Queer Theology

Rethinking the Western Body

Gerard Loughlin (University of Durham)

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Wiley-Blackwell
18 October 2007

Theology

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.

Edited by: Gerard Loughlin (University of Durham)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 177mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 794g
ISBN: 9780631216070
ISBN 10: 0631216073
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 18 October 2007
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Queer Theology manages to maintain both coherence and a consistently high level of theory, debate and reflection throughout. While it will certainly become indispensable for those working in theologies of gender, the body and sexuality, its broad catholicity and the intellectual accomplishment of its contributors make it attractive reading for theologians of all stripes. (Theology, March 2009) A broad and valuable resource ... .It] considers real world implications ... .Mov[ing] toward loving and nourishing notions of God and world. (Religious Studies Review)