessons about what it means to be human, relational beings who need mutual connection to thrive. These stories expose the brutality of treating shame as a special sacrament for LGBTQ+ people and the toxicity of treating a particular construction of gender as sacred. They teach us the difference between arrogance and relational pride, and that humility is the core of true allyship. Finally, they offer contemporary examples of the radical potential of love in movements for social justice. Written in an approachable style and drawing from such diverse sources as Martin Buber, Martin Luther King, Black/Third World feminism, and queer thinkers of color, Choosing Love is for anyone interested in the centrality of relationships in human life, the place of love in the struggle for justice, and the need for justice in any effort to love.
Introduction Chapter 1: Love and Relationships Chapter 2: The Complementarian Commandment Chapter 3: A Sacrament of Shame: "I Love You, But Hate Your Sin" Chapter 4: Healing Through Relationships Chapter 5: Becoming an Ally Chapter 6: Inside and Outside the Evangelical Bubble: Productive and Destructive Tension Chapter 7: Love, Shame, Humility, and Justice Index
  • Religious issues & debates
  • Religious groups: social & cultural aspects
  • Religion & politics
  • Protestantism & Protestant Churches
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