Article Topic: LGBTQ+
Letter to the Editor
Responses to “The LGBTQ+ Community and the Brethren in Christ”
Why? Why circle back to an issue we printed a year ago (August 2024) on the subject of “The Brethren in Christ Church and the LGBTQ+ Community”?1 Because the Historical Society wants to keep a controversial issue front and center? Because the Historical Society is looking to help influence the...read more
From the Editor
How does a denomination deal with conflict or disagreement, especially when the disagreement is over core theological beliefs and established institutional policies? That might be the primary question at the heart of this edition of Brethren in Christ History and Life. Rather than explore various aspects of the “history” of...read more
The Brethren in Christ and the LGBTQ+ Community
Three Views
Introduction (From the Editor) In this edition of the journal, we begin a long-overdue discussion of a topic that has been and will continue to be highly controversial: human sexuality and gender identity. To what extent should we welcome and include LGBTQ+ believers in our faith communities? We at the...read more