Gender and Sexuality: Regional Connect Breakout Resources

Led by Pastors Cody Whittington and Reed Sowell

Breakout Slides

Books

  • Allberry Sam. Seven Myths about Singleness. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019. 

  • Bunt, Andrew. Finding Your Best Identity: A Short Christian Introduction to Identity, Sexuality, and Gender. London,  EN, Inter-Varsity Press, 2022. 

  • Bennet, David. A War of Loves: The Unexpected Story of a Gay Activist Discovering Jesus. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,  2018.

  • Coles, Greg. Single, Gay, and Christian: A Personal Journey of Faith and Sexual Identity. Downers Grove, IL:  InterVarsity Press, 2017. 

  • Collins, Nate. All But Invisible: Exploring Identity Questions at the Intersection of Faith, Gender, & Sexuality. Grand  Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2017. 

  • Grant, Jonathan. Divine Sex: A Compelling Vision for Christian Relationships in a Hypersexualized Age. Grand  Rapids, MI: Brazos, 2015. 

  • Harper, Kyle. From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity. Cambridge,  MA: Harvard University Press, 2013. 

  • Hill, Wesley. Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian. Grand Rapids, MI. Brazos,  2015. 

  • Hill, Wesley. Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality. Grand Rapids, MI:  Zondervan, 2016.

  • Johnson, Greg. Still Time to Care: What We Can Learn from the Church’s Failed Attempts to Cure Homosexuality.  Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2021. 

  • Jones, Beth Felker. Faithful: A Theology of Sex (Ordinary Theology Series). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2015. 

  • Loader, William. Making Sense of Sex. Making Sense of Sex: Attitudes towards Sexuality in Early Jewish and  Christian Literature. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2013.

  • Loader, William. Sexuality in the New Testament: Understanding the Key Texts. Louisville, KY: Westminster John  Knox Press, 2010. 

  • Pearcy, Nancy R. Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality. Grand Rapids, MI: 2019. 

  • Sax, Leonard. Why Gender Matters? Why Gender Matters, Second Edition: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex Differences. New York: Crown Publishing, 2017. 

  • Sprinkle Preston. Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say. Colorado Springs,  CO: David C. Cook, 2021.

  • Tushnet, Eve. Tenderness: Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith. Notre  Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2014. 

  • Yarhouse, Mark A. Understanding Gender Dysphoria. Downers Grove, IL. InterVarsity Press, 2015. 

  • Yarhouse, Mark A. and Olya Zaporozhets. Costly Obedience: What We Can Learn From the Celibate Gay Christian  Community. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2019.

  • Yarhouse, Mark A. and Julia Sadusky. Emerging Gender Identities: Understanding the Diverse Experiences of  Today’s Youth. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2020. 

  • Yuan, Christopher. Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story. New  York, NY, Multnomah, 2018.

Articles

Online Resources

The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender: www.centerforfaith.com

Living Out: www.livingout.org

The Center for Sexual & Gender Identity Institute: www.wheaton.edu/academics/school-of-psychology-counseling-and family-therapy/sexual-and-gender-identity-institute/