Lenny Duncan

A Rumor of Black Lutherans

History & Biography

“A Rumor of Black Lutherans finally allows Black Lutheran scholars to tell the story of our ancestors, innovators, and powerful elders who came before us. It outlines struggles any Black Lutheran clergy person or congregation would instantly recognize, resistance to white supremacy through the means of grace provided by the church, and hope in the stories laid out before us by Dr. Thomas's loving and careful scholarship. Whole stories for whole people--that's what's offered in this volume.”

Baptized in Tear Gas

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Elle Dowd is the only white writer I have ever encountered in this weird space of progressive Christianity talking to her cousins about their sin of racism who isn't making a dime from her book--100 percent of every dime she makes off this book goes back to the community she learned from. That's the best--but far from the only--reason to listen to her or buy this book.”

Good White Racist?

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“What Kerry has started is the hard work of ’white folk work‘ in a stunning and powerful volume that acknowledges the problem of white supremacy and its demonic effects on the American landscape and faith and her complicity in it. Always skeptical of white folks publishing books about the work I consider my life’s calling, I walked into this book with the armor only a lifetime of oppression as a queer Black man can develop. What I was met with was a sincere partner in the struggle for my survival and someone who could speak into spaces I’ll never be heard. This work is something to be read, shared, lived, and celebrated for that fact alone.”

One Coin Found

Christian Living

“What Emmy Kegler accomplishes in One Coin Found is stunning in its brilliance and subtle in its goals. By taking you through her journey with Christ, she invites you to take a look at your own journey. The real idea you are left with at the end is that if the Jesus you have isn't liberating good news for queer folk, then it may not be Jesus at all. It makes this book a must read for anyone who wants to ponder the church's place in the twenty-first century.”

Sanctuary

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

Foreword

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Welcoming and Affirming

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“The group of diverse queer siblings in Christ who have gathered to create the words you will read here are incredible. They have all said yes to the great project of gathering together to curate safe, life-giving, and life-affirming space. I urge you to join the great battle for the soul of the Christian church.”