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Queer Theology: Rethinking the Western Body
Loughlin Gerard
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Description for Queer Theology: Rethinking the Western Body
Paperback. Queer Theology makes an important contribution to public debate about Christianity and sex. This remarkable collection reconceptualizes the body and its desires, enlarging the meaningfulness of Christian sexuality for the good of the Church. Editor(s): Loughlin, Gerard. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Queer Theology makes an important contribution to public debate about Christianity and sex. A remarkable collection of specially commissioned essays by some of the brightest and best of Anglo-American scholars Edited by one of the leading theologians working at the interface between religion and contemporary culture Reconceptualizes the body and its desires Enlarges the meaningfulness of Christian sexuality for the good of the Church Proposes that bodies are the mobile products of changing discourses and regimes of power.
Queer Theology makes an important contribution to public debate about Christianity and sex. A remarkable collection of specially commissioned essays by some of the brightest and best of Anglo-American scholars Edited by one of the leading theologians working at the interface between religion and contemporary culture Reconceptualizes the body and its desires Enlarges the meaningfulness of Christian sexuality for the good of the Church Proposes that bodies are the mobile products of changing discourses and regimes of power.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
637g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631216087
SKU
V9780631216087
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About Loughlin Gerard
Gerard Loughlin is Professor of Theology and Religion at the University of Durham. His previous publications include Telling God's Story: Bible, Church and Narrative Theology (1996) and Alien Sex: The Body and Desire in Cinema and Theology (Blackwell, 2004). He is a co-editor of the Journal Theology and Sexuality .
Reviews for Queer Theology: Rethinking the Western Body
That being said, I would still recommend this book, because it makes a valuable contribution to an important and timely discussion. ( INTAMS review - Journal for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality, 18 January 2012) Queer Theology manages to maintain both coherence and a consistently high level of theory, debate and reflection throughout. While it will certainly ... Read more