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Tim's avatar

Excellent. Thanks for making us aware of this book and for your reflections. Alex should have written more about the broken/redeemed life in Christ.

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Bethel McGrew's avatar

You're very welcome! I often think about where Alex is now and very much hope he was able to find more friends who could come alongside him.

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Russell Board's avatar

Thank you.

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Bethel McGrew's avatar

You're welcome!

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harry lewis's avatar

Bethel, I havent read that particular book but there are a few others more current. Are you familiar with David Bennet's book "A War of Loves"? It sound so similar to the one you describe and he is a deep Christian who studied under N.T. Wright but he describes his struggles with homosexuality as a Christian.

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Bethel McGrew's avatar

I read and reviewed that book a few years ago. I found things to like at the time, but I have concerns about David's trajectory. He seems to embrace a postmodern vocabulary while believing he can somehow "subvert" it, e.g. his whole thesis of "queering the queer." I like Alex's book specifically because it comes from an older era uncluttered by that sort of jargon and thinking.

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