The Limits of Inclusion: Queer Theology and its Others
In this article, I describe three problems found in some inclusive queer Christian theologies: a strong contrast between Christian queer inclusiveness and the exclusive other — a contrast that sometimes takes anti-Semitic form; ignoring what I term the affective life of binaries — the way symbol sys...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2015]
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Theology & sexuality
Year: 2015, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-19 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Queer theology
/ Inclusion (Sociology)
/ Exclusion
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| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Edelman
B Queer Theology B Binaries B Feminism B Inclusion B Anti-semitism |
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| Summary: | In this article, I describe three problems found in some inclusive queer Christian theologies: a strong contrast between Christian queer inclusiveness and the exclusive other — a contrast that sometimes takes anti-Semitic form; ignoring what I term the affective life of binaries — the way symbol systems depend on associative relationships between multiple binaries, so that rendering one binary relationship fluid fails to destabilize the symbol system itself; and a presentist approach to origins that seeks legitimation for contemporary queer assumptions or for queer theology as such. I argue that the presence of any of these elements renders queer theology un-queer. By connecting inclusive queer theologies to debates over inclusion, livability and humanity in queer theory (particularly between Judith Butler and Lee Edelman), I conclude that the rhetorical posture of radical inclusion may have limited value for queer theology and suggest an alternative starting point grounded in a dictum from Marcella Althaus-Reid. |
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| ISSN: | 1355-8358 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2015.1115599 |