The Queer Art of Biblical Reading: Matthew 25:31-46 (Caritas Christiana) Through Caritas Romana
The place of eros in Christian theology has always been a contested one, not least because it is positioned as being at odds with agape, the kind of love that embodies gospel ethics. Matthew 25:31-46 calls us to feed the hungry, quench the thirsty, shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, and...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
[2017]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Journal of religious ethics
Έτος: 2017, Τόμος: 45, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 732-759 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | HC Καινή Διαθήκη |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Bibel. Matthäusevangelium 25,31-46
B Visual Exegesis B Caritas <μοτίβο> B Queer Theory B Έρως (έννοια) B Matthew B Αγάπη |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| Σύνοψη: | The place of eros in Christian theology has always been a contested one, not least because it is positioned as being at odds with agape, the kind of love that embodies gospel ethics. Matthew 25:31-46 calls us to feed the hungry, quench the thirsty, shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, and visit the imprisoned as emblematic examples of agapic love. This essay shows how a queer act, specifically that of a woman breastfeeding a starving man as depicted in the tradition of Caritas Romana, can fulfill the ethical demands in Matthew's pericope. It demonstrates how the action first narrated by Valerius Maximus and then represented by Paul Peter Rubens beautifully fulfills the Matthean agapic demands, and concludes that queer practices have the potential to fulfill the gospel demands, situating the erotic at the core of the agapic. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jore.12198 |
