Title: Queer & Christian
Author: Brandan Robertson
Publisher: St Martin's Essentials
Year: 2025
243 pages
From the Back: For too long, the Bible has been weaponized to exclude LGBTQ+ individuals, despite Jesus' radical message of inclusion. In Queer & Christian, acclaimed public theologian and TikTok pastor Brandan Robertson envisions a faith that unequivocally embraces everyone.
Ostracized at school, Brandan thought he had finally found his community when he joined the local church. But he soon realized its parishioners were as intolerant as his peers at school had been - if not more so. After agonizing years of repressing his true identity, he discovered that God's table has always had a place for him, and for you! Jesus' love knows no bounds, embracing everyone unconditionally.
Personal Thoughts: Queer & Christian is an incredible book and an important one for queers and allies alike to pick up and read. Robertson dives into the clobber passages, celebrates queer saints, and responds to commonly asked questions, all in the name of helping the queer community to reclaim our place at God's table.
My one critique would be the sections that discussed sexual ethics. I have no problem with the discussion itself, but I wasn't always on the same page of Robertson on this topic.
The section titled "Seeing Ourselves in Scripture", however, was quite enjoyable. Here Robertson explored the queer relationships found within the Bible, such as Ruth and Naomi, David and Jonathan, and Jesus and his beloved disciple.
This book was an easy read and I strongly recommend it.
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