Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America - Tapa dura

"Outstandingly personable and appealing."--"Booklist"

"A comprehensive, important, illuminating book for anyone exploring these issues."--Bookriot.com

Chu has written a fascinating, thoughtful, and important book. He captures the fractures and conflict at a moment when the issue of what to do with L.G.B.T. people is tearing Christian denominations apart. "Does Jesus Really Love Me?" deserves to be widely read. --Dan Savage, "New York Times Book Review" (cover)"

Jeff s own story makes me hopeful. It s one of grace. --Frank Bruni, "New York Times""

An essential survey description of homosexuality in U.S. churches today that should be read by church members and leaders, and people who care about how U.S. Christians engage with sexual minorities and related issues. --"Christianity Today""

Poignant, at times painful, and spiced with wry humor, this is a must-read for LGBT people on their own spiritual journeys or anyone interested in reconciling religion with sexuality. --"Library Journal "(starred review)"

The stories [Chu] relates are intriguing. . . . Revealing. --"Kirkus Reviews""

Outstandingly personable and appealing. --"Booklist""

Compassionate, engaging. . . . Resisting easy answers, Chu deftly portrays the lived experiences of Christians-mostly gay, though not all. . . . Overall, the book brings complexity and humanity to a discourse often lacking in both. --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)"

In telling these stories--chief among them his own--Jeff has done an extraordinary thing, showing us all to the God who is big enough and loving enough and true enough to meet all of us exactly where we re at. This book is moving, inspiring, and much needed. --Rob Bell, author of "What We Talk About When We Talk About God" and "Love Wins""

A writer for Time magazine, after coming out to his parents as a gay man, documents his personal journey, from Brooklyn to California, to discover the God forbidden to him because of his sexuality and understand what the diverse followers of Christ believe about homosexuality. 25,000 first printing.