Bisexuality and the Western Christian Church

Carol Shepherd is a researcher at the University of Winchester, UK. She is a bisexual Christian and former lay preacher.

• 1. Introduction: A Conspiracy of Silence, Bisexuality and Christianity.- 2. Why be happy when you can be normal? Heteronormativity and Worship in the Western Christian Church.- 3. Too Hot to Handle: A Denominational Sweep of Bisexual Erasure in the Church.- 4. The Damage of Silence: Bisexual Christians discuss mental health.- 5. Intersectional Identities: Bisexual Christians discuss self-actualisation and spirituality.- 6. Great is Thy Faithfulness: Bisexual Christians discuss non-monogamy and the Bible.- 7. The Church doesn’t know what to do with us: Bisexual Christians in the UK discuss church life.- 8. It’s just crap: Bisexual Christians in the USA discuss church life.- 9. The Silent B: Pastors and Educators discuss bisexuality and bisexual provision.- 10. Believing Out Loud: Pastors and Educators discuss affirming practice.- 11.Prudery, Primates and Public Conveniences: Specific challenges faced by Pastors and Educators.-12. Conclusion.