“Never known as anything but an absence, I dare not name him as god: ”queer theology and the via negativa
Farley draws a parallel between the philosophical anti-essentialism of queer theory and the theological anti-essentialism of apophatic theology. She argues that absolutizing interpretations of authority conspire with dogmatic theology to strip reality of its mystery and human beings of their dignity...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch/Druck Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Taylor & Francis
[2017]
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Theology & sexuality
Jahr: 2017, Band: 23, Heft: 1/2, Seiten: 17-30 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Queer-Theologie
/ Negative Theologie
/ Essentialismus
/ Autorität
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| IxTheo Notationen: | CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität FD Kontextuelle Theologie NBE Anthropologie VA Philosophie |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Queer Theology
B poetic B Essentialism B Apophatic B divine beloved |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Farley draws a parallel between the philosophical anti-essentialism of queer theory and the theological anti-essentialism of apophatic theology. She argues that absolutizing interpretations of authority conspire with dogmatic theology to strip reality of its mystery and human beings of their dignity. Greater attention to anti-essentialist theology provides one strategy toward appreciation of plurality, not least queer embodiments of the human adventure. |
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| ISSN: | 1355-8358 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2017.1341211 |