Wesley Hill Bücher

Wesley Hill ist schwul. Von siner Teenagerzeit an fühlt er sich von Männern angezogen. Doch er ist überzeugt, dass Homosexualität nicht Gottes ursprünglicher schöpferischer Absicht für die Menschheit entspricht. Deshalb hat sich Hill entschieden, sexuell enthaltsam zu leben. In großer Offenheit und Ehrlichkeit erzählt Hill von seinem inneren Kampf mit Einsamkeit und Scham und von seiner Sehnsucht nach erfüllenden Beziehungen und Angenommen-Sein. Seine tiefen Gedanken und seine theologischen Reflexionen bewirken einen Perpektivwechsel, der Hill auf den Weg bringt, seine wahre Identität zu erkennen. Doch die Frage bleibt: Gibt es innerhalb der christlichen Gemeinden einen Platz für Menschen wie ihn? ""Dieses Buch ist sehr persönlich, dabei schonungslos offen und zugleich theologisch tief - eine seltene Kombination. Es ist ein starkes Zeugnis für Gottes erneuernde Kraft im Leben von Christen, die nicht zulassen, dass ihre Sexualität definiert, wer sie sind. Es gibt mehr Christen, die diesen Weg für sich bezeugen, als wir denken. Wir müssen nur bereit sein, ihre Stimmen zu hören."" Prof. Dr. Christoph Raedel

Set against the backdrop of the summer of 2020, the narrative explores the profound interconnectedness of individuals during challenging times. It delves into themes of community, resilience, and the essential support systems that emerge when faced with adversity. The story highlights personal and collective experiences that reveal the importance of solidarity and understanding in navigating a crisis, ultimately emphasizing our shared humanity.

"Gay," "Christian," and “celibate” don't often appear in the same sentence. Yet many who sit next to us in the pew at church fit that description, says author Wesley Hill. As a celibate gay Christian, Hill gives us a glimpse of what it looks like to wrestle firsthand with God's "No" to same-sex relationships. What does it mean for gay Christians to live faithful to God while struggling with the challenge of their homosexuality? What is God's will for believers who experience same-sex desires? Those who choose celibacy are often left to deal with loneliness and the hunger for relationships. How can gay Christians experience God's favor and blessing in the midst of a struggle that for many brings a crippling sense of shame and guilt? Weaving together reflections from his own life and the lives of other Christians, such as Henri Nouwen and Gerard Manley Hopkins, Hill offers a fresh perspective on these questions. He advocates neither unqualified "healing" for those who struggle, nor their accommodation to temptation, but rather faithfulness in the midst of brokenness. "I hope this book may encourage other homosexual Christians to take the risky step of opening up their lives to others in the body of Christ," Hill writes. "In so doing, they may find, as I have, by grace, that being known is spiritually healthier than remaining behind closed doors, that the light is better than the darkness."

Exploring the depth of the Lord's Prayer, this book emphasizes its simplicity and profound significance in the Christian faith. It highlights how Jesus taught his followers to pray without pretense, encouraging a heartfelt dialogue with God akin to speaking with a caring father. Wesley Hill delves into each petition, revealing insights into Jesus' prayer life and his desire for a genuine connection with believers. The work invites readers to reconsider their understanding and belief in the prayer that unites Christians across time and tradition.

2017 Foreword INDIES Award Finalist In an age where neither society nor the church knows what to do with gay Christians, Greg Coles tells his own story. Let's make a deal, you and me. Let's make promises to each other. I promise to tell you my story. The whole story. I'll tell you about a boy in love with Jesus who, at the fateful onset of puberty, realized his sexual attractions were persistently and exclusively for other guys. I'll tell you how I lay on my bed in the middle of the night and whispered to myself the words I've whispered a thousand times since: "I'm gay." I'll show you the world through my eyes. I'll tell you what it's like to belong nowhere. To know that much of my Christian family will forever consider me unnatural, dangerous, because of something that feels as involuntary as my eye color. And to know that much of the LGBTQ community that shares my experience as a sexual minority will disagree with the way I've chosen to interpret the call of Jesus, believing I've bought into a tragic, archaic ritual of self-hatred. But I promise my story won't all be sadness and loneliness and struggle. I'll tell you good things too, hopeful things, funny things, like the time I accidentally came out to my best friend during his bachelor party. I'll tell you what it felt like the first time someone looked me in the eyes and said, "You are not a mistake." I'll tell you that joy and sorrow are not opposites, that my life has never been more beautiful than when it was most brokenhearted. If you'll listen, I promise I'll tell you everything, and you can decide for yourself what you want to believe about me.