Beyond Compromise

"How can I be faithful to Scripture and show my gay friends and neighbors the love of Jesus? How can I love without compromise?"

Wherever Dr. David Bennett, a gay man whose life as an activist was upended by an encounter with God, speaks, he hears that question more than any other. Beyond Compromise is his answer.

Drawing on his work as an Oxford theologian and his own life as a celibate gay Christian, David shows that the biblical vision of sexuality is not a list of prohibitions but a story about love, one that reorders every human desire toward the Kingdom of God. David, whose story is told in his bestselling book A War of Loves, tackles the hardest questions head-on:


• does the Bible really give clear answers about sexuality, and why does it matter so much?


• how can I share my convictions with my friends in the LGBTQ+ community without losing them? Or should I stay silent?


• what practical steps can my church take to love gay people well while remaining faithful to God?


• I'm gay and I follow Jesus. What does faithfulness look like for me, and can it be a life of fullness rather than loss?


You don't have to choose between faithfulness and love. Beyond Compromise shows the way to both. Includes an afterword by N.T. Wright.