Description

Can those who hold differing positions on homosexuality learn from rather than battle each other? STUMBLING TOWARD A GENUINE CONVERSATION ON HOMOSEXUALITY book records what happens when the quest is not for victory but for writers who (1) convey persuasively and movingly their own viewpoints to make them available as a treasure others can learn from; and (2) learn from the treasures of viewpoints other than their own.

Authors include (in order of appearance) Loren L. Johns, Everett J. Thomas, Weldon D. Nisly, C. Norman Kraus, John D. Roth, Mary H. Schertz, Ruth S. Weaver, Paul M. Lederach, Marlin Jeschke, Gerald J. Mast, Forrest L. Moyer, Harold N. Miller, David A. Shank, Michael A. Schaadt, John Linscheid, Lin Garber, Mark Thiessen Nation, Bruce Hiebert, Alicia Yoder, Joyce Lind, Luke L Miller, Sarah MacDonald, Nancy Kerr, Ted Grimsrud, Willard M. Swartley, Phil Kniss, Marcia Benner Pusey, Sheldon Burkhalter.

"God, we ask you to help us listen to and hear each other in the church in ways that honor you and honor each other. Thank you for my brothers and sisters in this book who have shared their perspectives. May they truly be instruments for your love and grace among us. Amen.”
—J. Ron Byler, Executive Associate Director, Mennonite Church USA, in the Last Word