Intersex, Theology, and the Bible (eBook, PDF)

Troubling Bodies in Church, Text, and Society

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Intersex bodies have been figured as troubling by doctors, parents, religious institutions and society at large. In this book, scholars draw on constructive and pastoral theologies, biblical studies, and sociology, suggesting intersex's capacity to 'trouble' is positive, challenging unquestioned norms and assumptions in religion and beyond.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137349019
• Artikelnr.: 43589290

Autorenporträt

Susannah Cornwall, University of Manchester, UK Nathan Carlin, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA Megan K. DeFranza, Gordon College, USA Sally Gross, Intersex South Africa, South Africa John Hare, University of Cambridge, UK Patricia Beattie Jung, Saint Paul School of Theology, USA Stephen Craig Kerry, Charles Darwin University, Australia Joseph A. Marchal, Ball State University, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Susannah Cornwall
1. Intersex on Earth as It Is in Heaven?; Patricia Beattie Jung
2. What Can Lavender Do When the Baby's Not (Exactly) Pink or Blue?: Contributions from Feminist and Queer Biblical Studies for Intersex Advocacy; Joseph Marchal
3. Middlesex: A Pastoral Theological Reading; Nathan Carlin
4. Addressing Intersex in Conservative Christian Contexts: The Use and Limitation of Eunuchs; Megan K. DeFranza
5. Revisiting 'Intersex Individuals' Religiosity and their Journey to Wellbeing'; Stephen Craig Kerry
6. Not in God's Image: Intersex, Social Death and Infanticide; Sally Gross
7. Intersex and the Sources of Christian Theology; Susannah Cornwall
Afterword; John Hare

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Introduction; Susannah Cornwall
1. Intersex on Earth as It Is in Heaven?; Patricia Beattie Jung
2. What Can Lavender Do When the Baby's Not (Exactly) Pink or Blue?: Contributions from Feminist and Queer Biblical Studies for Intersex Advocacy; Joseph Marchal
3. Middlesex: A Pastoral Theological Reading; Nathan Carlin
4. Addressing Intersex in Conservative Christian Contexts: The Use and Limitation of Eunuchs; Megan K. DeFranza
5. Revisiting 'Intersex Individuals' Religiosity and their Journey to Wellbeing'; Stephen Craig Kerry
6. Not in God's Image: Intersex, Social Death and Infanticide; Sally Gross
7. Intersex and the Sources of Christian Theology; Susannah Cornwall
Afterword; John Hare

Rezensionen

"This is a varied, interesting and uncomfortable compilation of essays, with applicability to everyone who is prepared to hear the voices and heed the challenges. It is a very valuable contribution to a lesser-known aspect of the field of theology and sexuality, and a necessary corrective to theologies - lesbian and gay as well as those orientated around heterosexuality - that have as their premise an unquestioned gender binary. I highly recommend this book." (Jenny Gaffin, Modern Believing, Vol. 57 (4), 2016)

"Intersex, Theology, and the Bible: Troubling Bodies in Church, Text, and Society is a welcome collection of essays that gives insight into a neglected area in Christian discourse. ... This text presents abundant, thoughtful insights for those working in medicine, education, pastoral care, and sociology. ... fill a gap in Christianity's reflection on God's plan for our bodies, and is a significant step toward asking the initial questions in a vital conversation that is just warming up." (Erik Lenhart, The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, 2016)