#MeToo Jesus: Naming Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse

The #MeToo hashtag and campaign raises important questions for Christian public theology. In 2017, a church sign at Gustavus Adolphus Church in New York City connected Jesus with #MeToo through Jesus’ words, ‘You did this to me too’ (Matt 25:40). This church sign offers appropriate recognition of th...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Reaves, Jayme R. (Συγγραφέας) ; Tombs, David 1965- (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Έκδοση: [2020]
Στο/Στη: Review and expositor
Έτος: 2020, Τόμος: 117, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 204-221
Σημειογραφίες IxTheo:FD Θεολογία βάσει συμφραζομένων
NBF Χριστολογία
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Jesus
B Victims
B Sexual Abuse
B #ChurchToo
B Crucifixion
B Keywords #ChurchToo
B #MeToo
Διαθέσιμο Online: Πιθανολογούμενα δωρεάν πρόσβαση
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Περιγραφή
Σύνοψη:The #MeToo hashtag and campaign raises important questions for Christian public theology. In 2017, a church sign at Gustavus Adolphus Church in New York City connected Jesus with #MeToo through Jesus’ words, ‘You did this to me too’ (Matt 25:40). This church sign offers appropriate recognition of the theological solidarity of Jesus with #MeToo at a metaphorical level, but this article argues a more direct historical connection should also be made. It examines works by Tombs (1999), Heath (2011), Gafney (2013), and Trainor (2014) that go beyond theological solidarity to identify Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse in a more historical and literal sense. It concludes that naming Jesus as victim of sexual abuse is not just a matter of correcting the historical record but can also help churches to address the damage caused by victim blaming or shaming.
ISSN:2052-9449
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0034637320922898