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Just As I Am
A Practical Guide to Being Out, Proud, and Christian
Written by Robert Williams
Format: eBook, 310 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2013
Price: $9.99
The first openly gay man to be ordained an Episcopal priest offers lesbians and gays good news about being Christian and homosexual, discussing the positive images of homosexuality in the scriptures and more. Read more >
A Practical Guide to Being Out, Proud, and Christian
Written by Robert Williams
Format: eBook, 310 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2013
Price: $9.99
The first openly gay man to be ordained an Episcopal priest offers lesbians and gays good news about being Christian and homosexual, discussing the positive images of homosexuality in the scriptures and more. Read more >
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See Me Naked
Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity
Written by Amy Frykholm
Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $20.00
“A fascinating, troubling, and finally heartening book that subtly shows ways that Christians might reconcile their bodies with their devotion to God. Highly recommended for individual Christians but also for pastors and church groups.”—Library Journal, starred review
Stories of sexual scandals in churches throughout the nation have been downright routine in recent... Read more >
Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity
Written by Amy Frykholm
Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $20.00
“A fascinating, troubling, and finally heartening book that subtly shows ways that Christians might reconcile their bodies with their devotion to God. Highly recommended for individual Christians but also for pastors and church groups.”—Library Journal, starred review
Stories of sexual scandals in churches throughout the nation have been downright routine in recent... Read more >
Fanpire
The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it
Written by Tanya Erzen
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $24.95
An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult vampire romance series, has captivated women of all ages, from teenagers who swoon over the film adaptations to college-educated women who devour the novels as a... Read more >
The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it
Written by Tanya Erzen
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $24.95
An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult vampire romance series, has captivated women of all ages, from teenagers who swoon over the film adaptations to college-educated women who devour the novels as a... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Fanpire
The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it
Written by Tanya Erzen
Format: Hardcover, 184 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $24.95
An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult vampire romance series, has captivated women of all ages, from teenagers who swoon over the film adaptations to college-educated women who devour the novels as a... Read more >
The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it
Written by Tanya Erzen
Format: Hardcover, 184 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $24.95
An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult vampire romance series, has captivated women of all ages, from teenagers who swoon over the film adaptations to college-educated women who devour the novels as a... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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When God Was A Woman
Written by Merlin Stone
Format: eBook, 265 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2012
Price: $13.99
Here, archaeologically documented,is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Under her, women’s roles were far more prominent than in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Stone describes this ancient system and, with its disintegration, the decline in women’s status. Read more >
Written by Merlin Stone
Format: eBook, 265 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2012
Price: $13.99
Here, archaeologically documented,is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Under her, women’s roles were far more prominent than in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Stone describes this ancient system and, with its disintegration, the decline in women’s status. Read more >
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God vs. Gay?
The Religious Case for Equality
Written by Jay Michaelson
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $16.00
Does the Bible prohibit homosexuality? No, says Bible scholar and activist Jay Michaelson. But not only that: Michaelson also shows that the vast majority of our shared religious traditions support the full equality and dignity of LGBT people. In this accessible, passionate, and provocative book, Michaelson argues for equality, not despite... Read more >
The Religious Case for Equality
Written by Jay Michaelson
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $16.00
Does the Bible prohibit homosexuality? No, says Bible scholar and activist Jay Michaelson. But not only that: Michaelson also shows that the vast majority of our shared religious traditions support the full equality and dignity of LGBT people. In this accessible, passionate, and provocative book, Michaelson argues for equality, not despite... Read more >
Dreaming the Dark
Written by Starhawk
Format: eBook, 280 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $18.00
Featuring narrative, chants, songs, and rituals, Dreaming the Dark has helped many thousands of women use magic, spirituality, and community to bring about political and social change. This anniversary edition of the best-selling classic includes a new preface reflecting on the fifteen years since the book's original publication. Read more >
Written by Starhawk
Format: eBook, 280 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $18.00
Featuring narrative, chants, songs, and rituals, Dreaming the Dark has helped many thousands of women use magic, spirituality, and community to bring about political and social change. This anniversary edition of the best-selling classic includes a new preface reflecting on the fifteen years since the book's original publication. Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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See Me Naked
Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity
Written by Amy Frykholm
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $24.95
“A fascinating, troubling, and finally heartening book that subtly shows ways that Christians might reconcile their bodies with their devotion to God. Highly recommended for individual Christians but also for pastors and church groups.”—Library Journal, starred review
Stories of sexual scandals in churches throughout the nation have been downright routine in recent... Read more >
Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity
Written by Amy Frykholm
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $24.95
“A fascinating, troubling, and finally heartening book that subtly shows ways that Christians might reconcile their bodies with their devotion to God. Highly recommended for individual Christians but also for pastors and church groups.”—Library Journal, starred review
Stories of sexual scandals in churches throughout the nation have been downright routine in recent... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
See Me Naked
Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity
Written by Amy Frykholm
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $24.95
“A fascinating, troubling, and finally heartening book that subtly shows ways that Christians might reconcile their bodies with their devotion to God. Highly recommended for individual Christians but also for pastors and church groups.”—Library Journal, starred review
Stories of sexual scandals in churches throughout the nation have been downright routine in recent... Read more >
Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity
Written by Amy Frykholm
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $24.95
“A fascinating, troubling, and finally heartening book that subtly shows ways that Christians might reconcile their bodies with their devotion to God. Highly recommended for individual Christians but also for pastors and church groups.”—Library Journal, starred review
Stories of sexual scandals in churches throughout the nation have been downright routine in recent... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
God vs. Gay?
