I was in Virginia last week for the Covenant Network’s East Coast Regional Conference and Alberta Lindsey, a reporter from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, came out to interview me about my new book. Her article came out Saturday (5/20) and it does a great job of capturing the themes in the book. Click here for the article.
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On my book tour I’ve had the opportunity to meet many Christian families led by same-sex partners. This was particularly true in my recent stops in Shreveport, LA and Fort Worth, Texas…
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The Covenant Network has just released Frequently Asked Questions about Sexuality, the Bible and the Church: Plain Talk about Tough Issues.
I was honored to contribute an essay to this collection. I also find it makes a nice companion to my new book, Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church.
Frequently Asked Questions about Sexuality, the Bible and the Church: Plain Talk about Tough Issues is a remarkable collection of essays by twenty-six scholars from nineteen seminaries and colleges regarding the Bible and the role of gay and lesbian Presbyterians in church life and leadership. Intended for lay readers, the essays address core biblical and theological questions with clear thinking, lively faith, and deep concern for the church…
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The book tour is off to an amazing start! I just returned from doing 6 events over the course of 7 days. At every stop I was met with large audiences and people eager to hear about the book. People often bought multiple copies to send to friends and family. I met incredible people who have experienced enormous suffering but continue to demonstrate tremendous courage and faith…
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Deb Price, a columnist for the Detroit News (and syndicated nationally) just published a wonderful review of Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality. She read the book, interviewed me for an hour by phone, and really did a great job of capturing the spirit and content of the issues. Here’s a link to the article:
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“This is an extraordinary book, arguably the best to appear in the long, drawn-out debates within the churches over homosexuality. Rogers frames the issues on deep biblical and theological grounds, challenging superficial readings of scripture. While addressing the issues from the standpoint of Presbyterian traditions and polity, the book is wonderfully relevant to other denominations as well. I hope many of my fellow Methodists and Christians of other denominations will discover this book. It is a gift to all of us.”
—J. Philip Wogaman, former senior minister at Foundry United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C. -
Why am I doing this? I am not gay. No one in my family is gay. That is why I was able to stay on the sidelines for so long. It didn’t touch me personally.
I am a Christian who cares deeply about Christ’s church. The church is being torn apart by controversy over whether people who are homosexual can have full rights of membership. It is not just my own Presbyterian Church, but all of the denominations in this nation that are divided.
Our country is also being rent by this controversy. Attitudes toward people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender are among the factors that have divided us into red and blue states, rural versus urban areas, midlands versus the coasts. How we choose to respond to this issue is a test of who we will become as a nation…
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Greetings! Welcome to my new blog. This space will feature additional information about my new book, Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church. I plan to offer background information on the book, notes and reflections from my book tour, and commentary regarding the on-going debate about homosexuality within the church and larger society. I invite you to explore the site and subscribe to my mailing list to receive notification by e-mail whenever a new post is added.
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