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The Noble House of La Virtual QTL Voguing Queer Liberation Theologies in Latin America Since Marcella Althaus-Reid
This chapter examines the paths of Latin American queer theologies. It contributes a roadmap to understand the course of queer theologies in Latin...
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Disability Studies and Disability Theology Perspectives on Disability and Friendship
Recently we have evidenced an increasing interest in understanding disability and attempting the inclusion of people with disability into a wider...
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Conceptualizations of Gender: From Biblical to Queer
This chapter describes both traditional Biblical beliefs about gender and contemporary concepts based on Queer Theory and new scientific findings...
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“I Can’t Un-Meet Jesus” LGBTQA+ Faith Reconstruction
After fleshing out the experiences of faith deconstruction in Chap. 6 , this chapter explores the other...
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Understanding Power in the Trauma Narrative
The context of Australia provides a particularly pertinent example of power discrepancy and its impact, as the church holds significant sway over...
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The Lay of the Land
The twenty-first century is sha** up to be a century defined largely by the realm of religion. This is particularly true for queer people seeking...
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“At War with Myself” Understanding the Trauma of Identity Dissonance in Australian LGBTQA+ Christians
Part II explores the development of religious and spiritual identities. This chapter first lays the groundwork for understanding psychosocial...
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Conflicting Masculinities in Christianity: Experiences and Critical Reflections on Gender and Religion
The article discusses the challenges arising from an essentialist approach to masculinity as a stable category with a set of given, unchangeable...
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Introduction
This chapter sets out the phenomenon which is the centre of the book—the intersection between Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity (PCC)...
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Church as a Place of Healing from Trauma
After the dire warning bells of the previous chapters are sounded, this chapter recounts narratives of healing from trauma within faith communities....
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Finding Home from the In-between Space for a Queer Asian American Christian Woman
This chapter reflects on a queer Asian American feminist Christian woman’s journey for belongingness. The author depicts her theological journey for...
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“Can a Queer Be Born Again?”: The Experiences of the LGBTIQ+ Pentecostals at Grace Bible Church, Soweto
This study interrogates, the Grace Bible Church Soweto, Johannesburg, as a case study since the church declared in their Statement of Faith that they...
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Introducing Jeepney Hermeneutics: Reading the Bible as Canaanites
This chapter is a “reading in front of texts” by a Filipino of pericopes from Matthew’s Gospel. It aims to show how Filipino perspectives generated...
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Contemporary Same-Sex Muslim Sexualities: Identities and Issues
This chapter provides an overview of the existing research on same-sex Muslim sexualities. It begins with the historical research that demonstrates...
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Gender Variance, Sexual Diversity and Christianity in Asia
The inaugural chapter explains the purpose of this book by detailing Goh’s project of theologising the Amplify Open and Affirming Conferences. It...
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Interfaith Collaboration, Sexual Diversity and Development in Botswana
Ignoring the intersection of sexuality, religion, development and policy-making and its effect on the gender or sexual minorities (LGBTIQ (lesbian,...
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The Stories That Shape Us
This chapter orients readers to the current realities of LGBTQA+ Christians in conservative spaces. Situating the ideas explored throughout the work...
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Introduction: Problematizing a Problem
COVID-related anti-Asian violence reflects America’s long history of problematizing and scapegoating a particular group of people in times of social...
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Seeking Authenticity
According to Fielder and Ezzy (2018), authenticity is a key ethic driving LGBTQA+ to seek identity integration. Authenticity is explored in this...