Queer religion /

Queer religion / Donald L. Boisvert and Jay Emerson Johnson, editors. - Santa Barbara, California : PRAEGER, 2012. - 2 volumes; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: volume 1 Homosexuality in Modern Religious history volume 2 LGBT Movements and Queering Religion 1 Becoming Undone and Becoming Human: Sexual and Religious Selves in the Thought of Michel Foucault and Judith Butler2 Erotic Conversion: Coming Out of Christian Erotophobia; 3 Lesbian Feminist Pioneers in Religion; 4 Listening to the Passion of Catholic nu-tongzhi: Developing a Catholic Lesbian Feminist Theology in Hong Kong; 5 Man-Boy and Daddy-God: A Sacred S/M Reading of Ezekiel's Call to Prophecy; 6 Sadomasochism and Spirituality: A Queerly Religious Challenge to the Gay Marriage Paradigm; 7 Not Just a Phase: Single Black Women in the Black Church; 8 What Race is Your Sex? 9 Toward a Queer Theology of Flourishing: Transsexual Embodiment, Subjectivity, and Moral Agency10 The Bakla^: Gendered Religious Performance in Filipino Cultural Spaces; 11 Of Bodily Anamnesis: Postcolonial, Queer, Religious Analysis; 12 God, Sex, and Popular Culture: The Evil Demon of Images and the Precession of Lady Gaga; 13 Queer Theory and the Study of Religion

"Queer Religion provides a systematic and detailed overview of the challenges and issues that the intersections of religion, same-sex desire, and gender variance have generated, both now and in the past. It focuses upon the development of these areas of overlap through three distinct historical periods: modern religious history, LGBT liberation movements, and the emergence of queer theory and analysis. This two-volume collection of eclectic essays investigates the experiences of queer people and religion, providing a broad, unique, and invaluable analysis of this important cultural and theological encounter. As a group, the contributors offer brave insights and diverse perspectives on a variety of topics dealing with religion, same-sex desire, and gender expression. Some of these essays are explicitly historical in focus or scholarly articles, while others provide autobiographical viewpoints and personal reminiscences. This book provides a comprehensive look at the queer dimensions of religious practice and belief--essential reading for religious scholars; those within the LGBT community; and anyone interested in human spirituality and sexuality"--Del editor.

9780313353581


Homosexuality--Religious aspects--History
Gays--Religious life--History

BL 65 .H64 / Q44 2012 V.1 BL 65 .H64 / Q44 2012 V.2
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