Proleptic Sexual Love: God's Promiscuity Reflected in Christian Polyamory

Goss acknowledges the value of pair-bonded relationships to the Christian community but wants to explore the ethical and theological space for envisioning Christians whose erotic lives fall outside monogamous relationships. He takes seriously Elizabeth Stuart's suggestion that the restoration o...

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Main Author: Goss, Robert 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2004
In: Theology & sexuality
Year: 2004, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 52-63
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Summary:Goss acknowledges the value of pair-bonded relationships to the Christian community but wants to explore the ethical and theological space for envisioning Christians whose erotic lives fall outside monogamous relationships. He takes seriously Elizabeth Stuart's suggestion that the restoration of an eschatological paradigm for rethinking queer sexual relationships. Goss claims that Christ becomes the paradigm for multi-partnered relationships in spiritual encounters within religious communities and perhaps a means for rethinking non-monogamous relationships.
ISSN:1745-5170
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/135583580401100105