{"product_id":"christlike-acceptance-across-deep-difference-constructive-conversations-on-sexuality-and-gender-9781540967596","title":"Christlike Acceptance Across Deep Difference: Constructive Conversations on Sexuality and Gender","description":"\u003cb\u003eHas your faith community been torn apart over sexuality and gender?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhile affirming and traditionalist Christians wage culture wars, many believers have left the church entirely because of disputes over how best to respond to LGBTQ people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRonald Pierce and Karen Keen show us a different way to approach the controversy. In \u003ci\u003eChristlike Acceptance across Deep Difference\u003c\/i\u003e, they bring together a broad range of contributors--scholarly and pastoral; affirming and traditionalist; evangelical, mainline, and Catholic--who demonstrate a more constructive response to LGBTQ concerns. You'll discover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- fresh readings of Scripture from diverse theological perspectives, \u003cbr\u003e- models for respectful dialogue in church communities, \u003cbr\u003e- first-person insights into ministering to LGBTQ people, \u003cbr\u003e- pastoral guidance for supporting their parents, friends, and family, and\u003cbr\u003e- communication strategies for navigating deep theological differences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite their differences, the contributors unite in their commitment to biblical authority and Christlike love of neighbor. They invite the church to join them in this new and better way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for pastors, church leaders, and any Christian worried about polarization, this timely volume\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eshows us how to forge a future shaped by Christlike acceptance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald W. Pierce \u003c\/b\u003e(PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) taught theology at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, for over 40 years. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePartners in Marriage and Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Biblical Equality\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Fullerton, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren R. Keen\u003c\/b\u003e (ThM, Duke Divinity School) is a biblical scholar and spiritual care provider at the Redwood Center for Spiritual Care and Education. Her books include \u003ci\u003eScripture, Ethics, and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Word of a Humble God\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Garland, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589844467986,"sku":"9781540967596","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_13c727a7-4c47-4008-9c84-f1bd6d8e50a3.jpg?v=1756809891","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/christlike-acceptance-across-deep-difference-constructive-conversations-on-sexuality-and-gender-9781540967596","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}