Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

  • Apple
  • Android
  • Windows Phone
  • Android

To get the free app, enter your email address or mobile phone number.
Download to your computer
Kindle Cloud Reader
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Qty:1
  • List Price: $25.00
  • Save: $6.37 (25%)
FREE Shipping on orders with at least $25 of books.
Only 4 left in stock (more on the way).
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Bulletproof Faith: A Spir... has been added to your Cart
Want it tomorrow, April 23? Order within and choose Saturday Delivery at checkout. Details
Ship to:
Select a shipping address:
To see addresses, please
or
Please enter a valid US zip code.
or
FREE Shipping on orders over $25.
Used: Acceptable | Details
Sold by Clean Earth Books
Fulfilled by Amazon
Condition: Used: Acceptable
Comment: FREE TRACKING ON ALL ORDERS! Support Your Planet. Buy CLEAN EARTH BOOKS. Shipping orders swiftly since 2008. A used book that may have some cosmetic wear (i.e. shelf-wear, slightly torn or missing dust jacket, dented corner, pages may include limited notes and highlighting) All text in great shape! Comes with our 100% Money Back Guarantee. Our customer service can't be beat! Tracking included on all orders.

Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and .

If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you increase your sales. We invite you to learn more about Fulfillment by Amazon .

Sorry, there was a problem.

There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again.

Sorry, there was a problem.

List unavailable.
Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon
Flip to back Flip to front
Listen Playing... Paused   You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.
Learn more
See all 3 images

Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians Paperback – September 3, 2008

by
Candace Chellew-Hodge (Author)
› Visit Amazon's Candace Chellew-Hodge Page
Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
See search results for this author
Are you an author? Learn about Author Central
Candace Chellew-Hodge (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 21 customer reviews
See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions
Price
New from Used from
Paperback
"Please retry"
$18.63
$8.95 $0.54
The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice by Patricia Bell-Scott
"The Firebrand and the First Lady" by Patricia Bell-Scott
The history-changing twenty-eight-year bond forged between Pauli Murray and Eleanor Roosevelt that critically shaped Eleanor Roosevelt's, and therefore FDR's, view of race and racism in America. Learn more | See related books
$18.63 FREE Shipping on orders with at least $25 of books. Only 4 left in stock (more on the way). Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Frequently Bought Together

  • Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians
  • +
  • Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate
  • +
  • God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships
Total price: $37.87
Buy the selected items together
NO_CONTENT_IN_FEATURE
Image
Interested in the Audiobook Edition?
If you’re the author, publisher, or rights holder of this book, let ACX help you produce the audiobook.Learn more.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (September 22, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470279281
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470279281
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #731,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Customer Reviews

