(Part 2) Top products from r/GayChristians
We found 5 product mentions on r/GayChristians. We ranked the 25 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
22. The Queer Bible Commentary
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
The Queer Bible Commentary
Show Reddit reviews23. Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
SPCK Publishing
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Welcome! We’re glad you’re here as well. It’s a great community, and I’ve grown so much from it. And I’m so glad folks in your new church are so friendly!
In terms of resources, I’d definitely encourage you to check out the Resources page over in /r/OpenChristian. Reading the Bible is tough, but there are ways to make it a little easier. I’d recommend an academic study Bible, like the Harper Collins Study Bible or the Oxford Annotated Study Bible, which have notes to contextualize and explain confusing concepts. (Be wary of some study bibles, because lots of them just promote fundamentalism under the guise of scholarship.) My suggestion on where is start is the Gospel of Mark, which is the oldest story of Jesus that we have in the Bible, and it is short, just about the length of a short story. If you try to read from front to back, it’s easy to get bored or lose track. Most Bible reading plans actually recommend jumping around!
I’ll highlight a couple resources from that list that you might like. If you’re interested in queer readings of the Bible, QueerTheology.com has a weekly podcast that’s just like 7 minutes long, which is a good place to get introduced to some techniques for reading the Bible as an LGBTQ person.
Two books that might interest you are Jennifer Knapp’s Facing the Music and Vicky Beeching’s Undivided, which are memoirs from lesbian Christians who were in the Christian music scene and subsequently came out.
If you have any more questions or want any more recommendations, feel free to ask or PM me! Peace!
I'm a Christian because Jesus' disciples testified that he rose from the dead, and nothing the right wing does can change that.
Sounds like you've exposed yourself thoroughly to the ugliest vision of Christianity. Time to counterbalance that with a better version. I'm currently reading Things Hidden by Richard Rohr and want to plug it to anybody. His support for LGBT people is only a small part of the book, but the point is that he's got a whole different way of seeing God and scripture than the way that's been hurting you - a much more faithful vision.