The Evangelical Fellowship
for Lesbian and Gay Christians

Acts of Faith and Love:
The Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians 1979-1999
compiled by Sigrid Rutishauser-James (2000)
A5, 104 pages, price £6.00, ISBN 0 9528347 1 5

This book, which marks the 20th anniversary of the Evangelical Fellowship, contains selected articles from newsletters over the years, plus a wealth of further material about the activities of the Fellowship and its engagements with the wider world. It thus provides glimpses into the many issues affecting lesbian and gay Christians in the late 20th century.

Bloom where you are:
A biblical pilgrimage
George Hopper (1996)
A5, 32 pages, price £2.00

George Hopper, a Methodist local preacher who is not gay, describes a Damascus road experience and the consequent biblical pilgrimage from a position of homophobia to one of Christian love and admiration for his lesbian and gay Christian friends.

Understanding the Bible Today
Phil Gardner (1985; rev. 1987, 1990)
A5, 12 pages, price £1.50

Based originally on the text of a talk given at an EF Conference in November 1985. Phil Gardner considers some important questions: How do we use the Bible? How are we to understand it in the light of its original context? What is the Bible? Should we acknowledge it to be the authoritative Word of God? If so, in what sense?

The Bible and Homosexuality
Andrew Shackleton and Phil Gardner (1991)
A5, 12 pages, price £1.50

This booklet looks at the biblical passages traditionally associated with homosexuality, tries to understand what their authors were really saying, and attempts to draw parallels with today's situation. There follows some consideration of other biblical themes that may be considered more relevant to the gay person.

Nehemiah
Reflections from a gay perspective
Sigrid Rutishauser and others (1990)

A5, 28 pages, price £1.50
This booklet is based on a series of studies that Sigrid wrote for EF in 1989, the Fellowship's tenth-anniversary year. It also includes drawings, meditations, prayers and articles around the themes of 'building the walls' and coping with opposition. Though written from a gay viewpoint, it is intended for a wider readership, as there is much in it of interest to non-gay Christians, especially evangelicals.

The Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians
A5, 4 pages, FREE

An introductory leaflet that summarises the aims and activities of the Fellowship, what we believe, and our distinctive mission as lesbian and gay evangelicals and their allies. A response form is included so you can ask for further information and/or a membership form.

Ten Titles
A5, 4 pages, FREE

Brief notes about books from a variety of sources and recommended by members of the Evangelical Fellowship. (Click here for the online version.)

Also available from EF members:

Not for Turning:
An Enquiry into the Ex-Gay Movement
Tony Green, Brenda Harrison & Jeremy Innes (1996)
A4, 96 pages, price £6.00, ISBN 0 9528347 0 7
Available from: Brenda Harrison, Lanza, Portesbery Road, Camberley GU15 3TD

The report of an independent enquiry into the so-called 'ex-gay' movement – evangelical Christian groups who proclaim the 'sinfulness' of lesbian and gay sexuality and advocate the desirability of 'healing' for gay men and lesbians. Out of print but still available in photocopied form.

'Love one another' – but how?
Lifestyle issues for lesbian and gay Christians from the letters of Paul
Sigrid Rutishauser-James (2000)
A4, 12 pages, price £1.25
Available from the author at: 13 Westbrook Drive, Macclesfield SK10 3AQ

Based on a talk given at an EF conference in 1996, this booklet considers Christian lifestyle issues discussed by Paul in the New Testament, and draws parallels with lifestyle issues facing lesbian and gay Christians today.