David P. Gushee

David P. Gushee (born June 17, 1962, Frankfurt, West Germany) is a Christian ethicist, Baptist pastor, author, professor, and public intellectual.

[1] Among the titles listed, Gushee has shown hard work and dedication in different parts of his job and was awarded for his achievements.

[4] He was formerly the Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy and the Senior Fellow of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Christian Leadership at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee.

[12] Gushee's most important books include Kingdom Ethics (with Glen Stassen, 2003), The Sacredness of Human Life (2013), and Changing Our Mind (2014).

Gushee is the author of well over one hundred scholarly articles, chapters and reviews and has written or edited twenty books.

Gushee was ordained to the Gospel Ministry at Walnut Hills Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1987.

[13] He has received the Evangelical Press Association's Christian Journalism Award for 1991, 1992 and 1997, recognition of excellence in opinion writing.

[14] The book explores the different roles performed by scholars in shaping evangelicals' understandings of Christian ethics.

[17] Until the late 20th century, Christians by and large held to traditionalist views on LGBT issues, rooted in a reading of six to seven biblical passages that speak negatively of homosexuality and affirm a heterosexual norm.

[17] Gushee believes the Holy Spirit sent Christian brothers and sisters who are gay and lesbian to him which became an important part of his local church.

There are so many that are still suffering, and he sees it as a big change that needs to happen because we need to "love our own LGBT children and care for the hurting and the broken.

"[17] Despite what other Christian ethicists might say about him or what views they have, his commitment and moral obligation to making churches feel safe for LGBT families is important to him.

His positions on such issues as climate change, torture, and LGBT rights have often put him into conflict with his traditional evangelical constituency.