This book brings together the narratives of diverse ministers from the Global South in order to show that queer theologies are impacting many parts of the world and queer lives are molding and enriching Christian ministry. Across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, we are witnessing the emergence of queer faith-based communities in very different contexts and with very different histories. The perspectives included in the book form a tapestry that honors diversity among the Global South’s queer communities and ministries. They demonstrate the various ways in which queer ministry challenges and changes theological understanding as well as religious practice. Each chapter highlights issues pertaining to liturgy, sacraments, pastoral rites, and the personal faith journey that each minister underwent to foster pastoral queer theologies. Contributors focus on their understanding of the relationship between faith and sexuality, how rituals relate to the daily lives of queer believers, and the struggles they face within the political structures of religious institutions. The narratives highlight some of the challenges and mechanisms deployed to cope with ingrained LGBTIQ+ phobia. They also evidence how communities enact interreligious and multi-religious dialog and rituals while honoring faith and activism, and how prophetic ministries counter oppressive discourses and colonial performativities. This is a valuable resource for academics and religious leaders interested in the study of queer theologies, Asian, African, and Latin American Christianity, as well as ecclesiastical and liturgical issues.
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This book brings together the narratives of diverse ministers from the Global South in order to show that queer theologies are impacting in many parts of the world and queer lives are moulding and enriching Christian ministry.
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IntroductionLisa Isherwood and Hugo Córdova QueroPart I Asia1 Seeking Compassion Amid Unwelcoming EnvironmentsLai Shan Yip2 Mission Dei in Contemporary TaiwanMao-Chen Joseph Chang3 Living Our Faith Against All DiscriminationsReina Ueno4 Being Prophetic as the Only Inclusive Church in SingaporeMiak Siew5 Transgressive Table Talk A Malaysian Imagines a Queer Rojak LiturgyJoseph N. GohPart II Latin America6 My Experiences as a Gay PastorAndrés Roberto Albertsen7 Social Ministry Doing Theology on Social MediaAna Ester Pádua Freire8 Love in Times of Dictatorships: Memoirs from a Gay Minister from Buenos AiresRoberto González with Norberto D’Amico9 Spirituality Space of Tigre The experiences of a queer community in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDavid de Jesús de Pascual10 When Faith Becomes Our HomeAndrés Alejandro Herrera GréPart III Africa11 I Sat on PavementsToni Kruger-Ayebazibwe12 Spreading the News of God’s Unconditional Love in NigeriaJide Macaulay13 Outside the Four Walls of the Church Or The Church With No Walls and BoundariesNokuthula Dhladhla14 Sharing God’s Love in the Power of the Holy Spirit in KenyaArthur Owiti15 A Burning Fire in My Bones Doing Queer Ministry in South AfricaTheo Khanyile16 Afterword We Are a People Marching Towards LiberationLisa Isherwood and Hugo Córdova Quero
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ISBN
9781032391816
Publisert
2025-01-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
320 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
162

Om bidragsyterne

Lisa Isherwood is Professor Emerita of Feminist Liberation Theologies at the University of Winchester, UK; Research Supervisor and Professor of Theology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Her recent books for Routledge include Contemporary Theological Approaches to Sexuality (2017), The Indecent Theologies of Marcella Althaus-Reid (2020), and Women in Christianity in the Modern Age (2021).

Hugo Córdova Quero is Associate Professor of Critical Theories and Queer Theologies and Director of Digital Learning at Starr King School, Graduate Theological Union, USA. He is also Director of Institute Sophia, a think-tank in St. Louis, Missouri. His books include Transnational Faiths (2014) Queering Migrations Towards, From, and Beyond Asia (2014), and The Indecent Theologies of Marcella Althaus-Reid (2020).