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This book enters a new liminal space between the LGBTQ and
denominational Christian communities. It simultaneously explores
how those who identify as queer can find a home in church and how
those leading welcoming, or indeed unwelcoming, congregations can
better serve both communities. The primary argument is that queer
inclusion must not merely mean an assimilation into existing
heteronormative respectability and approval. Chapters are written
by a diverse collection of Asian, Latin American, and U.S.
theologians, religious studies scholars and activists. Each of them
writes from their own social context to address the notion of LGBTQ
alternative orthodoxies and praxes pertaining to God, the saints,
failure of the church, queer eschatologies, and erotic economies.
Engaging with issues that are not only faced by those in the
theological academy, but also by clergy and congregants, the book
addresses those impacted by a history of Christian hostility and
violence who have become suspicious of attempts at "acceptance". It
also sets out an encouragement for queer theologians and clergy
think deeply about how they form communities where queer
perspectives are proactively included. This is a forward-looking
and positive vision of a more inclusive theology and ecclesiology.
It will, therefore, appeal to scholars of Queer Theology and
Religious Studies as well as practitioners seeking a fresh
perspective on church and the LGBTQ community.
This book enters a new liminal space between the LGBTQ and
denominational Christian communities. It simultaneously explores
how those who identify as queer can find a home in church and how
those leading welcoming, or indeed unwelcoming, congregations can
better serve both communities. The primary argument is that queer
inclusion must not merely mean an assimilation into existing
heteronormative respectability and approval. Chapters are written
by a diverse collection of Asian, Latin American, and U.S.
theologians, religious studies scholars and activists. Each of them
writes from their own social context to address the notion of LGBTQ
alternative orthodoxies and praxes pertaining to God, the saints,
failure of the church, queer eschatologies, and erotic economies.
Engaging with issues that are not only faced by those in the
theological academy, but also by clergy and congregants, the book
addresses those impacted by a history of Christian hostility and
violence who have become suspicious of attempts at "acceptance". It
also sets out an encouragement for queer theologians and clergy
think deeply about how they form communities where queer
perspectives are proactively included. This is a forward-looking
and positive vision of a more inclusive theology and ecclesiology.
It will, therefore, appeal to scholars of Queer Theology and
Religious Studies as well as practitioners seeking a fresh
perspective on church and the LGBTQ community.
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God is Green (Paperback)
Robert E. Shore-Goss
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The Insurgency of the Spirit taps mutli-disciplinary methodologies
of post-colonial biblical scholarship and anthropology, liberation
theologies, indigenous studies, grief/trauma research, and
nature-meditation writings to shape a constructive retrieval of the
animist Jesus. The vision that emerges is one that sets forward an
Earth-loving Jesus who challenges Christians in particular to
mobilize against the destructive relationship that exists between
imperial religion and political systems.
A fascinating read for anyone seeking to understand the conflict
between Christianity and LGBTQI individuals, this book is, as its
editors proclaim, "a fearlessly wide vision of queer Christians
finding a place within Christianity-and claiming their authentic
experience and voice." Through essays by noted lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI)
religion scholars, this important compilation summarizes the
history and current status of LGBTQI theology, exploring its
relationship to the policies, practices, and theology of
traditional Christianity. Contributors contrast the "radically
inclusive" thinking of LGBTQI theology with the "exclusivity"
practiced by many Christian churches, explaining the reasoning of
each and clarifying contentious issues. At the same time, the book
highlights ways in which "queer" theology and practice benefit
Christian congregations. Writing from the perspective of grassroots
Christian LGBTQI movements, many of the contributors draw upon
their own experiences. They provide graphic examples of the effects
exclusion has on individuals, congregations, and denominations, and
also share examples of inclusion and its effects. Equally
important, the work creates the basis for dialogue between
traditional churches and followers of LGBTQI theology, offering
practical suggestions for Christian congregations that wish to put
aside exclusionary policies and practices.
The Insurgency of the Spirit taps mutli-disciplinary methodologies
of post-colonial biblical scholarship and anthropology, liberation
theologies, indigenous studies, grief/trauma research, and
nature-meditation writings to shape a constructive retrieval of the
animist Jesus. The vision that emerges is one that sets forward an
Earth-loving Jesus who challenges r Christians in particular to
mobilize against the destructive relationship that exists between
imperial religion and political systems. The author offers a
constructive understanding of the Spirit and animist spirituality,
which ground the portrait of the Earth-loving Jesus. Jesus' animist
experiences provide the foundation for God's kin-dom where the
non-violent inherit the land as divine gift and live a wilderness
gift economy of mutual reciprocity. Jesus' animist liberation
spirituality promoted resistance against empire, and he suffered a
horrific death that traumatized his followers. Jesus' female
followers in their grieving rites empowered a resilient dangerous
memory to empower resistance to empire. They modeled the transition
from grief to empowered resistance. This provides crucial
contemporary spiritual and ethical resources for facing
environmental grief to generate resilience for direct action and
restoration of the environment. Recovery of the Earth-loving Jesus
uncovers for Christians a path to undoing imperial Christianity's
escapist spirituality that allows harmful exploitation of the
planet and ecocide.
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