Queer theology

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Queer theology is a theological method that has developed out of the philosophical approach of queer theory, built upon scholars such as Marcella Althaus-Reid, Michel Foucault, Gayle Rubin, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, and Judith Butler.[1] Queer theology begins with the assumption that gender variance and queer desire have always been present in human history, including faith traditions and their sacred texts such as the Jewish Scriptures[2] and the Bible.[3][4] It was at one time separated into two separate theologies: gay theology and lesbian theology. Later, the two theologies would merge and expand to become the more general method of queer theology.[5]

  1. ^ Cheng, Patrick (2013). Rainbow Theology: Bridging Race, Sexuality, and Spirit. New York: Seabury Books. p. 4. ISBN 9781596272415.
  2. ^ Schleicher, M. (2011-11-17). "Constructions of Sex and Gender: Attending to Androgynes and Tumtumim Through Jewish Scriptural Use". Literature and Theology. 25 (4): 422–435. doi:10.1093/litthe/frr051. ISSN 0269-1205.
  3. ^ Cheng, Patrick S. (2011). Radical love : an introduction to queer theology. New York: Seabury Books. pp. 9–20. ISBN 978-1-59627-132-6. OCLC 670477054.
  4. ^ Cornwall, Susannah (2011). Controversies in queer theology. London: SCM Press. pp. 2–8. ISBN 978-0-334-04355-3. OCLC 704376055.
  5. ^ Cornwall, Susannah (2011). Controversies in Queer Theology. SCM Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0334043553.