RT Article
T1 Purity culture and the limits of queer evangelicalism
JF Theology & sexuality
VO 29
IS 2/3
SP 200
OP 218
A1 Sawyer, Lauren D.
A1 Houser, Victoria
A2 Houser, Victoria
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1887855718
AB 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.
K1 rhetorical analysis
K1 Celibacy
K1 Queer
K1 Evangelicalism
K1 Purity culture
DO 10.1080/13558358.2024.2332982