Outlove is a memoir about Julie’s experience growing up at the center of the battle between Evangelicals and the LGBTQ community. It’s about love and losses, political and religious power-plays, and the cost to those who sought to stay in a faith community that wouldn’t accept them. Shedding light on the debate between Evangelical Christians and the LGBTQ community—a battle that continues to rage on in the national news and in courtrooms across the country—Outlove ultimately casts a hopeful vision for how we can heal.
Praise for
Outlove: A Queer Christian Survival Story
Julie Rodgers’s wisdom, clarity, and voice have been saving lives for a long while. Outlove will heal broken hearts, families, and entire communities.
GLENNON DOYLE, AUTHOR OF THE #1 BESTSELLER UNTAMED AND FOUNDER OF TOGETHER RISING
Julie’s personal story is a wake-up call for anyone who believes that the harmful practice of conversion therapy is a thing of the past. Her journey will give you hope for who we can become and will inspire you to be a larger part of an overdue urgent movement for change.
CORY BOOKER, US SENATOR AND FORMER DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Julie Rodgers recounts her escape from this toxic system of heart- break and trauma with integrity and an otherworldly level of grace that will inspire readers to rejoice in how perfectly God made our LGBTQ+ siblings.
KIRSTEN POWERS, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST AND USA TODAY COLUMNIST
A powerful and unflinching memoir about how love can save us. And must.
KATE BOWLER, PROFESSOR AT DUKE UNIVERSITY AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON (AND OTHER LIES I’VE LOVED)
Brave, candid, beautifully vulnerable—this book is a gift, and so is Julie. Her journey hasn’t been easy, yet her courageous witness and inspiring perseverance beckon us back to the healing beauty of God’s irrepressible love.
JEFF CHU, AUTHOR OF DOES JESUS REALLY LOVE ME? AND CO-CURATOR OF EVOLVING FAITH