W. Scott Haldeman

Longing for Jesus

History & Biography

“Lester Ruth’s Longing for Jesus takes the reader inside Christ Temple of Jackson, Mississippi, and the ministry of Charles Price Jones, a central figure in the Black Holiness movement. . . . We can experience the richness of worship in that place and imagine enriched worship practices for ourselves. This accessible and innovative introduction to a critical but underappreciated figure in the history of American Protestant worship is a great gift indeed.”

That We Might Become God

Theology

“Queer theology is maturing and Buechel's work represents yet another step forward as he reveals how queer Christianity is at its core. Reclaiming the power of analogy for theological construction, especially in relation to embodiment and desire, he offers new, grace-filled readings of central doctrines: incarnation, sacramentality, eschatology, and ecclesiology. Impressively, as his sources range widely, he explains each of them clearly while offering his own commentary and critique with generosity.”