God and the Gay Christian : The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships

from NeedMoreShelves

I found myself quite impressed with this book. Vines makes thoughtful and reasoned arguments for his belief that committed, same-sex relationships are not condemned by the Bible. I specifically appreciated how clear it was that this is a man who has a deep respect for the Biblical text, and has c...

from nicholasjjordan

Great starting point if you come to questions of Christian sexual ethics from a conservative Biblical hermeneutical tradition and want to see what LGBTQIA-affirming arguments are being made about the big six Biblical passages. I admire Vines for how hard he works to engage with people who disagre...

from azolibrary

Matthew Vines hermeneutic has more holes than swiss cheese. This is a great book if you are looking for a reason to validate homosexual practices and you don't really care about careful exegesis.

from NLytle

Matthew Vines, the author of this book, started a new outreach group to Christian fundamentalists. Having some experience with Christian fundamentalists, I am rather dubious about the success of this endeavor; nonetheless, it made me curious about the book he wrote while starting the outreach. Th...

from bness2

Excellent book written by a gay author. The theology is well explained, and inclusion of part of the author's own story growing up in a conservative, Evangelical background provides nice context. There is not need to throw out portions of the Bible to affirm same-sex marriage, as Vines nicely shows.