Incompatible: How the Church Cast Out LGBTQ Christians and Where We Go Next - Hardcover

Baber, Charlie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1666770191 ISBN 13: 9781666770193

Publisher: Cascade Books, 2023

Synopsis

Incompatible: two things so opposed in character as to be incapable of existing together. LGBTQ Christians exist. They worship beside you, preach from your pulpits, direct your choirs, and love God and neighbor, just like you. Yet denominations continue to split over issues around inclusion, and LGBTQ Christians are told their faith and sexuality are incompatible. When two young congregants approach their pastor on the subject of LGBTQ inclusion in the church, they embark on a journey through the history of Christian belief and practices around human sexuality. Centered around the events leading to the current split within The United Methodist denomination, this funny and informative graphic novel explores how the full inclusion of LGBTQ Christians is a faithful witness to the work of the Holy Spirit.

About this title

About the Author

Charlie Baber is an ordained deacon in The United Methodist Church with an MDiv from Duke Divinity School. Raised on a chicken farm in Cartersville, Virginia, Charlie spent his childhood reading Calvin and Hobbes and putting away chairs after potlucks at Oakwood United Methodist Church. He now lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he serves as a full-time youth pastor, full-time dad, and three-quarters-time illustrator of Wesley Bros Comics. He is the author of Submitting to Be More Vile: The Illustrated Adventures of John & Charles Wesley and several installments of Fathom curriculum for Abingdon Press. Weekly comics posted every Tuesday at wesleybros.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1666770191
• ISBN 13: 9781666770193
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 76
• Editor: Friedrich Mike