#MeToo Jesus: Naming Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse
The #MeToo hashtag and campaign raises important questions for Christian public theology. In 2017, a church sign at Gustavus Adolphus Church in New York City connected Jesus with #MeToo through Jesus’ words, ‘You did this to me too’ (Matt 25:40). This church sign offers appropriate recognition of th...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
[2020]
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Review and expositor
Year: 2020, Volume: 117, Issue: 2, Pages: 204-221 |
IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology NBF Christology |
Further subjects: | B
Jesus
B Victims B Sexual Abuse B #ChurchToo B Crucifixion B Keywords #ChurchToo B #MeToo |
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Summary: | The #MeToo hashtag and campaign raises important questions for Christian public theology. In 2017, a church sign at Gustavus Adolphus Church in New York City connected Jesus with #MeToo through Jesus’ words, ‘You did this to me too’ (Matt 25:40). This church sign offers appropriate recognition of the theological solidarity of Jesus with #MeToo at a metaphorical level, but this article argues a more direct historical connection should also be made. It examines works by Tombs (1999), Heath (2011), Gafney (2013), and Trainor (2014) that go beyond theological solidarity to identify Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse in a more historical and literal sense. It concludes that naming Jesus as victim of sexual abuse is not just a matter of correcting the historical record but can also help churches to address the damage caused by victim blaming or shaming. |
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ISSN: | 2052-9449 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Review and expositor
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0034637320922898 |