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Howard H. Bess, a semi-retired Baptist minister, married with children, describes himself as a somewhat conservative Christian. His work was inspired by personal experiences, the initial one a meeting with a gay member of his southern California church when he was confronted for the first time in his life with the issue of homosexuality. Thus [...]

Deals with what Christian Churches are saying now and have said in the past about sex. It provides a basic theological resource for those who want to explore issues around sex and sexuality from a Christian point of view but feel they need to acquire a broader, more informal perspective on the historical background and [...]

Argues that the church should offer LGBT couples a positive theological understanding of their relationship as well as practical acceptance and support.

Perspectives on sexuality and spirituality. Foreword by Richard Holloway.

Many people hold the view that the vows of poverty, celibacy, and obedience embody laws or regulations that govern a religious or monastic lifestyle. Diarmuid O’Murchu offers a very different understanding of the vows, based on a much more ancient tradition. O’Murchu claims that the vows are first and foremost about values and not about [...]

In the western Christian tradition, the mystic was seen as having direct access to God, and therefore great authority. In this study, Dr Jantzen discusses how men of power defined and controlled who should count as a mystic, and thus who would have power: women were pointedly excluded. This makes her book of special interest [...]

In 2009, Quakers in Britain decided to seek a change in the law to see same-sex marriage as equal to opposite-sex marriage. It was a joyful and profound moment in Quakers’ history, but one that took decades to reach.