Rebecca Jackson and the Problem of Celibacy

This paper examines the writings of Black Shaker visionary Rebecca Jackson, who was active in the middle of the nineteenth century. Jackson's accounts of her dreams, visions, and theology repeatedly demonstrate her deep commitment to celibacy and to obedience to God. Recent work on Jackson read...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trollinger, Rebekah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 375-404
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

MARC

LEADER 00000naa a22000002 4500
001 1845526007
003 DE-627
005 20230516122628.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 230516s2022 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1017/rac.2023.1  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1845526007 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP1845526007 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 0  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |a Trollinger, Rebekah  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a Rebecca Jackson and the Problem of Celibacy 
264 1 |c 2022 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a This paper examines the writings of Black Shaker visionary Rebecca Jackson, who was active in the middle of the nineteenth century. Jackson's accounts of her dreams, visions, and theology repeatedly demonstrate her deep commitment to celibacy and to obedience to God. Recent work on Jackson reads her celibacy as an example of defiance of white heteropatriarchy; this article suggests that reading her celibacy as disruptive flattens the most animating question in her life: How might I best serve God? Using Jackson's writings, including substantial descriptions of visions and dreams, I argue that her celibacy is a piece of her larger obedience to God, obedience that provides protection and fulfillment. Further, Jackson uses explicitly antiflesh theology to first re-center women in the Biblical story of redemption, and second, serve as the basis for her critique of gendered and racialized violence. Finally, Jackson's celibacy undergirds an understanding of pleasure that blurs the lines between the physical and spiritual, and that, for Jackson, makes possible earthly freedom and spiritual joy. 
601 |a Jackson, Mo. 
601 |a Problem 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Religion and American culture  |d Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1991  |g 32(2022), 3, Seite 375-404  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)329202901  |w (DE-600)2047567-6  |w (DE-576)097188832  |x 1533-8568  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:32  |g year:2022  |g number:3  |g pages:375-404 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1017/rac.2023.1  |x Resolving-System  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext 
856 4 0 |u https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/religion-and-american-culture/article/rebecca-jackson-and-the-problem-of-celibacy/BCB6BB8427485B7784D113C2D2074973  |x Verlag  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext 
936 u w |d 32  |j 2022  |e 3  |h 375-404 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
ITA |a 1  |t 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 4322832156 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1845526007 
LOK |0 005 20230516122628 
LOK |0 008 230516||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a ixzs  |a ixzo 
ORI |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw 
REL |a 1 
SUB |a REL