Top Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsLife-changing
By Winnipeg Book Lover on December 13, 2008
Format: Paperback
Prior to reading this book I was a discouraged gay Christian. As much as I wanted to believe God loved me, I always felt ashamed and guilty about being gay. When I saw this book I had to read to read it and I was not disappointed. I can honestly say this book has changed my life and I am forever grateful for it. I feel empowered, positive and renewed in my faith. Should be required reading for all gay (and straight) Christians!
2 Comments 20 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsA practical and insightful guide for all people of faith
By Roger D. Mcclellan on October 16, 2008
Format: Paperback
When I purchased this book, I did so thinking that I would give it a perfunctory read and then pass it along to one of my GLBT friends. I soon found much of my own story in Chellew-Hodge's words. Bulletproof Faith is an invaluable resource, not just for gay and lesbian Christians, but any person of faith who has struggled to make peace with The Divine and the world around them. Be Bulletproof.
Comment 14 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsTough, tender, spiritual, practical
By Robert N. Minor, Ph.D. on December 21, 2008
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
Tough and tender, experienced and insightful, Bulletproof Faith is a manual LGBTQ people of faith will read to nourish their own faith while meeting the challenges of those so caught up in their own hurt and pain but using religion and religious arguments to stay stuck rather than face the real issues in their own lives. Rev. Chellew-Hodge walks believers through the steps that can prepare them to stop trying to win arguments with those who object to LGBTQ people and begin to experience every encounter as a chance to personally grow. (Winning isn't a virtue. We must sometimes "lose" to show that we really believe.) Though subtitled a "survival guide," I'd say it's really a guide to thriving in the midst of people who would rather see LGBTQ people anything but proud and healthy.
1 Comment 13 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsThis book served a positive purpose = )
By Sharlotte L. Baughman on March 28, 2013
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
I have a friend who is battling cancer and felt God might be punishing her because she is gay. My sister's church had used the book and the study guides to examine the fact that our God is not a punitive God and that some bad things happen for other reasons. In this case, having cancer may have initially made my friend question her faith and her position, but Bullet Proof Faith helped her to realize it was strengthening her faith. I have passed this book around to other gay friends and each of them has had a positive reaction. My sister's suggestion to share this book with my friend was "right on". It being available on Amazon was perfect timing. Thank you and God Bless You All.
Comment 3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsReassuring, inspiring, practical
By doctormom on December 6, 2011
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
As a (straight) Christian mom of a gay Christian son, this book spoke directly to the issues I face in dealing with rigid, rejecting folks in my own faith community. The concept of the importance of developing a "bulletproof faith" so that I can continue to extend grace to those who are not extending grace to me or to my son, is as helpful for straight Christian supporters as it is for the intended audience.
Comment 5 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsHumanity at its Best
By Education Guru on March 7, 2013
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
This book provides the empathetic ear to the worlds problems today, regarding the complexities of being LGBT. It also provides an empathetic ear to this oppressed community of pupils. It equips the reader/learner with a better understanding that they are Gods children as well and that there is nothing wrong with those of the LGBT Community. I am the proud owner of this book and I boldly state that I support its context and would recommend this book for teaching purposes to anyone open to education, on how we can get equal rights and protection passed for everyone.
Comment 2 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
4.0 out of 5 starsNice, but no depth. Maybe 3.5 stars?
By B. Wilfong on April 25, 2012
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
"Bulletproof Faith" works best if one approaches it as a surface self-help book. As a tool for being a Christian who is less tuned in to those who attack you (for whatever reason) it offers helpful advice and some nice activities that you can do in order to be able to better handle the slings and arrows that others throw at you. As a book that will "bulletproof" the faith of gay people who come from a strong evangelical background, it will be found lacking.
Personally I found the book mostly helpful and I enjoyed Ms. Hodge's honesty in exposing her own warts and issues. She has a bad temper, and often feels the need to get in the last word. Knowing this about herself, and being honest about it, enables her to be very blunt and constructive with her readers who share the same faults. That is a very helpful element of this book. She is also very upfront about the fact that this text is not meant to give you scriptural ammunition to fight those who want to condemn homosexuality. It does not provide that, and with a few exceptions many of her scriptural analysis are not all that insightful. But her heart is clearly in the right place, and that goes a long way with me.
I also liked how Hodge occasionally inserts into the text little excerpts that she calls "Spiritual Survival Exercises". These are meditations, prayers, and other helpful tools that she has used in her life to help her become closer to God, and having tried most of them some work for me, some don't. Ms. Hodge is just trying to jump start your prayer/thought life with God.
However, there are also some flaws in the book that leave it and its subject matter vulnerable to criticism. It is there, as much as I wish it wasn't, and this does detract from the work. First off she uses some ridiculous examples to make her points.Read more ›
Comment 3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsPractical Advice
By K. Abney on June 15, 2013
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
This book gave good advice on how to handle angry disagreeable people for any occasion! It is also easy to read.
Comment 2 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse

Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsThank you Candace Chellew-Hodge! What a blessing to have ...

Thank you Candace Chellew-Hodge! What a blessing to have practices to focus our responses to those who doubt our faith or even our claim to faithfulness. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Marcia Knight
1.0 out of 5 starsYou cannot be a practicing homosexual and Christian too. It is an...

I guess I am one of those "fundamental Christians" the author talks about and I am going to take a stand that the words of the Lord that are in the scripture are the truth. Read more

Published 15 months ago by blessed vrm
5.0 out of 5 starsVery insightful and meaningful read. I believe this book ...

Very insightful and meaningful read. I believe this book would touch on the needs of any individual that reads it. It is not just a gay/lesbian book. It is a Child of God book. Read more

Published 16 months ago by Juli Bowlin
5.0 out of 5 starsSearching for answers

I needed to read this book, as i am a born again Christian, and i love my friends and family members that are GLBT. Read more

Published 22 months ago by Ginger Hunt
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

I recommend for anybody trying to reconcile Christianity with homosexuality.

Published 23 months ago by musiklady
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent book

I felt she covered the topic very well indeed. If you want some answers on how to be Christian and gay, and what to say to those who say you cannot, I can recommend this book.

Published on November 25, 2012 by Marie L. Bruemmer
1.0 out of 5 starsNot the right kind of faith?

No matter how "Bulletproof" one thinks his faith is, it's not beyond condemnation by God if that faith is teaching just the opposite of what God (the Word) teaches. Read more

Published on August 4, 2012 by penname
5.0 out of 5 starsInsightful

Anyone who deals with these issues should read this book! It is understandable, filled with real world practicality, and composed from a place of love. Read more

Published on June 8, 2012 by JR

Set up an Amazon Giveaway

Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians
Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more
This item: Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians
Set up a giveaway

There's a problem loading this menu right now.

Learn more about Amazon Prime.