Shane St Reynolds Editor's Choice
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Faith, Scholarship & Story

Welcome to our curated bookshelf. Below, we have compiled a selection of recent releases from our community, including forensic theological studies and new fiction that challenges the boundaries of tradition. These are works by friends, colleagues, and the editor that we believe deserve a place in your library.

Curated LGBTQ+ Theology Library

A comprehensive collection of the top LGBTQ+ Christian books as rated by qspirit.net and curated by our editorial team.

1. Heavenly LGBTQ+
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Jan Haen

Inspiring stories of LGBTQ people throughout history in this illustrated book.

2. LGBTQ Catholic Ministry
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Jason Steidl

Explore grassroots LGBTQ Catholic movements over the last 75 years.

3. My Life
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Jan Haen

Memoir of an openly gay Roman Catholic priest and his adventurous ministry.

4. Holy Queer
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Karmen Michael Smith

Black queer experience shedding fresh light on Christ and the church.

5. Queering Christian Worship
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Bryan Cones (Editor)

Collection of essays by leading scholars on queer ways to worship.

6. Rainbow Psalms
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Stephen Joseph Wolf

Experience the psalms rendered specifically for LGBTQ+ readers.

7. Josephine
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J Mase III

A gender-nonconformist retelling of Joseph from Genesis in graphic-novel format.

8. The(y)ology
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Max Yeshaye Brumberg-Kraus

Liberation theologies meeting drag performance and queer mythopoetics.

9. After Method
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Hanna Reichel

Scholarly conversation between Marcella Althaus-Reid and Karl Barth.

10. Gender Essentialism
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Bryce Rich

Critiquing fixed gender binaries within Eastern Orthodox traditions.

11. Next Time You Come Home
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Lisa & Milly Dordal

Poetic letters between mother and daughter (1989-2001) on faith and sexuality.

12. Nun Better
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J. Lindenmeyer & C. Tierheimer

The 40-year love story of two Catholic nuns, starting before legalization.

13. Always Matt
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Lesléa Newman

A beautiful illustrated tribute to the life and legacy of Matthew Shepard.

14. Forward!
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Lynn Elizabeth Walker

Thoughts of a trans woman and bishop on her Christian journey.

15. Global South Voices
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Isherwood & Quero

Queer ministers across Asia, Africa, and Latin America tell their stories.

16. Hidden Histories
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Monique Moultrie

Faith and Black lesbian leadership in U.S. religious movements.

17. Faith and Sexuality
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Shane St. Reynolds

Reconciling LGBT+ people and Christianity through memoir and study.

18. The Other Evangelicals
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Isaac B. Sharp

The story of the progressives pushed out of the evangelical movement.

19. Storming the Gate
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Mel White

Fighting religion-based oppression using the power of Soul Force.

20. The Vanishing Song
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Jay Hulme

Poems from a trans Christian searching for God in wilderness places.

21. Butterfly Angels
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Margaret Ann Lourdes

Fantasy fiction where an angel confronts the church's treatment of LGBTQ people.

22. For Love of Self
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Robin Reardon

A gay Unitarian Universalist minister finds love in 1980s Vermont.

23. Meet My Jesus
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Candy Leigh

An inclusive children's book showing Jesus loves everyone equally.

Reviewed by Shane St Reynolds on May 11, 2024 Rating: 5