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Candace Chellew-Hodge

Candace Chellew-Hodge is the founder/editor of Whosoever: An Online Magazine for GLBT Christians and currently serves as the pastor of Jubilee! Circle in Columbia, S.C. She is also the author of Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians (Jossey-Bass, 2008)

(A)theologies, New BooksNovember 8, 2017

Reconsidering “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin”: An Interview with Ethicist Eric Reitan

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

I never thought I’d have anything favorable to say about a book that presents a…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Candace Chellew-Hodge, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 1, 2017

Why I Give Zero F*cks What Anti-Gay Christians Think

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

For years, I cared what anti-gay Christians thought about me. Deeply. I spent countless hours…

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Archive, Candace Chellew-Hodge, Remapping American Christianities, Special FeaturesJuly 25, 2016

The Queerness of Christian Ethics: A Conversation with Rev. Elizabeth Edman

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

If the mass killings in Orlando and in Charleston have anything in common it’s that both the dance club…

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Archive, Candace Chellew-Hodge, New Books, Remapping American Christianities, Special FeaturesJuly 8, 2016

How to Wreck Your Faith: A Theologian Teaches “Outlaw Christianity”

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

Back in the mid-1990s, I excitedly announced to my mother—who had spent a good part…

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Archive, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderMay 12, 2016

Porn-Again Christians: What Happens When a Biblical Literalist Launches a Sex Site?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

I’m a prude. Let’s just get that out there right now. I blame my Southern…

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(A)theologies, Archive, New Books, Special FeaturesFebruary 24, 2016

Why It Is Heresy to Read the Bible Literally: An Interview with John Shelby Spong

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

Security sells. That’s why, says retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, despite his best-selling controversial…

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(A)theologies, Candace Chellew-Hodge, New Books, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesNovember 4, 2015

(Ex-)Ex-Gay Activist Alan Chambers On His Prop 8 Epiphany and the Downfall of Christianity and Evangelicalism

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

An interview with repentant ex-gay activist Alan Chambers on his new book and the downfall of Christianity and Evangelicalism.

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(A)theologies, Candace Chellew-Hodge, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 24, 2015

An Open Letter to Kim Davis From a Gay Pastor

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

A federal judge on Wednesday denied Kim Davis a stay of his order requiring her…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveMay 12, 2015

Pew Confirms LGBT Rejection of Religion: Why That’s a Good Thing

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

When a book such as Matthew Vines’ God and the Gay Christian becomes a smash hit…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Candace Chellew-Hodge, Culture, New BooksMarch 26, 2015

“LGBT People Have a Lot to Teach Christians”

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

An Interview with Rachel Held Evans.

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