Queer Holiness: The Gift of LGBTQI People to the Church (2022)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-13: 9781913657925
Amazon UK: Queer Holiness
Language: English
Standpoint: 1 Fully inclusive and affirming
Genre(s): Contemporary Christian practice and experience, Memoir/autobiography, and Theology
Topic(s): Biblical studies, Equal marriage, Inclusive Christianity, Liberation Theology, Pastoral issues, Queer theology, Same-sex relationships, and Scripture/tradition/reason
Especially suitable for: Theological educators, Church of England, and Those who are undecided about the homosexuality issue
LGBTQI people in the church have spent a long time being told what God expects of them and how they should behave. From prohibitions on who they might love or marry, to erasure and denial, the theological record is one in which LGBTQI people are far too often objectified and their lives seen as the property of others. In no other significant religious question are ‘theological’ arguments made that so clearly reject overwhelming scientific and experiential knowledge about the human person. This book seeks to find a better way to do theology – not about, but with and of LGBTQI people – taking insights from the sciences and personal narratives as it seeks to answer the question: ‘What does human flourishing look like?’
Reviews/Comments
Adrian Thatcher has reviewed Queer Holiness in the Church Times:
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/22-july/books-arts/book-reviews/queer-holiness-the-gift-of-lgbtqi-people-to-the-church-by-charlie-bell
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