The Religious Case for Equality
Written by Jay Michaelson
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $25.95
Does the Bible prohibit homosexuality? No, says Bible scholar and activist Jay Michaelson. But not only that: Michaelson also shows that the vast majority of our shared religious traditions support the full equality and dignity of LGBT people. In this accessible, passionate, and provocative book, Michaelson argues for equality, not despite... Read more >
The Religious Case for Equality
Written by Jay Michaelson
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $25.95
Does the Bible prohibit homosexuality? No, says Bible scholar and activist Jay Michaelson. But not only that: Michaelson also shows that the vast majority of our shared religious traditions support the full equality and dignity of LGBT people. In this accessible, passionate, and provocative book, Michaelson argues for equality, not despite... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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God vs. Gay?
The Religious Case for Equality
Written by Jay Michaelson
Format: Hardcover, 232 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $25.95
Does the Bible prohibit homosexuality? No, says Bible scholar and activist Jay Michaelson. But not only that: Michaelson also shows that the vast majority of our shared religious traditions support the full equality and dignity of LGBT people. In this accessible, passionate, and provocative book, Michaelson argues for equality, not despite... Read more >
The Religious Case for Equality
Written by Jay Michaelson
Format: Hardcover, 232 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $25.95
Does the Bible prohibit homosexuality? No, says Bible scholar and activist Jay Michaelson. But not only that: Michaelson also shows that the vast majority of our shared religious traditions support the full equality and dignity of LGBT people. In this accessible, passionate, and provocative book, Michaelson argues for equality, not despite... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Out of a Far Country
A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope.
Written by Christopher Yuan and Angela Yuan
Foreword by Kay Warren
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2011
Price: $13.99
Coming Out, Then Coming Home
Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, discovered at an early age that he was different. He was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood, his mother, Angela, hoped to control the situation. Instead, she found that her son and her life were spiraling out... Read more >
A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope.
Written by Christopher Yuan and Angela Yuan
Foreword by Kay Warren
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2011
Price: $13.99
Coming Out, Then Coming Home
Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, discovered at an early age that he was different. He was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood, his mother, Angela, hoped to control the situation. Instead, she found that her son and her life were spiraling out... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Out of a Far Country
A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope.
Written by Christopher Yuan and Angela Yuan
Foreword by Kay Warren
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2011
Price: $14.99
Coming Out, Then Coming Home
Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, discovered at an early age that he was different. He was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood, his mother, Angela, hoped to control the situation. Instead, she found that her son and her life were spiraling out... Read more >
A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope.
