Jean-Luc Marion: the reinscription of heteronormativity into postmodern theology
Since the “theological turn” in continental philosophy, theologians have regularly turned to phenomenology as an authentic opening to a new mode of theological discourse. Yet, when these theo-phenomenological discourses turn to the questions of sexuality, gender, and love they often fail to live up...
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| Medienart: | Druck Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2017]
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Theology & sexuality
Jahr: 2017, Band: 23, Heft: 1/2, Seiten: 144-163 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Marion, Jean-Luc 1946-
/ Postmoderne Theologie
/ Erotik
/ Queer-Theorie
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| RelBib Classification: | CH Christentum und Gesellschaft NBE Anthropologie NCF Sexualethik |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Phenomenology
B Queer B Heteronormativity B Erotic B Flesh B Jean-Luc Marion B Body |
| Parallele Ausgabe: | Elektronisch
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| Zusammenfassung: | Since the “theological turn” in continental philosophy, theologians have regularly turned to phenomenology as an authentic opening to a new mode of theological discourse. Yet, when these theo-phenomenological discourses turn to the questions of sexuality, gender, and love they often fail to live up to the radical opening promised by this turn. Taken as a case study, the work of Jean-Luc Marion is emblematic of this failure. While many of his insights might offer new openings for theological thought, his phenomenological speculations nonetheless often merely serve to re-inscribe a traditional, even reactionary heteronormativity into the heart of postmodern theological thought. In fact, it is not uncommon to catch his work offering a denigration of the body, presupposing a determinately male subject, and foreclosing the very possibility of non-heterosexual love. This critical examination of Marion’s account of sexuality shows that even the most radical phenomenological theology needs the ideological interruption of queer theory. |
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| ISSN: | 1355-8358 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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