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    UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality
    UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality
    UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality
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    UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality

    Written by Colby Martin and Glennon Doyle Melton

    Narrated by Paul Boehmer

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    Churches in America are experiencing an unprecedented fracturing due to their belief and attitude toward the LGBTQ community. Armed with only six passages in the Bible-often known as the "clobber passages"-the traditional Christian position has been one that stands against the full inclusion of our LGBTQ brothers and sisters. Unclobber reexamines each of those frequently quoted passages of Scripture, alternating with author Colby Martin's own story of being fired from an evangelical megachurch when they discovered his stance on sexuality.

    UnClobber reexamines what the Bible says (and does not say) about homosexuality in such a way that breathes fresh life into outdated and inaccurate assumptions and interpretations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 16, 2018
    ISBN9781541449862
    Author

    Colby Martin

    Colby Martin is the author of UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality and The Shift: Surviving and Thriving after Moving from Conservative to Progressive Christianity. As a leading voice in the post-evangelical space, he planted a progressive Christian church in San Diego (Sojourn Grace Collective), writes a Substack newsletter (perspective shift.co), and travels the country speaking to communities of faith about progressive Christianity.

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    • 5/5
      Thank you for an enlightened book Colby. This makes me feel that there is hope for faith and sexuality to be in alignment instead of the older interpretations that excluded LGBT people. Wonderful ?
    • 4/5
      Martin's journey as a pastor will encourage the church community to put aside it's differences as well as to read scripture in its proper context to liberate both Christians and non Christians. However, I would've preferred the author's narration more so than the voice used.
    • 2/5
      While Martin's biblical analysis isn't bad, and the work of combatting Christian homophobia is certainly important, I would have a hard time recommending this book to anyone looking for those two things. Swapping between memoirs and Biblical criticism each chapter was distracting and confusing. The memoir chapters paint Martin as a bit of a martyr for the cause in a way that just did not rub me right. He changed jobs, took a risk, and started a new enterprise in order to live out his less homophobic Christianity. Those are all good things, but when you're talking about homophobia and the martyr of the story is the straight guy who had to learn to be less discriminatory, it just... feels like it misses the mark. I'm not even necessarily opposed to Martin being the hero of the story (good for him for starting a new, less discriminatory church!), but the picture that's painted is one where he is suffering greatly for leaving his homophobic church behind, and that just looks so weird next to the people who his homophobic past harmed.Giving it two stars because the biblical criticism does have a place and I'm certain there are people who will benefit from it and not be as distracted by the memoir chapters as I was, but I'll especially caution other LGBT+ readers that it might just make you roll your eyes a bit too much to get across the finish line.
    • 5/5
      There are six Bible verses that are often cited in discussions about homosexuality. Colby Martin puts context around these verses. He considers the time period in which they were written and analyzes decisions made by translators. Chapters with his interpretation of the so-called Clobber verses are interspersed with chapters that tell Colby's own story as a pastor trying to find a church where he can minister in ways that are consistent with his beliefs. I grew up as an Episcopalian, but we currently are members of a United Methodist Church. The United Methodists are going to be considering changes to their views of homosexuality in the coming years, and I read this book so that I would be better able to articulate my own positions.