Written by Christopher Yuan and Angela Yuan
Foreword by Kay Warren
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2011
Price: $14.99
Coming Out, Then Coming Home
Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, discovered at an early age that he was different. He was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood, his mother, Angela, hoped to control the situation. Instead, she found that her son and her life were spiraling out... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Balancing on the Mechitza
Transgender in Jewish Community
Edited by Noach Dzmura
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2010
Price: $16.95
***WINNER, 2011 Lambda Literary Award - Transgender Non-Fiction
While the Jewish mainstream still argues about homosexuality, transgender and gender-variant people have emerged as a distinct Jewish population and as a new chorus of voices. Inspired and nurtured by the successes of the feminist and LGBT movements in the Jewish world, Jews who... Read more >
Transgender in Jewish Community
Edited by Noach Dzmura
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2010
Price: $16.95
***WINNER, 2011 Lambda Literary Award - Transgender Non-Fiction
While the Jewish mainstream still argues about homosexuality, transgender and gender-variant people have emerged as a distinct Jewish population and as a new chorus of voices. Inspired and nurtured by the successes of the feminist and LGBT movements in the Jewish world, Jews who... Read more >
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Keep Your Wives Away from Them
Orthodox Women, Unorthodox Desires
Edited by Miryam Kabakov
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $16.95
***WINNER, 2011 Golden Crown Literary Award - Anthology
Reconciling queerness with religion has always been an enormous challenge. When the religion is Orthodox Judaism, the task is even more daunting. This anthology takes on that challenge by giving voice to genderqueer Jewish women who were once silenced—and effectively rendered invisible—by... Read more >
Orthodox Women, Unorthodox Desires
Edited by Miryam Kabakov
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $16.95
***WINNER, 2011 Golden Crown Literary Award - Anthology
Reconciling queerness with religion has always been an enormous challenge. When the religion is Orthodox Judaism, the task is even more daunting. This anthology takes on that challenge by giving voice to genderqueer Jewish women who were once silenced—and effectively rendered invisible—by... Read more >
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Quiverfull
Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement
Written by Kathryn Joyce
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2010
Price: $20.00
Kathryn Joyce's fascinating introduction to the world of the patriarchy movement and Quiverfull families examines the twenty-first-century women and men who proclaim self-sacrifice and submission as model virtues of womanhood—and as modes of warfare on behalf of Christ. Here, women live within stringently enforced doctrines of wifely submission and male headship... Read more >
Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement
Written by Kathryn Joyce
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2010
Price: $20.00
Kathryn Joyce's fascinating introduction to the world of the patriarchy movement and Quiverfull families examines the twenty-first-century women and men who proclaim self-sacrifice and submission as model virtues of womanhood—and as modes of warfare on behalf of Christ. Here, women live within stringently enforced doctrines of wifely submission and male headship... Read more >
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The House of Secrets
The Hidden World of the Mikveh
Written by Varda Polak Sahm
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2009
Price: $28.95
The Hidden World of the Mikveh
Written by Varda Polak Sahm
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2009
Price: $28.95
For Orthodox Jews, immersion in a ritual bath—the mikveh—is the cornerstone of family life and is central to Jewish women’s practice of their faith. Yet women from across the Jewish spectrum frequent the mikveh, often for surprising personal reasons. Roused by her own immersion experience, for years Varda Polak-Sahm, a secular...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The House of Secrets
The Hidden World of the Mikveh
Written by Varda Polak Sahm
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 1, 2009
Price: $26.95
The Hidden World of the Mikveh
Written by Varda Polak Sahm
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 1, 2009
Price: $26.95
For Orthodox Jews, immersion in a ritual bath—the mikveh—is the cornerstone of family life and is central to Jewish women’s practice of their faith. Yet women from across the Jewish spectrum frequent the mikveh, often for surprising personal reasons. Roused by her own immersion experience, for years Varda Polak-Sahm, a secular...
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Quiverfull
Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement
Written by Kathryn Joyce
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2009
Price: $25.95
Kathryn Joyce's fascinating introduction to the world of the patriarchy movement and Quiverfull families examines the twenty-first-century women and men who proclaim self-sacrifice and submission as model virtues of womanhood—and as modes of warfare on behalf of Christ. Here, women live within stringently enforced doctrines of wifely submission and male headship... Read more >
Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement
Written by Kathryn Joyce
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2009
Price: $25.95
Kathryn Joyce's fascinating introduction to the world of the patriarchy movement and Quiverfull families examines the twenty-first-century women and men who proclaim self-sacrifice and submission as model virtues of womanhood—and as modes of warfare on behalf of Christ. Here, women live within stringently enforced doctrines of wifely submission and male headship... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
Quiverfull
Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement
Written by Kathryn Joyce
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 1, 2009
Price: $20.00
Kathryn Joyce's fascinating introduction to the world of the patriarchy movement and Quiverfull families examines the twenty-first-century women and men who proclaim self-sacrifice and submission as model virtues of womanhood—and as modes of warfare on behalf of Christ. Here, women live within stringently enforced doctrines of wifely submission and male headship... Read more >
Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement
Written by Kathryn Joyce
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 1, 2009
Price: $20.00
Kathryn Joyce's fascinating introduction to the world of the patriarchy movement and Quiverfull families examines the twenty-first-century women and men who proclaim self-sacrifice and submission as model virtues of womanhood—and as modes of warfare on behalf of Christ. Here, women live within stringently enforced doctrines of wifely submission and male headship... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Desire and Deceit
The Real Cost of the New Sexual Tolerance
Written by Dr. R. Albert Mohler
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $14.99
Are you ready to respond to the most relevant questions of sexuality today?
