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Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-Vs.-Christians Debate by Justin Lee

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emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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roget's review

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challenging reflective medium-paced

5.0

Have you ever cried through most of a book?

Anyway.

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unsociable_and_taciturn's review

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3.25

i think this book was very well written; as someone who wanted to learn more about this (unfortunately controversial) topic from a christian perspective, justin lee definitely delivered. he was great at expressing his personal viewpoint on the issue while not pushing it on the reader; in fact, for the first half of the book i really thought this book was going to take a “side b” approach. i love how he focuses on loving people, listening to them, and having humility in all of these conversations. definitely an awesome book!!!!

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5.0

All the underlines and tabs for this one. You know those books that mark critical paradigm shifts in your life? The ones that expand your horizons in the best ways? This is one of those books for me. The past three or four years have held a lot of evolution, doubting, and rebuilding the way I see my faith. A big part of that was my evolving beliefs about the LGBTQ+ community and Christianity. This book was helpful for me in processing a lot of that.

I wish I'd read this book sooner, but I also think I read it at exactly the perfect time. I guess I was hesitant because while I felt that the church has caused a lot of hurt for the gay community, I also cannot escape the fact that my faith and the story of Christ continue to draw and compel me. The tension between caring for those I know in the gay community but not wanting to completely tear apart my faith was at times hard to reconcile.

Justin's own story as a gay Christian and his insights into Scripture and the message of Christ (and consequently God's heart) were packed with beautiful and important truth. So many times, these discussions end up creating even more polarization, but he manages to write an entire book full of compassion for everyone on either side of the discussion rather than angrily pointing fingers. I was left with a sense of hope and found that I don't need to scrap the Bible altogether or disregard bits and pieces of it in order to live out my faith with integrity. In fact, I think reading this book has renewed my desire to return to Scripture and the way of Jesus with a refreshed lens and view of the story of Christ.

Highly recommend for anyone. I loved this book and am so thankful my college pastor put this in my hands a few years ago.

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venuscollective's review

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4.75

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