Imaginative assemblages of transcendent/desire: Non-heteronormative Malaysian men speak up and talk back
Many non-heteronormative Malaysian men find themselves on the receiving end of political, socio-cultural, and religious condemnations of their sexual identifyings and expressions. Their lived realities are often considered invalid, including from religious and theological perspectives. This article...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2016]
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Critical research on religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-140 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Althaus-Reid, Marcella 1952-2009
/ Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences
/ Malaysia
/ LGBT
/ Man
/ Sexuality
/ Spirituality
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Queer Theology
B Bisexual B non-heteronormative men B Asian theology B Malaysia B Gay |
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| Summary: | Many non-heteronormative Malaysian men find themselves on the receiving end of political, socio-cultural, and religious condemnations of their sexual identifyings and expressions. Their lived realities are often considered invalid, including from religious and theological perspectives. This article is a queer socio-theological project that examines the lived realities of six non-heteronormative Malaysian men who speak up and talk back on their sexualities and spiritual sensibilities. Using a Constructivist Grounded Theory Methodology, and aided by the theological musings of Marcella Althaus-Reid and a document of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences as analytical frameworks, this article analyzes and theologizes the complex processes of transcendent/desire, or negotiations of the "Profoundly More" and sexuality in the narratives of these men. This article suggests that transcendent/desire can be imaginatively assembled in three interrelated forms: (i) as embodied connections with the transcendent; (ii) as a vocation; and (iii) as an imperative to flourish. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-3040 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2050303216647104 |