Theologians argue that arc of Biblical message points to full LGBTQ inclusion

Book review: ‘The Widening of God's Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story’ by Richard B. Hays and Christopher B. Hays, ★★★★★

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Richard B. Hays may not have written the book about the New Testament's perspective on homosexuality, but he did write the chapter.

The highly acclaimed theologian, former dean of the Duke Divinity School and a theologically conservative ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, wrote in his 1…