Queer Christianities: Lived Religion in Transgressive Forms

Queerness and Christianity, often depicted as mutually exclusive, both challenge received notions of the good and the natural. Nowhere is this challenge more visible than in the identities, faiths, and communities that queer Christians have long been creating. As Christians they have staked a claim...

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Main Author: Talvacchia, Kathleen T. (Author)
Contributors: Pettinger, Michael F. (Other) ; Larrimore, Mark (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York NYU Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Talvacchia, Kathleen T., Queer Christianities: Lived Religion in Transgressive Forms] (2016) (Frothingham, Christen S.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Christianity / LGBT / Gender-specific role / Border crossing / Queer theory
B Christianity / LGBT / Religious life
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Identification (Religion) ; Political aspects ; Haiti
B Protestantism ; Haiti
B Haitians ; Bahamas
B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Queerness and Christianity, often depicted as mutually exclusive, both challenge received notions of the good and the natural. Nowhere is this challenge more visible than in the identities, faiths, and communities that queer Christians have long been creating. As Christians they have staked a claim for a Christianity that is true to their self-understandings. How do queer-identified persons understand their religious lives? And in what ways do the lived experiences of queer Christians respond to traditions and reshape them in contemporary practice? Queer Christianities integrates the pers
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ISBN:1479826189