{"product_id":"love-means-love-david-runcorn-9780281084418","title":"Love Means Love: Same-sex Relationships and the Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes the Bible really condemn same-sex relationships?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Many Christians wrestle with this question. Here, in his compassionate, cogent book, David Runcorn outlines how someone can support same-sex relationships on the basis of the Bible, not in spite of it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Church, in every time and place, finds itself working out the shock and surprise of God's unfolding ways - often scandalized by where holiness, goodness and the life of God are to be found.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Runcorn's insightful and moving reflections show how speaking in gospel friendship will help to dispel the anxiety and division that have tended to mark the Church's response to homosexuality. Covering sexual abstinence and celibacy, sexuality and the sacred, he leads us to one powerful conclusion: \u003ci\u003elove means love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Brim-full of gentle and clear wisdom. Highly recommended!' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePAUL BAYES, Bishop of Liverpool\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Joyful, truthful, scandalously inclusive . . . This book will literally save lives. It opens the door of grace and beckons you in.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNICK BUNDOCK, Rector of St James and Emmanuel, Didsbury\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Liberates us to read our beloved Bible with faithfulness, both to the text and to the fruit of Christ we often see in LGBT+ lives. For a good number of us, it will be met with a cry of \"at last!\"'.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJODY STOWELL, Vicar of St Michael's Harrow and Chair of London Clergy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Runcorn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0281084416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780281084418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e SPCK Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.33d","brand":"David Runcorn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126780555519,"sku":"9780281084418","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0af2520-0c02-4762-855d-28444577e9a3.jpg?v=1687450125","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-means-love-david-runcorn-9780281084418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}