You Can, If You Want To : Navigating Christian Faith, Conscience, and matters LGBTQ+

Author: Alison, Rev James

Of specific Gay interest

Published on 3 July 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Continuum) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 352 pages
214 x 134 x 29 | 352g

What if Christianity was far more liberating than the culture wars suggest? Can the conflict concerning Christianity and homosexuality be viewed from a more interpretative lens? James Alison, a Catholic priest who is also a gay man, has been wrestling with the matter for over forty years.

This luminous and rigorous book dismantles the fear-based binaries which have dominated conversations in the Church. Striving to address potential concerns about accepting LGBTQ+ individuals within the church, James draws on scripture, tradition and his lived experience to form a broader understanding of faith and humanity.