Purity culture and the limits of queer evangelicalism
Taking purity culture as a framework for understanding evangelical approaches to sexual ethics, this article examines the connection between the recent emergence of queer evangelical celibacy narratives and the rhetoric of purity as a form of personal freedom. To do so, we approach the construction...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Theology & sexuality
Year: 2023, Volume: 29, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 200–218 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Evangelical movement
/ LGBT
/ Chastity
/ Celibacy
/ Spirituality
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KDG Free church NBE Anthropology NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Celibacy
B Queer B rhetorical analysis B Purity culture B Evangelicalism |
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| Summary: | Taking purity culture as a framework for understanding evangelical approaches to sexual ethics, this article examines the connection between the recent emergence of queer evangelical celibacy narratives and the rhetoric of purity as a form of personal freedom. To do so, we approach the construction of queer celibacy through a theology of sexuality and narratives of celibacy within purity culture. We constellate stories from gay- and lesbian-identifying evangelicals to question the limits of queer celibacy. How is evangelical celibacy queer? Can evangelical celibacy claim queerness when it depends on White heterosexist logics? To answer these questions, we explore a series of texts written by evangelical authors who have chosen celibacy as a method for their spiritual commitments while identifying as gay or lesbian. We work with these texts as examples of queer narratives that interanimate paths between evangelical belief and sexual identity. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5170 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2024.2332982 |