Lifetime monogamy is passé. Pornography infiltrates nearly every home. Homosexuality is accepted. Lust has been redefined. The family as an institution is questioned.
We are reminded every day that assumptions about what is right and wrong, sexually, are different today... Read more >
The Real Cost of the New Sexual Tolerance
Written by Dr. R. Albert Mohler
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $14.99
Are you ready to respond to the most relevant questions of sexuality today?
Lifetime monogamy is passé. Pornography infiltrates nearly every home. Homosexuality is accepted. Lust has been redefined. The family as an institution is questioned.
We are reminded every day that assumptions about what is right and wrong, sexually, are different today... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Bone Gatherers
The Lost Worlds of Early Christian Women
Written by Nicola Denzey
Format: Trade Paperback, 312 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2008
Price: $18.00
The bone gatherers found in the annals and legends of the early Roman Catholic Church were women who collected the bodies of martyred saints to give them a proper burial. They have come down to us as deeply resonant symbols of grief: from the women who anointed Jesus's crucified body in... Read more >
The Lost Worlds of Early Christian Women
Written by Nicola Denzey
Format: Trade Paperback, 312 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2008
Price: $18.00
The bone gatherers found in the annals and legends of the early Roman Catholic Church were women who collected the bodies of martyred saints to give them a proper burial. They have come down to us as deeply resonant symbols of grief: from the women who anointed Jesus's crucified body in... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Bone Gatherers
The Lost Worlds of Early Christian Women
Written by Nicola Denzey
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 1, 2007
Price: $13.95
The bone gatherers found in the annals and legends of the early Roman Catholic Church were women who collected the bodies of martyred saints to give them a proper burial. They have come down to us as deeply resonant symbols of grief: from the women who anointed Jesus's crucified body in... Read more >
The Lost Worlds of Early Christian Women
Written by Nicola Denzey
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 1, 2007
Price: $13.95
The bone gatherers found in the annals and legends of the early Roman Catholic Church were women who collected the bodies of martyred saints to give them a proper burial. They have come down to us as deeply resonant symbols of grief: from the women who anointed Jesus's crucified body in... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Living Islam Out Loud
American Muslim Women Speak
Edited by Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 15, 2005
Price: $16.00
Living Islam Out Loud presents the first generation of American Muslim women who have always identified as both American and Muslim. These pioneers have forged new identities for themselves and for future generations, and they speak out about the hijab, relationships, sex and sexuality, activism, spirituality, and much more.
Contributors: Su'ad... Read more >
American Muslim Women Speak
Edited by Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 15, 2005
Price: $16.00
Living Islam Out Loud presents the first generation of American Muslim women who have always identified as both American and Muslim. These pioneers have forged new identities for themselves and for future generations, and they speak out about the hijab, relationships, sex and sexuality, activism, spirituality, and much more.
Contributors: Su'ad... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Love the Sin
Sexual Regulation and the Limits of Religious Tolerance
Written by Janet Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 15, 2004
Price: $20.00
In this powerful and timely book, Janet R. Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini make a solid case for loving the sinner and the sin. Rejecting both religious conservatives' arguments for sexual regulation and liberal views that advocate tolerance, the authors argue for and realistically envision true sexual and religious freedom in this... Read more >
Sexual Regulation and the Limits of Religious Tolerance
Written by Janet Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 15, 2004
Price: $20.00
In this powerful and timely book, Janet R. Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini make a solid case for loving the sinner and the sin. Rejecting both religious conservatives' arguments for sexual regulation and liberal views that advocate tolerance, the authors argue for and realistically envision true sexual and religious freedom in this... Read more >
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